International

LGBT rights and freedoms: second place for Belgium

20 May 2020

The laws and administrative procedures that do or do not protect the LGBT community have been the subject of a European comparative analysis.

Peter Piot "special advisor" to Ursula von der Leyen

13 May 2020

71-year-old Belgian virologist Peter Piot has been appointed Special Advisor to the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, on issues related to the coronavirus crisis.

Liege Airport becomes one of the WFP's logistics platforms

08 May 2020

Following in the footsteps of the WHO, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has now chosen Liege Airport as one of its three global logistics platforms to support its humanitarian missions to

Olivier De Schutter, United Nations Rapporteur

07 May 2020

Olivier De Schutter, Professor of International Law at UCLouvain, has been appointed United Nations Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty.

Alain Schroeder, winner of the World Press Photo Nature Award

24 April 2020

The Belgian from Liège was awarded not one, but two prizes! Over 4,000 photographers tried their luck.

A small country with big ambitions!

Covering some 30,000 km², Belgium is not a big country but through its history and its geographic location it has always held an important place in the world, aware that without bridges to others, it would be unrealistic to want to build a fairer and more prosperous world.

For Belgium, effective action on crucial issues such as peace and security, human rights and the promotion of the rule of law, can only be carried out in a multilateral context. Belgium is therefore a founding Member State of many of the great international institutions such as the United Nations (UN), the European Union (EU), the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), and the Council of Europe.

Belgium makes a significant contribution to the work of these institutions, while Brussels is home to the headquarters of several of them and many Belgian politicians have assumed important responsibilities while heading up such organisations.

Based on the open and pragmatic Belgian character, Belgian foreign policy covers universal values, focused on democracy, dialogue and regional integration between countries that may have been in conflict. So as human rights improve and poverty declines and a country opens up to a democratic process, if the economy picks up, development cooperation and economic action can be complementary!

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