Governance in Frisian – Speech at the United Nations Social Forum

I wish to highlight a challenge for democracy and human rights where it concerns the access to government services. Many government services are currently digitally available. However, it comes with…

E-governance in Frisian

On 4 September 2023, the United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner organized a panel discussion on the most efficient ways of upholding good governance to address the…

The lack of support for the Frisian language in Germany

On Monday 17 July 2023, in Geneva, Switzerland, at the 16th session of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (EMRIP) under item 7 international decade of indigenous…

West Papua Conference 1 July 2023

On 1 July 2023, the West Papua community organized several events in West Papua, Papua New Guinea and the Netherlands in honour of the unilateral independence declaration of 1 July…

ECR-Party Cultural Weekend in Sofia, Bulgaria

From 12 to 14 May 2023, the European Conservatives and Reformists organized a political and cultural event in Sofia, Bulgaria, which brought together politicians, academics and activists to debate the…

Advancing Sustainable Development; between conflict and peace

On 17 March 2023, Geneva School of Business and Economics in collaboration with Geneva International Debate organised a conference on sustainable development. Below is a speech delivered by Mr. Jeroen…

Football Association West Papua Anniversary Magazine

In order to celebrate the five year anniversary of the Football Association West Papua a magazine was created that highlights the main activities from 2017 to 2022. The magazine (24…

Call for a human rights dialogue

The United Nations Forum on Minority Issues held its fifteenth session on 1 and 2 December 2022. Its theme was: “ Review. Rethink. Reform. 30th anniversary of the UN Declaration…

Digital access to democracy for Frisian speakers

On 24 and 25 November 2022, the fourth session of the Forum on Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law took place in Geneva, Switzerland. This United Nations forum…

Digital democracy

On 25 November 2022, Mr. Jeroen Zandberg participated in the United Nations Forum on Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law, which took place in Geneva, Switzerland and made…