Germany in the United Nations
UN General Assembly in New York: Germany assumes more responsibility in difficult times.
Better organisation to help more quickly
UNDP Administrator Achim Steiner explains in our interview how digitisation is driving forward sustainable development, though he also warns about data abuse.
Cooperation and trust
The United Nations and the European Union have cooperated in over 30 peacekeeping operations. A review.
A networked approach to crisis resolution
Germany contributes to stabilisation and the provision of basic humanitarian services in crisis regions with numerous projects.
Serving for peace
Maintaining peace is a central role of the United Nations. Germany participates in many missions – with soldiers, police officers and civilian personnel.
A commitment to strong multilateralism
Foreign Minister Heiko Maas on Germany’s challenges in the United Nations Security Council, the heart of the international order.
UN Security Council: Germany, France share presidency
As a symbol of their cooperation, Paris and Berlin are "twinning" the UNSC chairship — but not for long.
UN City Bonn: centre of sustainability
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“Every crisis concerns us to some extent”
Germany is highly active in crisis regions. Ekkehard Brose, Special Envoy for Crisis Prevention and Stabilization at Germany’s Federal Foreign Office, explains which issues are a particular focus.
Important message from The Hague
Why Germany is such a strong supporter of the controversial International Criminal Court
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A place in the most influential UN body
Germany has successfully applied for a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council. deutschland.de explains why the candidature is so important.
“Positively influencing the destinies of many people”
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Germany’s youngest voice at the UN
Having your say and shaping the world! How the student Lukas Schlapp wants to use the opportunity of a speech before the United Nations.
“Why I work for justice”
Hope returns with the peacekeepers: how the German lawyer Cornelia Schneider helps people in crisis areas to find justice.
Politics: Germany stands by UNESCO
Following the announced withdrawal of the United States and Israel, the UN organisation is facing challenging times.
Quick facts
3,500
German peacekeepers
are currently deployed on United Nations peacekeeping missions.
1973
was the year West Germany became a member of the UN – as the same time as East Germany.
158.5 million
US dollars
was Germany’s contribution to the United Nations budget in 2017.
30
UN agencies
are domiciled in Germany, most of them in Bonn.
Strong location: the UN in Bonn
Bonn is the third largest United Nations location in Europe and of prominent UN secretariats.
Human rights - Exhibition in the Lichthof of the German Foreign Office
How can human rights be captured with the camera? Look - in the Lichthof of the German Foreign Office
What is the state of human rights in Germany?
Germany answers the questions of the Human Rights Council in Geneva
Together for peace
How German soldiers, police and civilians are assuming responsibility around the globe on behalf of the United Nations.
Working together against war and suffering
International cooperation plays an important role in German foreign policy. Germany’s commitment to the United Nations
A female German soldier in Darfur
Lieutenant Josephin-Marie G. is a member of a UN mission.
Safeguarding borders in the desert
Daily patrols, vast distances, living in containers: on the everyday life of the UN Observer Mission in Western Sahara.
Securing Lebanon’s maritime border
The tasks of German blue-helmet soldiers in Lebanon and the current political situation.
Training, observing, advising
Why German police officers are welcome helpers in the world’s crisis areas.
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.
The United Nations Volunteers programme
Assignments with the United Nations Volunteers programme in around 130 countries are coordinated in Bonn.
United Nations Climate Change Secretariat in Bonn
Bonn has become the hub of multilateral activities combatting climate change, centred around the Secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
The United Nations University on the River Rhine
Bonn is one of the outstanding sites of the United Nations University.
“Tall Eugene” and the United Nations
The United Nations Campus in Bonn is the core of the organization in Germany.