Parliamentary delegations of Sint Maarten, Aruba & Curaçao, issue Resolution on Un Slavery Resolution

On June 4, 2026, parliamentary delegations from Sint Maarten, Aruba, and Curaçao issued a joint Resolution during their Tripartite Consultation in The Hague, The Netherlands. The Resolution expressed disagreement with the Kingdom of the Netherlands' decision to abstain from a United Nations resolution in March, which declared the trafficking of enslaved Africans and slavery as the gravest crime against humanity. The delegations stated that the Kingdom's position was adopted without prior consultation with the three Caribbean countries, despite the issue's direct historical, social, and moral significance to their peoples. They emphasized that this lack of consultation demonstrates a structural "democratic deficit" within the Kingdom, especially in foreign affairs affecting the Caribbean nations.