15 December 2016, Royal Palace Amsterdam: HRH Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands, Honorary Chair of the Prince Claus Fund, presented six Prince Claus Awards...
On 2 December 2015, HRH Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands presented the Principal Prince Claus Award to Iranian photographer Newsha Tavakolian. The Prince Claus...
The World Press Photo Foundation announced that Joumana El Zein Khoury has been appointed in the capacity of Executive Director starting February 2021.
A different world has presented itself...
Monday, 27 April 2020, King's Day, Kingdom of the Netherlands: Henk Pröpper, former Chair of the Board of the Prince Claus Fund (2013-18) was appointed 'Knight of the...
H.E. Saywan Barzani. Ambassador of Iraq.
By Roy Lie A Tjam
The names Nineveh and Jonah, are inextricably linked. An impressive exposition on the ancient city...
Exhibition ‘Nineveh’ in the Dutch National Museum of Antiquities
The ancient Assyrian capital in the limelight
Nineveh, once the capital of the powerful Assyrian Empire and...
During his career as a diplomat, Constantin Karadja showed great courage and tenacity, evidenced by numerous diplomatic documents. His decisive actions against the persecution of Jews during the Holocaust were not in line with the government he served. His youth, education and the international influences he experienced made him a pan- European with strong humanist and intellectual bias. Human rights took center stage, only then came political and other interests. His scientific activities reflect his versatility and wide orientation.
