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On the US attempt to initiate the so-called snapback mechanism 30 days ago, the Foreign Ministers of Germany, France and the United Kingdom declared today (20.09.):

Discover Europe: Foreign Minister Maas presents the game Pathways

Collage of the Pathways protagonists

Virtuelle Ausstellung: 75 Jahre VN

Standbild aus der Virtuellen Ausstellung 75 Jahre VN, Bilck auf Glasfassade und eine Leuchttafel auf der steht: 75 Jahre VN - The furure we want, the UN we need

“Together for Europe’s recovery”. Germany assumes the EU Council Presidency

Logo of the German Council Presidency in the second half of 2020

Germany as a member of the United Nations Security Council in 2019-20

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German financial support for UNIDO to enhance efforts for more protective equipment against COVID-19 in Africa

Vienna, 2 December 2020: Ambassador Küntzle and the Director General of the UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Li Yong, signed a new project funding agreement. The German financial support…

Ambassador Küntzle presents credentials, UNIDO
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German cabinet announces Federal Minister Gerd Müller as candidate for top UNIDO post

November 2020: The cabinet has announced Minister Müller as the German candidate to head up the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). UNIDO is an important partner for Germany in…

Außenminister Steinmeier und Entwicklungsminister Müller vor Beginn der UN-Konferenz
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International Conference on transnational organized crime

Vienna, 12 - 16 October 2020:  More than 1,100 participants take part in the tenth Conference of Parties to the United Nations Convention on Transnational Organized Crime (UNTOC) to discuss i.a.…

Illegal arms trade – a security risk
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Call for Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban

Vienna, 1 October 2020: The Foreign Ministers of the Friends of the CTBT - Australia, Canada, Finland, Germany, Japan and the Netherlands - have issued a video call to end nuclear testing: Video…

Friends of CTBT: United to end nuclear testing
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Science and Innovation Management: Awarding Best Practices

The Foundation “Falling Walls”, partnered by the Federal Ministry for Education and Research, the Helmholtz Association et al.,, is awarding best practices in the field of innovation management -…

Falling Walls Conference in Berlin
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Germany's engagement for humane prison conditions

Vienna, 18 July 2020: Nelson Mandela International Day: The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and its member states reiterated their commitment to the “Nelson Mandela Rules”…

Um prisioneiro atrás de grades estende a mão, pedindo ajuda

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Ambassador Gerhard Küntzle

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The UN Vienna are about drug and crime prevention, industrial development, the peaceful use of outer space and nuclear technologies and the nuclear test ban - in these and more areas we support international co-operation.

Ambassador Gerhard Küntzle
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Statements

  1. Speech

    Statement by Ambassador Küntzle on TOP 11 'Post-conflict situations' of the 48th UNIDO IDB session, November 2020

  2. Speech

    Statement by Ambassador Küntzle on TOP 9 'Decade for Africa' of the 4th UNIDO IDB session, November 2020

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    Statement at the 48th session of the UNIDO Industrial Development Board, 23 November 2020

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    Statement by the E3 on Iran at the IAEA Board of Governors Meeting in November 2020

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    Statement by the EU on Iran at the IAEA Board of Governors Meeting in November 2020

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    Statement by Ambassador Küntzle on Iran at the IAEA Board of Governors Meeting in November 2020

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UNHCR pledging conference on 2 December: Germany pledges 119 million euro to UN Refugee Agency

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is particularly severe for refugees and other displaced persons. Germany is the second-largest donor to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and will be continuing this close partnership in the coming year.

Reintegration centre in Kananga, the Democratic Republic of Congo: Sister Adolphine talks to John, a UNHCR staffer, at the reintegration centre in Kananga, where she trains women recovering from gender-based violence.
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German Government’s fourteenth Human Rights Report: Active commitment to human rights in the UN Security Council

On 2 December 2020, the German Government adopted the 14th report on its human rights policy. One focus of the report is Germany’s commitment to human rights in the UN Security Council. Furthermore, the report looks at the future priorities in Germany’s human rights engagement.

“Platz der Menschenrechte” (Human Rights Square) sign
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Strengthening EU-Asia relations: the EU and ASEAN are to enter into a Strategic Partnership

Two regions of the world are taking a decisive step in terms of their bilateral relations. The EU and ASEAN, the most important regional organisation in the Indo-Pacific, are set to become strategic partners.

Foreign Minister Maas at the annual meeting of EU and ASEAN Foreign Ministers (Video conference)

Federal Foreign Office press releases

  1. Press release

    Statement by the Foreign Ministers of Germany, Indonesia, Norway, Uzbekistan, and Qatar on the agreement on the rules of procedure of the Afghan peace negotiations

  2. Speech

    Speech by Minister of State Michelle Müntefering on the International Day for Elimination of Violence Against Women

  3. Press release

    Human Rights Commissioner Kofler on the sentencing of former militia leader Ntabo Ntaberi Sheka in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Germany in the United Nations Security Council 2019-2020

On 8 June 2018, Germany was elected as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council for the 2019-20 term. Peace, justice, innovation, partnership - these are the things Germany wants to play in the United Nations.

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