In 1998 he again became a minister in the second cabinet Kok but he switched to Minister of Housing , Spatial Planning and the Environment . During this period he focused on sustainable development . In 2000 a fire works depot exploded in the neighbourhood of Enschede . As minister he was responsible for this event , although there was considerable controversy surrounding the disaster he did not step down . In 2000 he was the Dutch candidate for the post of High Commissioner for Refugees , a post which was taken by another Dutchman , former prime minister Ruud Lubbers . In 2000 and 2001 he chaired the UN climate conference , where parties agreed upon a compliance mechanism for the Kyoto protocol for the reduction of greenhouse gases . In 2002 when the report on the Dutch involvement in the Srebrenica massacre was published , it became clear that the Dutchbat peacekeeping force had been unable to prevent the massacre . On April 10 , Pronk announced that he would step down as minister because he felt politically responsible . On April 16 , the entire Kok second Cabinet stepped down . In 2002 the Labour Party lost half its seats ; Pronk was re-elected to Parliament , but he refused the position because he wanted new faces to enter Parliament . In December 2002 , he became Officer in the Order of Orange-Nassau
Srebrenica massacre
Srebrenica massacre
Jan Pronk