IOM signs Tripartite Agreement with the Universal Postal Union (UPU) and Burundi Post
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) today (17/09) signed a Tripartite Agreement with the Universal Postal Union (UPU) and Burundi Post, launching an integrated project using the different components of the postal sector in Burundi with the stated goal of enhancing socio-economic development for the rural population as well as for the Burundian diaspora.
IOM Director General William Lacy Swing, Bishar Abdirahman Hussein, Director General of UPU and Salvator Nizigiyimana, Director General of the Burundi Post signed on behalf of their respective organizations at a ceremony in IOM HQ in Geneva.
From the IOM.
DG Swing briefs IOM member states on the complex migration flows in the Mediterranean Sea and in Europe: “The use of language is extremely important. We talk of Boat People but don’t talk of Easyjet People.”
He added: “We need to conjugate the paradox between national security and human security when it comes to migrants on the move.”
“More than one hundred fifty attendees gathered on 10 September 2015 at the “Espai Catalunya Europa” in Brussels for a reception to mark the National Day of Catalonia. Diplomats, representatives of European Union institutions, representatives of European regions, journalists and Catalans living in the Brussels took part in the event.Among the attendees, it is worth to highlight the President of the Economic and Social Committee, Henri Malosse, the Head of Mission of the Principality of Andorra to the EU, the Benelux countries and Germany, HE Ambassador Maria Ubach Font (who presented her credentials to The King of the Belgians on 15 September 2015), the Delegate general of Québec, Michel Audet, representatives to the EU of the Spanish state, Flanders, Gibraltar, Brussels, Bavaria, the Canary Islands, Euskadi, Rhône-Alpes, Midi-Pyrénées, Île de France, the Swiss cantons, South-Tyrol and Tyrol–Trentino Euroregion, London, Hamburg and the president of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party (ALDE), Sir Graham Watson.The Permanent Representative of the Government to the European Union, Amadeu Altafaj Tardio, addressed some words to the attendees to explain the historical events that Catalans commemorates during the National Day and to explain what the role of Catalonia is today.The Permanent Representative explained Catalans presence in Brussels dates from 1986 “that is the year of Spain’s accession to the European Economic Community but the strong European commitment of Catalonia dates from well before Spain’s accession. It is a commitment to values and principles that are at the heart of the European project.”“Some of these principles seem to be missing or, at least, relativized when addressing the current heart beating migration and refugee crisis” Altajaf said.“The Catalan Government fully supports President Junker’s strong plea yesterday in his State of the Union speech urging member states to reaffirm and to show with facts, not words, their commitment to solidarity, respect of fundamental rights and duties under international law. We have urged the Spanish Government to agree on a responsible distribution of quotas at EU level and to provide all the necessary means for welcoming and integrating these refugees.”Altafaj also stated: “We are not in Brussels only to monitor EU policies and institutions; hence, our duty is to represent, to get involved and to influence developments both in the EU and in Catalonia”.He concluded his speech by saying: “Elections on September 27 will once again show the world that despite all the pressure and difficulties we face, Catalans will continue to embrace the peaceful, civic, inclusive, pro-European and hopeful democratic process in which we have trusted so far.”After the speech, Altafaj raises a cava toast with all attendees to celebrate the National Day of Catalonia.Opening the photography exhibition – “Dalí, breaking news”After the Permanent Representative’s speech, journalist David Álvarez, who is the curator for “Dalí, breaking news”, addressed the attendees to explain some curiosities about the exhibition’s protagonist, Catalan artist Salvador Dalí.Álvarez explained: “Dalí was a multifaceted character. Surrealist paintings is perhaps the reason for which Salvador Dalí is best known, as he was one of the most prominent representatives of this artistic movement. However, Dalí’s cultural inquisitiveness brought him to search art in many parts of the world and he experimented with other artistic disciplines such as sculpture, photography or cinema.”The exhibition can be visited until 29 February 2016 at “Espaj Catalunya Europa. “Dalí, breaking news” highlights the artist’s relationship with mass media and how he was amazingly capable of appearing in all the newspaper’s sections. The photographs are arranged in the style of a newspaper and divided into 6 sections: culture, politics, society, science, international and media. In all of these areas, the visitor will get to know more about Dalí and his natural theatricality.Wishing to commemorate the 75th anniversary of EFE news agency, the 40th anniversary of the inauguration of the Dalí Museum in Figueres (Catalonia) and the 25th anniversary of the death of the Salvador Dalí, the Tourism Board Costa Brava-Girona organised this exhibition which shows a unique collection of images from the agency’s photographic archives.For more information:Allocution of Catalonia’s Representative to the EU on the occasion of the National Day 2015: http://afersexteriors.gencat.cat/ca/detalls/noticia/20150910_discursRPUE————-Text and picture by Delegation of Catalonia to the EU
11th of October 2015 come to celebrate “Hispanic Origins”
the Korzo Theatre, Prinsestraat 42, 2513CE Den Haag.
“Hispanic Origins” aims to promote the richness and the variety of many “Hispanic” cultures, that resulted from the cultural mix created through the discovery of America on the 12th of October 1492.
Enjoy concerts, dance performances, gastronomy and art from many Hispanic countries, such as Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, El Salvador, España, Guatemala, Panama, Peru y Dominican Republic.
This event is for all culture lovers and particularly to people interested in the traditions and peculiarities of Hispanic countries. This event is organized by Cristina Galbe y Montserrat Zamora.
Program15.00 – 16.30 Children’s Activities(Small Hall)
Literature, traditional costumes cat walk and crafts by the Venezuelan artist Maryolga Nieto and the Colombian writer Angela van Buuren.
17:00 – 18:00 Bachata Workshop (Smal Hall)16.30 – 18.00 Gastronomic Area(Medium Hall)
Food sponsored by the Embassy of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Panama, Peru, Dominican Republic, the Spanish company GALBE, Events & Catering and the Mexican restaurant Sabor Sabor.
Foyer*Photographic Exposition by the Colombian photographer Sebastian Rodriguez.
15.30 – 17.00 Music by Mildred Latin Show and Cielo Bocanegra.
17:00 – 17.30 Folkloric Dance Performance by the dance group “Tierra Chilena”
18.00 – 21.00 Concerts & Dance Performance:
Contemporany tango performance by Tango Now; Latin folk-jazz music by Ti-an-guis; and contemporary flamenco by Expeditie Flamenco, sponsor by the Embassy of Spain.
More information: http://hispanicorigins.wix.com/hispanicorigings
Tickets: http://www.korzo.nl/nl/producties/hispanic-origins
Following the QR Code to: http://hispanicorigins.wix.com/hispanicorigings
H.E. Mr. Darius Jonas Semaska, Ambassador of Lithuania to the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
The current refugee crisis is moving the world. In Europe, the crisis proved that the continent lacks of preparation for the increasingly rising number of people on its borders. So far, the governments from the EU-states are trying to act in concert in finding fast solutions to deal with the high numbers of arriving migrants.
In the name of the Republic of Lithuania, President Dalia Grybauskaite , declares Lithuania’s support for the refugees: “We stand in compassion and solidarity with those fleeing war”.
As declared by the Ambassador of Lithuania to the Kingdom of the Netherlands HE Darius Jonas Semaska, Lithuania supports the proposal by the European Commission which plans the distribution of asylum seekers over the member states of the EU based on a quota system. According to the quota, Lithuania would need to accept 1105 refugees. Linas Linkevicius, Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, calls the proposal “reasonable”.
Lithuania’s prime minister, Algirdas Butkevičius, stresses the importance of cooperation in order to control and solve the refugee crisis: “We will address the current refugee crisis together with the rest of the Community”.
ICTY’s International Open Day on Sunday, 20 September, from 11:00-17:00, to gain a unique perspective into the different work that goes into the efforts involved in achieving international justice.
The ICTY Open Day is part of The Hague International Day, which offers the public the chance to take a look behind the scenes of the International City of Peace and Justice by visiting the Tribunal and other international organisations in the city.
At the Open Day, there will be opportunities to interact with ICTY Judges and other key staff members, view documentaries produced by the ICTY Outreach Programme, learn about the Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (MICT) and explore exhibitions and material from the ICTY Archives.
Speakers (with Q&A sessions) for the day include:
Judge Carmel Agius, ICTY Vice-President Judge Christoph Flügge Judge Alphons Orie Michelle Jarvis, Principal Legal Counsel (Deputy to the Prosecutor and Head of Appeals) Bob Reid, OTP Chief of Operations Martine Durocher, Chambers Legal Officer
To register for the ICTY Open Day, please send a confirmation email to: Alexa Magee at magee@un.org
Chansons Grises – Poemes Pourpres, a triple location exposition by Peter George d’Angelino Tap.From the 17th of October 2015 until the 20th march 2016 at Panorama Mesdag, The Mesdag collection museum and the Louis Couperus Museum at The Hague.Life presentation of the collection on the 21st November at Atrium –town Hall The Hague.
Artist and fashion designer Peter George d’Angelino Tap combines the grey works by Mesdag and the colourful art of Van Gogh with poetry and music in a visual and auditive display of garments and objects in three expositions at three separate venues.
Chansons Grises is the title of a song-cycle composed by Reynaldo Hahn, the lyrics for the songs are poems by Paul Verlaine. From this cycle Peter George d’Angelino Tap derived the guideline and the title for his upcoming series of Sartorial Statues, tableware and embroidered chairs.
2015 celebrates the work of two Dutch painters Hendrik Willem Mesdag and Vincent Van Gogh. The works of these important artists, who worked in the same era as Reynaldo Hahn will, amongst others, be highlighted in the collection. Hendrik Willem Mesdag was a painter of seascapes in fading monochromes where Vincent Van Gogh imagined everyday (grey) subjects in an explosion of colour and texture.
Chansons Grises in Panorama Mesdag
Searching for the basic form of the garments Peter George d’Angelino Tap found the visual abstraction in the work Charles Nerée to Babberich. Work by this draughtsman show abstractions and interpretations of clothes from the Belle Époque period. Nerée’s composition and detailing make his work into interesting starting point for patterns and cuts. The works that inspired the cuts will be shown, next to the coloured specimen, in white and black.
Poemes Pourpres in Couperus Museum
The texts of Verlaine give anchor points for the selection from works of the oeuvre of Van Gogh and Mesdag. Counterparts to the poems of Paul Velaine where found in the work of Louis Couperus.
Seven of his poems are the inspiration of seven major tapestries, they depict a panorama a whole story, the story of the measure of life, the threat that is spun during our life and that will be cut upon our demise eventually enabling our rebirth.
The poems by Verlaine and Couperus will be embroidered on chairs as will the interpretation of the drawings by De Neree, and their counterparts, the design sketches by Peter George d’Angelino Tap. Music composed for the occasion will be played.
Tableware in Mesdag Collection Museum
At the Mesdag Collection museum the series of tableware will be on display . Two tables will show the visual contrast derived from the works of Van Gogh and Mesdag.
ByLuca Bücken and Baron Henri Estramant. 4 July 2015, Nuku’alofa, Kingdom of Tonga: His Majesty King Tupou VI was officially enthroned as the only remaining indigenous and sovereign constitutional monarch in the South Pacific at the age of 55 years old. His Majesty also assumes the title of the 24th “Tu’i Kanokupolu“, an ancient Tongan title which pre-dates the Westminster-style monarchy of today by centuries. King Tupou VI was educated at Cambridge and served as Tongan High Commissioner to Australia from 2008 to 2012, co-accredited to Brunei Darussalam and Thailand. Today’s high commissioner in Australia is his daughter, HRH Princess Angelika LātūfuipekaTuku’aho. King Tupou VI and Queen Nanasipau’u were crowned by the retired Australian Methodist minister D’Arcy Wood of Gisborne (State of Victoria). The Australian minister was flown in for the ceremony as Tongans are traditionally not allowed to touch the head of their sovereign. The coronation took place in the Free Wesleyan Church at the capital Nuku’alofa as a predominantly Christian ceremony. The coronation presented the culmination of a week of festivities, which cost a comparably restrained $1.9 million (the coronation of his elder brother in 2008 had a budget of $5.7 million).In a country which is embedded in tradition, King Tupou IV is expected to continue the democratic reform process of the past few years, which were set in motion by the late King Siaosi Tupou V, who passed away in 2012. Already in 2010 Tongans elected its first popularly elected parliament. The latter milestone has been followed by the election of the first non-noble prime minister in 2015, ‘Akilisi Pōhiva. Lady Janine Mateparae, HIH Crown Prince Naruhito of Japan, Governor General of New Zealand, Sir Jerry Mateparae.The list of foreign dignitaries attending the coronation included Their Imperial and Royal Highnesses Archduke Karl II of Austria, Royal Prince of Hungary, Bohemia and Croatia alongside his younger brother Hungarian Ambassador-at-large, Archduke György (Georg) von Habsburg, Royal Prince of Hungary (President of the Hungarian Red Cross), Their Imperial Highnesses The Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Japan (Masako‘s first official trip abroad in more than two years since the investiture of King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands), Samoa’s Head of State, His Highness Tui Atua Tupua Tamanese Efi and spouse Masiofo Filifilia Imo. Furthermore, the Australian Governor-General, GeneralSir Peter Cosgrove and Lady Lynne,kiwi Governor-General Sir Jerry Mateparae and wife Lady Janine, Nauru’s President Baron Divavesi Waqa and Lady Louisa Waqa, Tuvalu’s Governor-General Sir Iakoba Italeli and Lady Koling, Solomon Islands’ Governor-General Sir Frank Kabui and spouse Lady Grace as well as Papua New Guinean Governor-General Sir Michael Ogio and Lady Esna, Fijian president Brigadier-General Ratu Epeli Nailatikau were present at the coronation ceremony.A military parade was moreover hosted on the overcast morning of 6 July. The King inspected the parade before the Trooping of the Combined Bands of His Majesty’s Air Forces, US Marine Corps Band, Australian army Band, and the New Zealand Army Band in Slow and Quick Time, March Past and Advance in Review Order, concluded by the General Salute, before returning to the Royal Palace.Archduke Karl II and Archduke György of Austria, Princes of Hungary, Bohemia and Croatia.The final Royal Luncheon in the afternoon was hosted by the Royal Government at Mala’e Pangai Lahi’s seaside area.Coronation celebrations concluded with military tattoos held both on Tuesday, 7 July and Wednesday, 8 July at Mala’e Pangai.In connection to the celebrations a new book called “Tonga: Fonua ‘a Kainga” (Tonga: the land of Kings, Chiefs and their Relatives) was launched by Princess Mele Siu‘ilikutapu at the Queen Sālote College Hall on 3 July 2015. For more information: Brief history of the Tongan monarchy: www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-Gq_JBauvwPalace Office: www.mic.gov.to/palace-officeTonga: the land of Kings, Chiefs and their Relatives: http://www.sendmoneypacific.org/news/tonga/article/710/princess-launches-book-on-tonga-land-of-kings-chiefs-and-relatives.html
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Pictures to Fairfax Media (www.fairfaxmedia.com.au)
Chile Taste ProChile, the trade department of the Embassy of Chile in the Netherlands, organizes the event “Taste of Chile” in the test kitchen of World of Taste.
This event is organized under the Chilean promotional campaign ‘Foods from Chile. The Chilean chef María Teresa Madrid, with her creations will make the participants get acquainted with various Chilean products and dishes. María Teresa Madrid was born in Chile and there was an excellent student of Guillermo Rodríguez, Best Chef of the country. She combines innovation with tradition Chilean yielding surprising results. The event takes place on September 17th, 2015, from 10:00 to 12:30 in the Market Hall in Rotterdam.
For more information:
ProChile: Beatriz Rietveldt
Tel: 070-3645252
Email: prochile@prochile.nl
A classical concert with Peruvian flavors.
The beautiful theater of the American School of The Hague will be the stage for a unique concert that combines three local youth orchestras with a group of guest musicians from Peru.
The program holds an eclectic mix of classical compositions alternated with Peruvian folk songs and rhythms of the Andes.
Close to one hundred musicians will take you on a fantastic journey from Bach to El Condor Pasa, with surprising contrasts at every turn. Ambassador of Peru Carlos Herrera will open the concert with a special welcome.
Admission is free.
After the Permanent Representative’s speech, journalist David Álvarez, who is the curator for “Dalí, breaking news”, addressed the attendees to explain some curiosities about the exhibition’s protagonist, Catalan artist Salvador Dalí.
Álvarez explained: “Dalí was a multifaceted character. Surrealist paintings is perhaps the reason for which Salvador Dalí is best known, as he was one of the most prominent representatives of this artistic movement. However, Dalí’s cultural inquisitiveness brought him to search art in many parts of the world and he experimented with other artistic disciplines such as sculpture, photography or cinema.”
The exhibition can be visited until 29 February 2016 at “Espaj Catalunya Europa.
“Dalí, breaking news” highlights the artist’s relationship with mass media and how he was amazingly capable of appearing in all the newspaper’s sections. The photographs are arranged in the style of a newspaper and divided into 6 sections: culture, politics, society, science, international and media. In all of these areas, the visitor will get to know more about Dalí and his natural theatricality.
Wishing to commemorate the 75th anniversary of EFE news agency, the 40th anniversary of the inauguration of the Dalí Museum in Figueres (Catalonia) and the 25th anniversary of the death of the Salvador Dalí, the Tourism Board Costa Brava-Girona organised this exhibition which shows a unique collection of images from the agency’s photographic archives.
For more information:
Allocution of Catalonia’s Representative to the EU on the occasion of the National Day 2015: http://afersexteriors.gencat.cat/ca/detalls/noticia/20150910_discursRPUE
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Text and picture by Delegation of Catalonia to the EU
After the Permanent Representative’s speech, journalist David Álvarez, who is the curator for “Dalí, breaking news”, addressed the attendees to explain some curiosities about the exhibition’s protagonist, Catalan artist Salvador Dalí.
Álvarez explained: “Dalí was a multifaceted character. Surrealist paintings is perhaps the reason for which Salvador Dalí is best known, as he was one of the most prominent representatives of this artistic movement. However, Dalí’s cultural inquisitiveness brought him to search art in many parts of the world and he experimented with other artistic disciplines such as sculpture, photography or cinema.”
The exhibition can be visited until 29 February 2016 at “Espaj Catalunya Europa.
“Dalí, breaking news” highlights the artist’s relationship with mass media and how he was amazingly capable of appearing in all the newspaper’s sections. The photographs are arranged in the style of a newspaper and divided into 6 sections: culture, politics, society, science, international and media. In all of these areas, the visitor will get to know more about Dalí and his natural theatricality.
Wishing to commemorate the 75th anniversary of EFE news agency, the 40th anniversary of the inauguration of the Dalí Museum in Figueres (Catalonia) and the 25th anniversary of the death of the Salvador Dalí, the Tourism Board Costa Brava-Girona organised this exhibition which shows a unique collection of images from the agency’s photographic archives.
For more information:
Allocution of Catalonia’s Representative to the EU on the occasion of the National Day 2015: http://afersexteriors.gencat.cat/ca/detalls/noticia/20150910_discursRPUE
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Text and picture by Delegation of Catalonia to the EU
Chansons Grises in Panorama Mesdag
Searching for the basic form of the garments Peter George d’Angelino Tap found the visual abstraction in the work Charles Nerée to Babberich. Work by this draughtsman show abstractions and interpretations of clothes from the Belle Époque period. Nerée’s composition and detailing make his work into interesting starting point for patterns and cuts. The works that inspired the cuts will be shown, next to the coloured specimen, in white and black.
Poemes Pourpres in Couperus Museum
The texts of Verlaine give anchor points for the selection from works of the oeuvre of Van Gogh and Mesdag. Counterparts to the poems of Paul Velaine where found in the work of Louis Couperus.
Seven of his poems are the inspiration of seven major tapestries, they depict a panorama a whole story, the story of the measure of life, the threat that is spun during our life and that will be cut upon our demise eventually enabling our rebirth.
The poems by Verlaine and Couperus will be embroidered on chairs as will the interpretation of the drawings by De Neree, and their counterparts, the design sketches by Peter George d’Angelino Tap. Music composed for the occasion will be played.
Tableware in Mesdag Collection Museum
At the Mesdag Collection museum the series of tableware will be on display . Two tables will show the visual contrast derived from the works of Van Gogh and Mesdag.
Chansons Grises in Panorama Mesdag
Searching for the basic form of the garments Peter George d’Angelino Tap found the visual abstraction in the work Charles Nerée to Babberich. Work by this draughtsman show abstractions and interpretations of clothes from the Belle Époque period. Nerée’s composition and detailing make his work into interesting starting point for patterns and cuts. The works that inspired the cuts will be shown, next to the coloured specimen, in white and black.
Poemes Pourpres in Couperus Museum
The texts of Verlaine give anchor points for the selection from works of the oeuvre of Van Gogh and Mesdag. Counterparts to the poems of Paul Velaine where found in the work of Louis Couperus.
Seven of his poems are the inspiration of seven major tapestries, they depict a panorama a whole story, the story of the measure of life, the threat that is spun during our life and that will be cut upon our demise eventually enabling our rebirth.
The poems by Verlaine and Couperus will be embroidered on chairs as will the interpretation of the drawings by De Neree, and their counterparts, the design sketches by Peter George d’Angelino Tap. Music composed for the occasion will be played.
Tableware in Mesdag Collection Museum
At the Mesdag Collection museum the series of tableware will be on display . Two tables will show the visual contrast derived from the works of Van Gogh and Mesdag.
King Tupou VI and Queen Nanasipau’u were crowned by the retired Australian Methodist minister D’Arcy Wood of Gisborne (State of Victoria). The Australian minister was flown in for the ceremony as Tongans are traditionally not allowed to touch the head of their sovereign. The coronation took place in the Free Wesleyan Church at the capital Nuku’alofa as a predominantly Christian ceremony. The coronation presented the culmination of a week of festivities, which cost a comparably restrained $1.9 million (the coronation of his elder brother in 2008 had a budget of $5.7 million).
In a country which is embedded in tradition, King Tupou IV is expected to continue the democratic reform process of the past few years, which were set in motion by the late King Siaosi Tupou V, who passed away in 2012. Already in 2010 Tongans elected its first popularly elected parliament. The latter milestone has been followed by the election of the first non-noble prime minister in 2015, ‘Akilisi Pōhiva.
King Tupou VI and Queen Nanasipau’u were crowned by the retired Australian Methodist minister D’Arcy Wood of Gisborne (State of Victoria). The Australian minister was flown in for the ceremony as Tongans are traditionally not allowed to touch the head of their sovereign. The coronation took place in the Free Wesleyan Church at the capital Nuku’alofa as a predominantly Christian ceremony. The coronation presented the culmination of a week of festivities, which cost a comparably restrained $1.9 million (the coronation of his elder brother in 2008 had a budget of $5.7 million).
In a country which is embedded in tradition, King Tupou IV is expected to continue the democratic reform process of the past few years, which were set in motion by the late King Siaosi Tupou V, who passed away in 2012. Already in 2010 Tongans elected its first popularly elected parliament. The latter milestone has been followed by the election of the first non-noble prime minister in 2015, ‘Akilisi Pōhiva.
