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Welcome speech by Ambassador Dr. Martin Ney at the opening of the reception "From peaceful revolution to German unity", 11 November 2009

Twenty years ago, on November 9th, 1989, the Berlin Wall fell, and the painful division of Germany came to an end. For 28 long years, from 1961 to 1989, the wall had divided Berlin. The border fence with its mine fields, watch dogs and armed soldiers had cut right through the middle of Germany. 20 million East Germans had been separated by the Communist regime from their families and friends in the Western part of the country and deprived of the freedom to travel to the West.

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Statement by Ambassador Dr. Ney on "The Situation in Afghanistan" in the General Assembly, 9 November 2009

The international community is willing and committed to continue to support the Afghan people in their efforts to shape their own destiny, to establish sustainable peace and security and to rebuild their country despite ongoing terrorist threats. This is the key message of the General Assembly draft resolution on “The Situation in Afghanistan” which I have the honour to introduce to you today.

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Statement by Ambassador Hellmut Hoffmann in the 1st committee, 20 October 2009

I take the floor today to introduce two draft resolutions: together with France, Germany presents draft resolution L.44 on problems arising from the accumulation of conventional ammunition stockpiles in surplus; and together with Romania, Germany presents draft resolution L.43 on objective information on military matters, including transparency of military expenditures.

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Statement by Mr. Christoph Retzlaff, legal adviser, on "The scope and application of universal jurisdiction" in the 6th Committee, 20 October 2009

Genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes are the most serious crimes of concern to the international community as a whole. Such grave crimes threaten the peace, security and well-being of the world. Therefore it is a common goal shared by all States that these crimes must not go unpunished.

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Statement by the Permanent Representative of Germany, H.E. Mr. Thomas Matussek on "Women, peace and security" in the Security Council, 5 October 2009

Women and children need to be protected from violence! Every day, we bear witness to unspeakable atrocities. This is especially the case in post-conflict situations in which police protection does not exist and judicial systems lie in shatters.

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Germany has a new Federal Foreign Minister: Dr. Guido Westerwelle took his oath of office in the German Bundestag on 28 October 2009. Mr. Westerwelle also serves as Deputy Chancellor.

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Celebrating the incredible gift of freedom - Ambassador Dr. Ney opens exhibit “From Peaceful Revolution to German Unity”

More than 120 high-ranking international diplomats attended the reception on the occasion of the opening of the exhibit „From peaceful revolution to German unity“ in the United Nations Headquarters on 11 November 2009. The event was hosted by the Permanent Mission of Germany to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.

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General Assembly adopts resolution on "The situation in Afghanistan"

108 Member States of the United Nations co-sponsored the resolution on “The situation in Afghanistan” that was adopted by consensus on 9 November 2009. As in past years, Germany served as facilitator in the drafting process. German Ambassador Dr. Ney introduced the draft resolution in the General Assembly and underlined the key message: “The international community is willing and committed to continue to support the Afghan people in their efforts to shape their own destiny, to establish sustainable peace and security and to rebuild their country despite ongoing terrorist threats.”

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Representing the interests of German youth at the United Nations

During the month of October two young people accompanied the German delegation to the General Assembly of the United Nations as advisers on youth issues. Ms. Emily May Buening, 24, and Mr. Falko Mohrs, 25, came to New York in the beginning of the month, in order to represent the interests of young people in Germany at the United Nations General Assembly.

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See, swirl, sniff, sip and savor – A Wine Tasting Reception at the Permanent Mission

More than 60 ambassadors to the United Nations followed the invitation by German Ambassador Dr. Martin Ney to an event unprecedented at the Permanent Mission of Germany to the United Nations on 29 October 2009: A wine tasting reception.

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General Assembly elects next five non-permanent members of UN-Security Council

General Assembly elects next five non-permanent members of UN-Security Council Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Gabon, Lebanon and Nigeria will serve two-year terms on the Security Council

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Ways out of the climate crisis

When the representatives from over 190 countries meet in December 2009 in Copenhagen at the 15th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 15), they will be focusing on the future of our planet. In the Danish capital the delegates will negotiate a new, binding international agreement on climate protection designed to succeed the present Kyoto Protocol in 2013. Many of the data used by the experts come from Bonn.

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Secretary-General attends German national holiday reception in Geneva

While visiting Switzerland, the Secretary-General of the United Nations. Mr. Ban Ki-moon, honored the Permanent Mission of Germany to the United Nations in Geneva with his presence at the Mission's reception on the occasion of the Day of German Unity.

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Germany accedes to the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance

Today (24 September), State Secretary Reinhard Silberberg deposited Germany’s instrument of ratification for the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance. Germany is the 14th state to accede to the Convention.  

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The German House joins an initiative for reducing electricity consumption

 On August 1st 2009, the German House joined the energy conservation program “PowerPay! New York.” This particular demand response program pays participants for their efforts in energy reduction durin...

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