Germany in the United Nations

Together with the United Nations, Germany is globally committed to peace and security. Germany also addresses global challenges such as the climate crisis in cooperation with its UN partners.

Flagge der Vereinten Nationen in Bonn

Vereinte Nationen Deutschland in den Vereinten Nationen 50 Jahre geschätztes UN-Mitglied

Außenministerin Baerbock vor der UN-Generalversammlung

Vereinte Nationen Deutschlands Engagement in den UN

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Peace and security

Botschafterin Antje Leendertse in New York

United Nations International law “Forging a common pact for the future”

UNDP-Chef Achim Steiner

United Nations International conflicts “A new peak in tensions”

Der Internationale Strafgerichtshof in Den Haag

A milestone in international law

Germany is one of the biggest supporters of the International Criminal Court and is committed to further strengthening it.

Sabine Arnold mit südsudanesischen Kollegen

On the road with the mobile court

Lawyer Sabine Arnold was involved in the UN mission in South Sudan. She supported the young state in developing its legal system.

Deutschland beteiligt sich derzeit an sieben UN-Missionen.

Peacekeeping in transition

UN peace missions take on much more than military tasks: what they do and how Germany is involved.

Oft fließt weniger Geld in die Regionen, die nicht im Fokus stehen.

Crises that go unnoticed

In all regions of the world there are conflicts that attract virtually no public attention. This can have devastating consequences.

Elke Ferner kämpft seit fast 40 Jahren für Gleichberechtigung.

“Crises hit women harder”

Elke Ferner, Chair of UN Women Germany, explains what must be done to prevent women's rights from being endangered in crises.

Inbegriff von Menschlichkeit

“Epitome of humanity”

Humanitarian assistance supports people in acute need. We present an overview of Germany’s commitment and its central principles.

Quick facts

736 people are currently deployed in international peacekeeping missions by Germany (2024).

510 Bundeswehr soldiers, 56 police officers and 170 civilian experts are currently deployed.

370 million US dollars is Germany’s contribution to the budget of the UN peacekeeping missions.

1989 was the year in which Germany first took part in a peacekeeping mission - UNTAG in Namibia.

71 UN peacekeeping missions have been undertaken to date.

Sustainability

Papageien in Mexiko

The “Montreal moment” for biodiversity

Germany is committed both nationally and internationally to implementing the historic biodiversity agreement reached in Montreal.

Außenministerin Baerbock bei UN-Beratungen in New York

Summit of the Future United Nations Germany’s central role at the UN Summit of the Future

17 Nachhaltigkeitsziele der Vereinten Nationen

United Nations Sustainability Decisive action to pursue the 2030 Agenda

Auch an der Ostseeküste sammeln Freiwillige Müll.

#Act4SDGs – Actions for the future

Action Week marking the UN General Assembly – people all over the world promoting the 2030 Agenda's Sustainable Development Goals.

Geben die Linie vor: die 17 Ziele der Agenda 2030

Standing up for sustainability around the world

Germany’s National Sustainable Development Strategy is aligned with the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda. Three questions and answers.

UN Campus Bonn

UN City Bonn: centre of sustainability

The city on the Rhine has developed a profile as a centre of global dialogue. Twenty UN institutions are based here.

Windkraft ist eine zentrale nachhaltige Energiequelle.

A compass to make the world a better place

Germany adopted its Sustainable Development Strategy 20 years ago – though a lot has been achieved in the meantime, major challenges remain.

Environment and climate

Eisbär auf einer Eisscholle in Spitzbergen

United Nations Climate action Driving climate action from Bonn

Außenministerin Baerbock und Staatssekretärin Morgan

Climate diplomacy sends signal

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Germany's commitment to forests

Forests are one of the most important resources on earth. That is why Germany is working internationally to protect them.

Gorilla im vom LLF unterstützten Odzala-Kokoua-Nationalpark.

Species conservation

Giving nature more space

The UN is fighting biodiversity loss - and the LLF, a fund set up on Germany's initiative, is supporting them.

Aktivist Benjamin von Wong vor einem Plastik-Kunstwerk in Nairobi

Historic decision against plastic

Germany welcomes the ground-breaking resolution on plastic waste at the UN Environment Assembly UNEA in Nairobi as a huge success.

UN Youth Conference

In den Workshops ging es vor allem um Möglichkeiten der Beteiligung.

UN youth conference Young people give UN fresh impetus

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UN youth conference Listening to the voice of the young generation

Human rights

Wasserentnahme in Äthiopien

“Human right to clean drinking water”

Johannes Rück from the German WASH network talks about the role played by international civil society in supplying water and sanitation.

Schule macht Spaß: Kinder heben ihre Hände

Children’s rights in school life

Getreideernte in der Ukraine

Help urgently needed

Protection for refugees

Der Ukraine-Krieg verschärft die Hungerkrise in Afrika.

Showing solidarity worldwide

1.6 billion people and 94 countries are affected by the Ukraine war. What Germany is doing to help.

Bahnhof in Lwiw in der Ukraine

Rapid help for war refugees

Germany is committed to providing quick and non-bureaucratic support to people in Ukraine.

Olympionikin Yusra Mardini: die Mutmacherin

Syrian swimmer Yusra Mardini provides message of hope at Olympics

Syrian swimmer Yusra Mardini had no chance in the preliminary heat at the Tokyo Olympics. The message that the refugee team’s flag bearer sent to the world though, was more important than the result.

Nadia Murad

Empowering women worldwide

She only just survived the terror of the IS: Nobel Prize winner Nadia Murad explains how important equality of women worldwide is to secure peace.

UN city Bonn

Der UN-Campus leuchtet in den Farben der Vereinten Nationen

The UN in Germany

35 UN organizations have their headquarters in Germany, 24 of them in the UN city of Bonn. Find out here which ones they are.

Haus Carstanjen, der erste UN-Standort in Bonn

Facts about the UN city of Bonn

Bonn is the seat of many UN organizations. Find out here answers to all the important questions about these UN institutions.

Der Climate Tower in Bonn

The beating heart of climate action

Climate Tower, a new high-rise building in Bonn, is the headquarters of the UN Climate Secretariat. We explain what makes it so special.

Bonn ist Geburtsstadt des Komponisten Ludwig van Beethoven

Bonn is worth a trip

25 years of the UN city of Bonn – find out here what the city has to offer besides the United Nations.

Other articles

Außenministerin Annalena Baerbock

“We look at what is happening and act”

Germany and its foreign policy in 2023 – an interview with Minister Annalena Baerbock on the year’s major issues.

UNO in New York

Germany and the World

Here are the most important links surrounding Germany’s involvement around the globe in the 21st century.

Die Bundeswehr fliegt Beatmungsgeräte nach Brasilien.

Germany assumes responsibility

Germany is counting on multilateralism. Did you know how strong the country’s international involvement is? 15 examples.

Entwicklungszusammenarbeit: afrikanische Kinder in der Schule

Development and cooperation with Germany

Development cooperation today is global structural and peace policy. You will find solution approaches on this website.

Solarpanels in Botswana

Climate protection as a goal of development cooperation

Germany has set itself two major international goals: combating coronavirus and climate change.

Annalena Baerbock bei den UN.

Foreign Minister addresses UN

Condemning Russia’s war against Ukraine - German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock’s address to the UN

Hilfsgüter werden auf dem Flughafen Berlin verladen.

What Germany is doing to combat hunger

The German government unreservedly supports the UN's 2030 Agenda – read here how Germany is involved.

Kristina Lunz auf der Münchner Sicherheitskonferenz 2020

Conceiving a feminist foreign policy

Kristina Lunz, co-founder and co-Executive Director of the Centre for Feminist Foreign Policy, wants to shift the focus of foreign policy.