{"id":59,"date":"2026-02-06T13:14:58","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T13:14:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sdgs.wur.nl\/project\/?p=59"},"modified":"2026-05-13T13:20:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T13:20:51","slug":"policy-dialogue-at-the-dutch-ministry-of-foreign-affairs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sdgs.wur.nl\/project\/?p=59","title":{"rendered":"Policy Dialogue at the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As part of the broader \u201cSDG Interactions and Policy Interventions\u201d programme, our SDG Interactions in East Africa team joined a policy dialogue organised by NWO and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs programme on 4 February 2026. The dialogue was part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/viceversaonline.nl\/2025\/08\/14\/debunking-notions-reshaping-mindsets-website-en-eerste-podcastaflevering-staan-nu-online\/\">Debunking Notions, Reshaping Mindsets<\/a> series of conversations that Vice Versa has convened since 2024 to challenge African-European stereotypes, clich\u00e9s and framings of each other. The main audience was policymakers and researchers, but industry and civil society was also represented.<\/p>\n<p>Nowella Anyango-van Zwieten, representing Prof. Art Dewulf, joined Karlijn Morsink from Utrecht University in an interview where the Principle Investigators gave a helicopter view and answered critical reflective questions about the SDG Interactions programme. Rachel Gitundu joined PhD candidates from the universities of Groningen and Utrecht to share research findings \u2018from the ground.\u2019 She gave a presentation on the topic, \u201cIs \u2018<em>Leaving No One Behind\u2019 Possible?<\/em>\u200b\u201d and in the panel discussion, \u201c<em>Collaborations for development (?)- The question being whose development under whose costs<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Aytenew Tatek then gave a spirited pitch that saw our breakout session so full additional chairs had to be brought in. Starting with a brief discussion \u201cFrom Multilateralism to a Multisphere World\u200b,\u201d Aytenew asked the audience how we would prevent our hard-won SDG gains from slipping away, shifting from self-interest mutual-interest, and missing enablers that were overlooked in governing SDG trade-offs and synergies. The take-home reflections question was, \u2018Is the debunking notion the right approach in a changing world order?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-60 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/sdgs.wur.nl\/project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026-02-Policy-Dialogue-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sdgs.wur.nl\/project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026-02-Policy-Dialogue-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sdgs.wur.nl\/project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026-02-Policy-Dialogue-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sdgs.wur.nl\/project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026-02-Policy-Dialogue-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sdgs.wur.nl\/project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026-02-Policy-Dialogue.jpg 1256w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As part of the broader \u201cSDG Interactions and Policy Interventions\u201d programme, our SDG Interactions in East Africa team joined a policy dialogue organised by NWO and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs programme on 4 February 2026. 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