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The mission of the Earth Charter Initiative is to promote the transition to sustainable ways of living and a global society founded on a shared ethical framework that includes respect and care for the community of life, ecological integrity, universal human rights, respect for diversity, economic justice, democracy, and a culture of peace.

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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


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Earth Charter Netherlands, Move Your World, VU University Amsterdam, Plan Nederland and Worldconnectors organize Mind Our Business-event in Amsterdam on February 12th with an aim to bring the Dutch youth together to create a network of young activists!
Earth Charter activists from Belarus and the Netherlands organized a debate on Global Governance and Civil Society in December 2009 in Amsterdam.  
Read Ruud Lubbers et all and Leonardo Boff excellent articles on Climate Change in light of the Copenhagen event
ECI is pleased to present several video interviews made with Jan Pronk in October 2009
The Earth Charter business task force from Holland and Brazil, Mutual Learning Journeys and LEAD Brazil have set up New Earth Leaders.
The Charter for Compassion – an initiative of Karen Armstrong and the newly created Council of Conciounce - was launched on 12 November 2009.
September is always an important month in the Netherlands, since on the third Tuesday of the month the Dutch Queen sets out the main features of government policy for the coming parliamentary session in the “Speech from the Throne”. This September however, there were many more occasions to look towards the future, to stand still, and to reflect. The Earth Charter played a prominent role in all these events.

The newly renamed Jacob Soetendorp Institute for Human Values (former the Jewish Institute for Human Values) created by Earth Charter Commissioner Rabbi Awraham Soetendorp, launches its new website, which can be visited at www.soetendorpinstitute.org.

Earth Charter Initiative's youth activists helped stimulate the formation of the new Youth Task Force at an important Earth Charter Network Meeting in Amsterdam, Netherlands in December 2008. Nearly 30 youth, including many Youth Leadership Members, from all over Europe and Brazil, Canada, Costa Rica, Indonesia, the United States, and Zimbabwe participated in all Task Force working groups and contributed, in particular, to the one on youth. In addition to their strategic input, a Project Team of youth participants captured the spirit of the meeting in an original video, shown during the Closing Ceremony.
View the fun and informative video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ip0oafPLEmU

Sharing the results of the successful Earth Charter meeting held in Amsterdam in 2008.

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