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Since early 2000 the National Committee for International Cooperation and Sustainable Development – NCDO has been closely involved with the Earth Charter Initiative. NCDO has taken a leadership role in translating the Earth Charter text into Dutch, producing brochures, posters and videos, as well as organizing EC events to raise awareness about the Earth Charter in Holland. The Earth Charter launch in June 2000 held at the Peace Palace in The Hague was organized in collaboration with NCDO.
 
Ruud Lubbers, former Prime-Minister of The Netherlands and Earth Charter Commissioner has played an important role in bringing the Earth Charter to the attention of the public through the different initiatives and projects that he is involved in.
 
During the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development held in Johannesburg, South Africa, in the Prime Minister of The Netherlands intervention Ruud Lubbers stated, “We should encourage business to make a commitment to accountability not because they have to, but because they want to, inspired by sustainable development. Such inspiration might be drawn from the Earth Charter”.
 
In 2005 a major Earth Charter event took place at the Royal Tropical Institute (KIT), in Amsterdam that brought together individuals involved in the Earth Charter from all regions of the world to share experiences, evaluate progress of the initiative since 2000 and launch a new phase of the initiative. As part of that effort the book “Earth Charter in Action: toward a sustainable world” (published by KIT Publishers) was launched in a ceremony that counted with the participation of HRH Queen Beatrix of The Netherlands.
 
Rabbi Awraham Soetendorp, Earth Charter Commissioner, has also played a very active role in promoting the Earth Charter particularly through the various inter-faith and spirituality efforts and initiatives that he is part of. In 2008 the Jacob Soetendorp Institute for Human Values has been set up and it will be carrying forward the goals of the Earth Charter Religions Task Force as part of their efforts.

Click here to see latest Book publication on "Inspiration for Global Governance: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Earth Charter" by Ruud Lubbers, William van Genugten and Tineke Lambooy

The Earth Charter national site for The Netherlands is http://www.earthcharternederland.org