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Updates on current events and more about Germany's engagement in the United Nations and the world.
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Story10/24/2025Advancing the Women, Peace and Security Agenda – a German priority for 25 years
On 31 October 2000, the UN Security Council adopted Resolution 1325, which…
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Story10/07/2025For Respect, Justice, Peace: Foreign Minister Wadephul at the UN General Debate in New York
When representatives of the 193 UN member states gather for the annual…
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Story09/08/2025Peacebuilding in Colombia: Implementing the Peace Agreement Toward Sustainable Peace
A delegation of the United Nations Peacebuilding Commission, chaired by Germany, recently…
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News08/29/2025German Police Officer serves as Police Commissioner in the UNMISS Peacekeeping Mission in South Sudan
The new UNMISS Police Commissioner Meinolf Schlotmann is the first German Police…
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Events07/22/2025A multilateral success for the ocean – The United Nations Ocean Conference
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News07/04/2025Progress in Arms Control: the Global Framework on Conventional Ammunition Management
Conventional ammunition is what makes firearms lethal, but there are additional dangers…
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Story07/01/2025Resilience in the Sahel: Addressing the nexus of Climate Change and Violent Extremism in Mauritania
Increasing instances of violent extremism and the effects of rapidly proceeding climate…
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News06/03/2025Better Together: H.E. Annalena Baerbock elected next President of the General Assembly
80 years of the United Nations: H.E. Annalena Baerbock will serve as…
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Events05/28/2025Shaping the Future of Blue Helmet Missions: Peacekeeping Ministerial 2025
As host of the Berlin Peacekeeping Ministerial 2025, Germany welcomed the UN…
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Story12/19/2024Standing Together Against Mpox
Since mid-2024, a rapidly increasing number of cases involving a new variant…
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Story12/17/2024Let’s talk Counterterrorism – Building a Network to defeat a Network
Given the steady increase in terrorism-related violence in West Africa, the cross-border…
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Story11/14/2024Germany – A Partner for Peace in Haiti
Germany is contributing 10 million Euros to the Multinational Security Support Mission…
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Events09/23/2024Multilateralism fit for the Future
The grand finale brings two years of intensive diplomatic efforts to a…
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Events10/18/2024Ambitious Climate Action means building a Climate for Peace
No longer can we turn a blind eye to the fact that…
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Events10/08/2024Living up to the 2030 Agenda: The Hamburg Sustainability Conference, 7-8 October 2024
For two days, around 1,600 participants met in Hamburg, Germany, to forge…
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Story09/23/2024From Search, to Identification, to Closure, to Peace
By using advanced fingerprint scanners, victims of enforced disappearances in Mexico are…
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Story09/23/2024Power for Security
Connecting rural populations to electricity supports international development and peace efforts. It…
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Story09/23/2024Vital support in Times of War
After the destruction of the Kakhovka Dam, swift humanitarian assistance to the…
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News02/07/2025For a More Peaceful Tomorrow: Germany takes over Chair of PBC
Germany took over as Chair of the United Nations Peacebuilding Commission in…
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Events12/16/2024“Take a seat to stand up”: Launch of the Election Campaign in New York
Around 300 guests gathered in the prestigious building of the New York…
