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25.02.2020 Article

Advancing nuclear disarmament: meeting of the Stockholm Initiative in Berlin

Today, representatives from 16 countries, including many foreign ministers, have gathered in Berlin to elaborate proposals on nuclear disarmament within the context of the Stockholm Initiative.

Ministerial meeting of the Stockholm Initiative for Nuclear Disarmament
20.02.2020 Article

Gender‑responsive small arms control

Small arms kill more than half a million people worldwide every year – many of whom are women. In spite of this, women are rarely included in efforts to tackle the problem. The global Gender Equality Network for Small Arms Control seeks to change this.

Fostering gender equality in small arms control – Towards Bullet-Proof Inclusion
31.01.2020 Article

Working together to stop illegal arms trade in the Western Balkans

The impact of years of civil wars in the Western Balkan region can still be felt to this day, with up to six million small arms still in circulation. Germany and France have launched an initiative to curb the illegal arms trade and to bring arms under control.

Illegal arms trade – a security risk
24.01.2020 Article

Peace in Mozambique: German involvement in the process to disarm former combatants

Last year, the Government and the opposition in Mozambique signed a peace accord designed to stabilise the country in the long term. The large numbers of small arms from the many years of civil war threaten peaceful co-existence.

Fishing boats in the Maputo harbour
17.01.2020 Article

Disarming engagement in Central and East Africa: Working to combat the proliferation of small arms

Small arms are lethal: they cause most deaths in armed conflicts. In East Africa, the German Government has been working for more than eight years to combat the proliferation of illegal small arms.

In order to guarantee the safe storage, administration and control of weapons, security forces undergo special training. Here police inspector Christine Nankya from Uganda is instructing a group of police officers from neighbouring countries in a workshop in Kenya on risk management during operations. Within the framework of the train the trainers programme, the course participants are to become instructors themselves and pass on the knowledge they have gained in their home countries.

Press releases

  1. 25.02.2020 Press release

    The NPT at 50

  2. 28.11.2019 Press release

    Statement by the Federal Foreign Office on the reported testing of two ballistic missiles by North Korea

  3. 01.11.2019 Press release

    Federal Foreign Office on the reported testing of two ballistic missiles by North Korea

  4. 30.10.2019 Press release

    Appointment of the new IAEA Director General

  5. 02.10.2019 Press release

    Statement by the Federal Foreign Office on reports on the test of a submarine-launched medium-range missile by North Korea

  6. 24.09.2019 Press release

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

  7. 16.09.2019 Press release

    Federal Foreign Office statement on amendment of the European Council Common Position defining common rules governing control of exports of military technology and equipment

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