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Peace and Security

Disarmament, Bundeswehr missions abroad, conflict prevention. Current information and background on peace and security.

Oft fließt weniger Geld in die Regionen, die nicht im Fokus stehen.
Humanitarian aid
Crises that go unnoticed
In all regions of the world there are conflicts that attract virtually no public attention. This can have devastating consequences.
Menschenrechtsaktivistin Ilwald Elman Africa
Let us explain
Working for war victims in Somalia
Ilwad Elman shows young people in Somalia alternatives to a life as a soldier. For her work she is now to be awarded the Hessian Peace Prize.
Hilfsangebote schaffen Zukunftsperspektiven im Projekt „Back to life International Women’s Day
Women’s Rights
Safe spaces for women in Iraq
Háwar.help is an aid organisation which gives women in Iraq support and prospects for the future through their Back to Life project.
Protestmarsch in Iran im Januar 2023 International Women’s Day
Women's rights
“It is essentially a question of human rights”
Women’s global fight for self-determination – an interview with Beate Rudolf, director of the German Institute for Human Rights.
Weltweit die Gleichberechtigung stärken Feminist foreign policy
Strengthening equality worldwide
Germany’s Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and Development Minister Svenja Schulze present guidelines for a feminist foreign and development policy.
Wandbild an einem zerstörten Wohnhaus in Kiew
“Only an apparent contradiction”
How can the “epochal turning point” be reconciled with the values of multilateralism and the rule-based order? Conflict researcher Jonas Driedger provides some answers.
Zerstörungen in Kiew nach russischen Angriffen
“There must be no impunity”
Responses to a changed world: Ambassador Heusgen talks about the consequences of the epochal turning point.
EU-Kommissionspräsidentin von der Leyen mit „Munich Young Leaders“
Young and committed
What do young foreign and security policy experts think about the current global situation? We asked three Munich Young Leaders.
Seit einigen Monaten schulen sieben deutsche Krankenhäuser, darunter das Klinikum Bergmannsheil in Bochum, ukrainische Ärzte. Sie behandeln schwere Verletzungen und Verbrennungen, speziell auch bei Soldaten.
Ukrainian doctors receive specialist training in Germany
Ukrainian doctors are receiving further training at seven hospitals in Germany.
Cybersicherheit ist eine öffentliche, aber auch private Aufgabe.
A day for the password
Change Your Password Day: Find out here what Germany is doing for cyber security.
Ausstellung im Deutschen Bundestag zu 70 Jahren Yad Vashem .
Objects with stories to tell
Exhibits from Yad Vashem are being shown in Germany for the first time. These are the impressive stories behind the objects.
Dani Dayan im DW-Interview in den Räumen der Gedenkstätte Yad Vashem
“When you see antisemitism, act immediately”
Dani Dayan, head of the Holocaust memorial Yad Vashem in Israel, is traveling to Germany for the first time in his life. He spoke to DW about his view of the special trip — and on the fight against antisemitism.

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