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12.05.2021 Article

Mines – the dangerous legacy of war

Mines, booby-traps and unexploded ordnance prevent life from getting back to normal after a conflict. That’s why Germany is active worldwide in efforts to clear mines and munitions. One focal area of our work is Ukraine.

Ukrainian deminer Tetiana Nykyforova in a minefield in Donetsk region
21.04.2021 Article

Together for security, stability and development: Germany’s involvement in the Sahel region

The Sahel region is one of the priorities of German foreign, security and development policy. Germany is heavily involved in the region, from providing humanitarian assistance to joining civilian and military stabilisation efforts.

In 2019, Foreign Minister Heiko Maas visited the Koulikoro Training Centre in Mali
31.03.2021 Article

Four years of engagement for peace: German Government policy guidelines: Preventing crises, resolving conflicts, building peace

For four years now, the German Government policy guidelines: Preventing crises, resolving conflicts, building peace have provided the framework for Germany’s engagement for peace. In future the focus is to be on climate and health, among other aspects.

Aid delivery by the International Red Cross at the Lebanese refugee camp Nahr al-Bared
23.03.2021 Article

Partners in the fight against ISIS

Today (23 March) marks the second anniversary of the liberation of Baghuz, which is located on the Iraqi-Syrian border and was the last stronghold of the terrorist organisation Islamic State (ISIS).

House ruines es in Mosul, Iraq.
17.12.2020 Article

Support for emergency workers

For many people in northern Syria, the members of Syria Civil Defence are heroes: they are first responders, firefighters, emergency medical technicians and technical relief workers. The Federal Foreign Office helps these emergency workers do their important work.

White Helmets cleaning up and reopening a road,
30.01.2020 Article

Building corridors for peace

In areas in Iraq that have been liberated from ISIS, mines and booby-traps are still one of the main obstacles to the return of refugees. The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS), which is co-funded by Germany, plays a key role in stabilising the country.

An UNMAS team in Iraq prepares for a demining mission.

Press releases

  1. 12.06.2020 Press release

    Foreign Minister Maas on the Partnership for Security and Stability in the Sahel

  2. 20.05.2020 Press release

    Foreign Minister Heiko Maas on funding for the German Foundation for Peace Research

  3. 24.09.2019 Press release

    Statement by Foreign Minister Maas prior to his departure for New York

  4. 10.01.2019 Press release

    Federal Foreign Office on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

  5. 17.12.2018 Press release

    Foreign Minister Maas on his arrival in Baghdad

  6. 26.10.2018 Press release

    Statement by the Federal Foreign Office on the flash floods in Jordan

  7. 12.10.2018 Press release

    Statement by the Federal Government Commissioner for Human Rights Policy and Humanitarian Aid on International Day for Disaster Reduction

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