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Standing up for peace

deutschland.de The Munich Security Conference Crisis prevention Meeting for a peaceful world
Zwischen Friedensarbeit und Literatur: Joana Osman Middle East conflict Arab world/Israel “Recognising the suffering of the others”
AGYLE bringt deutsche und afrikanische Talente zusammen.
Young business network
Wanted: young German and African managers. A new initiative is fostering cross-border business cooperation.
Schwierige Mission: UN-Einsatz in Somalia.
Building and maintaining peace
The peace and conflict researcher Thorsten Gromes examines how societies find peace after a civil war.
Verteidigungsministerin Annegret Kamp-Karrenbauer bei den deutschen Truppen in Afrika
Sahelzone: Kramp-Karrenbauer wants to check more commitment
German Defence Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer has begun a visit to #Germansoldiers in West Africa. The CDU politician arrived in Niamey, the capital of #Niger, on Sunday.
Reinhard Kardinal Marx
Dialogue and encounter
Cardinal Marx talks about the work of the churches for a peaceful world.
Außenminister Heiko Maas besucht Icononzo in Kolumbien.
“Without peace we have nothing”
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas explains why a kindergarten in a former rebel camp can be a symbol of peace.
Friedensmarsch von Frauen auf den Philippinen
No peace without women
The peace researcher Simone Wisotzki explains why equal rights make the world safer.
Krisenprävention: Grundprinzip deutscher Außenpolitik
Politics: solving conflicts peacefully
A sought-after mediator in international conflicts: how Germany intends to expand this role.
Ursula Müller ist Beigeordnete Generalsekretärin bei den UN.
Women at the United Nations
Ursula Müller is the highest-ranking German woman at the UN. Women are underrepresented in leadership positions at the UN. The aim is to change this.
Arbeit in Textilfabriken soll fair bezahlt und sicher sein.
The right to fair and safe work
Five years after Rana Plaza: how Germany is championing better social and environmental standards in the textile industry worldwide.
Textilfabrik in Bangladesch
Rethinking after the disaster
What has changed five years after the collapse of the Rana Plaza textile factory in Bangladesh? A GIZ project manager reports.
Achim Steiner, Leiter des UN-Entwicklungsprogramms (UNDP)
“We will see significant progress”
Can the Agenda 2030 goals be reached? Here are the views of Achim Steiner, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme.
Hauptmann Tobias Radon bei seinem Einsatz in der Westsahara
Safeguarding borders in the desert
Daily patrols, vast distances, living in containers: on the everyday life of the UN Observer Mission in Western Sahara.
Aktion zum Red Hand Day mit Schülern in Neuss.
Stolen childhood
The International Day against the Use of Child Soldiers takes a stand against exploitation: where children are especially at risk.
THW-Experte Marc Winzen (rechts) bei einer Ausbildung in Tunesien.
“Ready for take-off in six hours”
Volunteer aid worker Marc Winzen tells how the Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW) provides international emergency aid.
Oberleutnant Josephin-Marie G. auf der UNAMID Mission der Vereinten Nationen in Afrika
A female German soldier in Darfur
Lieutenant Josephin-Marie G. is a member of a UN mission.
Nationaler Aktionsplan für Wirtschaft und Menschenrechte: Faire Arbeitsbedingungen sind ein Menschenrecht.
Human rights at the workplace
How German companies take on responsibility for human rights worldwide.
Weltweit setzen sich Menschen für die Rechte anderer ein
Boundless courage
They risk their lives for their ideals: Fifteen strong women and men receive the Franco-German Prize for Human Rights and the Rule of Law.
„Global Compact for Migration“: Wege für sichere, legale Migration gesucht.
Protecting migrants’ rights
At a meeting in Mexico, politicians from all over the world are working on a pact for migration. Germany is contributing important ideas.
Bewohner eines Flüchtlingslagers in Somalia
Help in distress
Germany increases its financial commitment to countries in Africa.
Brennpunkt Ukraine: Deutschland ist an der OSZE-Mission beteiligt.
Flashpoints of foreign policy
250 politicians and experts will soon be discussing the state of the world – and possible consequences of Germany’s domestic political situation for Europe.
UNIFIL: Deutsche Marinesoldaten im Einsatz für die UN im Libanon
Securing Lebanon’s maritime border
The tasks of German blue-helmet soldiers in Lebanon and the current political situation.
Humanitäre Hilfe im Jordanien: Schule im Flüchtlingslager Zaatari in Jordanien.
Help for Jordan and Yemen
How Germany supports the two countries that have suffered gravely under war and crises.
Sicherheitsrat
“Strong partner”
International voices on Germany’s involvement in the United Nations
Bewohner eines Flüchtlingslagers in Somalia
Working together against war and suffering
International cooperation plays an important role in German foreign policy. Germany’s commitment to the United Nations
Sigmar Gabriel
“Today’s international agenda”
Poverty, migration, climate change – the Brandt Commission was already demanding answers to these issues 40 years ago. And for a long time it did so in vain. An interview with Germany’s Federal Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel.
New role at the United Nations
Former Federal president Horst Köhler is to be appointed new UN emissary for the conflict in the Western Sahara.
“We must considerably 
increase our efforts”
Ambassador Hinrich Thölken, Germany’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Rome, on the fight against hunger in the world.
Mechtild Rössler, World Heritage Centre
Ambassadors and senior German employees in international organizations present insights into their work in the deutschland.de series “Foreign posting”.