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14.07.2020 Article

Monitoring the National Action Plan for Business and Human Rights (NAP)

Within the scope of a monitoring process being carried out between 2018 and 2020, the Federal Government is reviewing to what extent companies based in Germany are meeting their due diligence obligations enshrined in the National Action Plan for Business and Human Rights (NAP).

NAP monitoring: a closer look at the corporate world
06.07.2020 Article

New impetus for business and human rights

On 7 July 2020, Minister of State Niels Annen will host a virtual conference to mark the start of an initiative to improve implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. The goal is to further improve respect for human rights in supply chains.

Cotton harvest
08.06.2020 Article

Signal of support for rules-based free trade in times of crisis: Vietnamese National Assembly paves the way for free trade Agreement with the EU

The Vietnamese National Assembly has approved the free trade agreement with the EU. In so doing, it is sending an important signal of support for an open, rules-based trade system needed particularly for the economic recovery from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Taking EU-Viet Nam trade to a new level
26.05.2020 Article

Returning together to growth and economic stability

The COVID-19 pandemic is placing a burden on economies worldwide. Only multilateral responses will mitigate its economic impact and set the course for a sustainable recovery. 

A ship at the Hamburg harbour.
06.04.2020 Article

The German Government is committed to keeping international supply chains moving

To protect public health, many countries have put entry restrictions and quarantine measures in place. The German Government is working to ensure that supply chains, and especially international cargo flights, are not interrupted by this.

Handling air cargo at Leipzig/Halle airport

Press releases

  1. 14.07.2020 Press release

    Foreign Minister Maas on the briefing about the results of the 2020 NAP monitoring process

  2. 24.02.2020 Press release

    Foreign Minister Heiko Maas on his visit to the Human Rights Council in Geneva

  3. 13.01.2020 Press release

    Minister of State Annen travels to India

  4. 12.12.2019 Press release

    Foreign Minister Maas on the blocking of the WTO’s arbitration function

  5. 02.12.2019 Press release

    Statement by Human Rights Commissioner Kofler on the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery

  6. 08.11.2019 Press release

    Human Rights Commissioner Kofler prior to her departure for Qatar and the United Arab Emirates

  7. 04.10.2019 Press release

    Foreign Minister Maas on the decision by the US Government to impose punitive tariffs on imports from the EU following WTO ruling

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