To learn more about the results of Dutch development cooperation in 2021 – for example in areas like water, climate, women’s rights and gender equality – see the detailed information about the budgets, activities and results for each theme and country on our special results website.
News item | 18-05-2022 | 10:15
Security and stability
What has a year of development cooperation produced? On Accountability Day the Ministry of Foreign Affairs explains what has been spent, done and achieved on each policy theme and in each focus country. Our conclusion is, ‘Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, we have achieved good results.’
View the results website
Here are some examples of last year’s achievements. Thanks to Dutch support, 9.7 million farmers were able to make their production practices more sustainable and climate-proof, and 13 million people received humanitarian aid. We also helped 7,306 organisations strengthen their capacity to defend the public’s rights and interests. ‘Not only are our efforts helping reach the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs),’ says Van der Heijden, ‘but at the same time we’re working on our own security and stability here in the Netherlands.’