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News from the Embassy

Human Rights Day

The month of December worldwide stands as a symbole on the universal human rights. On December 10 the Netherlands celebrate Human Rights Day. For this purpose the Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs Verhagen has formulated a message in  English and  Arabic.

The Royal Netherlands Embassy in Cairo in cooperation with Cairo University will organise a film screening for the celebration of the UN Human Rights Day and the 30th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). The event will take place on the premises of Cairo University on Tuesday December 22nd (read the article in  Arabic)

The documentary Women Chit Chat by the Egyptian filmmaker Hala Galal, examines the Egyptian women’s rights movement over the past years, interviewing some of the leading Egyptian proponents for women’s rights. The film is in Arabic with English subtitles. After the screening a discussion in Arabic will take place on the changing position of women in the past 30 years.

Universality – the idea that human rights apply to all people, in all places, at all times – was the basic principle underlying the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The conviction that everyone is equal in terms of their rights and dignity is the driving force behind efforts to secure equal rights for men and women and to prevent cultural and religious traditions being used as a pretext for not respecting certain rights.

Every year on the occasion of the UN Human Rights Day the Dutch government presents in the Hague the Human Rights Defenders Tulip to an individual who has shown exceptional moral courage in defending human rights. This year the Iranian human rights activist Shadi Sadr received this award as a tribute to her courage and perseverance in protecting and promoting the rights of her fellow citizens. For more information please check the  foreign ministry's website.

Human rights are also on the daily agenda of the European Union. If you are interested, please check the  website of the European Council. You also find here several guidelines, like the one on  human rights defenders.  

The 2nd Panorama of the European Film in Egypt

The PANORAMA OF THE EUROPEAN FILM is back in Cairo. A journey through an old continent and a glimpse of a new world. Action and drama, fact and fantasy… A selection of awarded recent feature films for all ages as well as debates and encounters with european film stars and filmmakers.

Please find the  schedule and  synopsis of the films

CINEMA STARS (Citystars) from December 16th to 22nd 2009
Omar Ibn El Khattab St. - Heliopolis
Tickets : LE 30, LE 15 (10.30AM and 1.00PM screenings)

Visit minister of Development Koenders

Dutch Development Minister Koenders visits Egypt on October 28 and 29, 2009. Find the press release in English (and Arabic) and the photo galary on his trip.

Multi Annual Strategic Plan 2008-2011

Please read for details the complete Multi Annual Strategic Plan 2008-2011 of the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands

Consulair

 Naamgeving in het Nederlandse paspoort op basis van Egyptische geboorteaktes. Wat u moet weten voordat u de geboorte van uw kind gaat aangeven

New visa regulation highly educated migrants

Pictures of Queen's Day 2009