By Nakwam Rose<\/p>\n
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Netherlands has announced its intention to close its embassy in South Sudan as part of a broader restructuring of its global diplomatic network.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n In a statement released on April 17, 2025, the Dutch government cited insufficient funds as the primary reason for the changes, which will affect several diplomatic missions worldwide.<\/p>\n According to the statement, the Netherlands has made the difficult decision to close five embassies and two consulates-general. South Sudan, along with Burundi, Libya, Antwerp (Belgium), and Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), are among the locations where embassies will be shuttered.<\/p>\n “The cabinet’s decision includes the intention to close five embassies and two consulates-general. The embassy in Juba, South Sudan, is one of the missions in question,\u201d the statement added.<\/p>\n The Dutch embassy in Juba has assured that the closure will be a gradual process, emphasizing its commitment to an organized and appropriate handover of its responsibilities.<\/p>\n “It is important to note that the embassy will remain operational for the time being and will not close overnight,” the statement read.<\/p>\n The impending closure marks the Netherlands as the second European nation to reduce its diplomatic presence in South Sudan this year.<\/p>\n In March, Germany temporarily closed its embassy in Juba, citing security concerns. While Germany’s mission has since remained closed, Norway recently resumed operations of its embassy in Juba this month after a temporary shutdown in March due to similar security concerns.<\/p>\n Furthermore, there have been reports suggesting that the United States had also considered reducing its diplomatic footprint in South Sudan under potential threats from a proposed Trump administration policy.<\/p>\n The withdrawal of the Dutch embassy raises questions about the future of diplomatic relations and development aid from the Netherlands to South Sudan. While the embassy has pledged a smooth transition, the long-term implications for cooperation between the two nations remain to be seen.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By Nakwam Rose Netherlands has announced its intention to close its embassy in South Sudan as part of a broader restructuring of its global diplomatic network. In a statement released on April 17, 2025, the Dutch government cited insufficient funds as the primary reason for the changes, which will[Read More…]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":35275,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[80,79],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-35274","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national","category-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Netherlands-Embassy.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35274","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35274"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35274\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35277,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35274\/revisions\/35277"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35275"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35274"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35274"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35274"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}