Germany in the United Nations
Taking Responsibility for Global Peace and Security
Germany in the United Nations
Taking Responsibility for Global Peace and Security

Facts & Figures

50 Years
Germany has a track record of reliable support and leading contributions to the entire UN system over the past 50 years. We have served in almost every United Nations body.

20 UN peace missions
Germany has participated in more than 20 UN peace missions in all parts of the world – supporting through expertise and mediation, and providing financial resources.

$5.000.000.000
Germay is the second-biggest contributor to the United Nations, providing over five billion US dollars to the UN system in 2023 alone.

0.7% of GDP
As a staunch supporter of the 2030 Agenda, Germany repeatedly surpassed the international target of providing Official Development Assistance equalling 0.7 percent of the Gross National Income.

33 UN Entities
Germany hosts more than 30 UN organisations, most of them in the UN City Bonn, and has seconded thousands of professionals to the UN.

7.500 trained UN peacekeepers
Germany supports training centers in Africa where 7.500 UN peacekeepers have been trained over the past 3 years alone.

6 terms on the Security Council
Germany has gathered experience as an elected member of the Security Council on six occasions.

225 missions abroad
Germany has a network of 225 diplomatic and consular missions all over the world – building alliances and working with our partners on peace and security.

58% Women
58% of the German United Nations staff are female.
Timeline
Germany in the UN: A Unique Story

1952
Germany is divided into two states: West Germany (Federal Republic of Germany – FRG) and East Germany (German Democratic Republic – GDR). The FRG attained an observer status in the United Nations in 1952 and the GDR in 1972.

1973
On 18th September, the FRG and the GDR officially joined the United Nations as the 133th and 134th Member States.

1975
The Federal Republic of Germany was elected to the Commission on Human Rights.

1977-1978
The Federal Republic of Germany held its first seat as an elected member of the United Nations Security Council.

1980-1981
The Western German Diplomat Rüdiger von Wechmar was elected President of the General Assembly. The GDR became non-permanent member of the UN Security Council.

1990
Following reunification, East and West Germany were succeeded by a single, unified Germany in the United Nations.

1996-1997
Reunified Germany was elected non-permanent member of the UN Security Council for the first time.

2006
The UN Campus in Bonn was inaugurated by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan.

2011
Germany organized the first ever Security Council debate on security risk of sea-level rise and food security and led the first Presidential Statement on Climate and Security.

2019-2020
Germany's fifth term on the UN Security Council focused on regional conflicts, prevention, climate security, human rights, and Women, Peace and Security.

2023
Guided by the theme “Uniting for humanity”, Germany celebrated 50 years in the United Nations.

2024
Germany and Namibia are co-facilitating the UN Summit of the Future, leading to the adoption of a global Pact for the Future.