Permanent Mission of the Federal Republic of Germany to the Office of the United Nations and to other International Organizations in Vienna
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Statement by Ambassador Rüdiger Lüdeking, Resident Representative of the Federal Republic of Germany
Vienna, 16 February 2012, during the 3rd Ministerial Conference of the Paris Pact Initiative (Partnership to counter traffic in and consumption of Afghan opiates).
Statement by Ambassador Rüdiger Lüdeking, Resident Representative of the Federal Republic of Germany
Vienna, February 2012, during the general debate of the 49th session of the Scientific and Technical Subcommittee of the UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS).
Statement by Ambassador Rüdiger Lüdeking, Resident Representative of the Federal Republic of Germany
Vienna, 18 November 2011, on behalf of France, Great Britain and Germany at the IAEA Board of Governors meeting on Iran.
Statement by Germany
Marrakech, 24 October 2011, at the 4th UNCAC Conference (UN Convention against Corruption).
Statement by the European Union
Marrakech, 24 October 2011, at the opening of the 4th UNCAC Conference (UN Convention against Corruption).
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Paris Pact Ministerial Conference on Afghanistan in Vienna
Vienna, 16 February 2012: The Paris Pact Initiative (Partnership to counter traffic in and consumption of Afghan opiates) holds its third Ministerial Conference in Vienna to discuss ways of combatting opium and heroin from Afghanistan. A delegation from Germany will participate in the Conference:
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speech of Ambassador Lüdeking, Head of Delegation
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Radiation Experts meet in Vienna
Vienna, 30 January to 3 February 2012: The United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR), chaired by German expert Dr Wolfgang Weiss, meets in Vienna to evaluate the effects of the Fukushima nuclear accident:
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The effects of the economic and financial crisis, the growing world-political significance of the Asia-Pacific region and the radical changes in the Arab world are among this year’s key themes at the 48th Munich Security Conference (MSC).
Munich Security Conference
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Renewable Energy in Germany - Opportunity and Challenge
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Renewable Energy and New Grids - The Path to Sustainable Electricity
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Innovative Research and New Jobs - Investing in the Future
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International Partnership - Concepts for Change on a Global Level
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International Conference on Afghanistan 2011 in Bonn
Working Towards a Secure Future The International Conference on Afghanistan 2011 in Bonn
Important advance for nuclear test ban
6 December 2011: Indonesia’s Parliament has ratified the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty. Foreign Minister Westerwelle welcomed the decision as a further advance that "will help pave the way for the Treaty to finally enter into force":
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Afghanistan Conference in Bonn
Bonn, 5 December 2011: The international community met in Bonn again on 5 December 2011. Together with Afghanistan, the goal was to give concrete shape to the long-term engagement of the international community and to advance the broader political process in the country. Background information by the Federal Foreign Office:
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From welcome breakfasts to friendship programmes, German universities come up with lots of interesting ways of making it easier for international students to settle into their new surroundings. The DAAD offers them a combined scholarship and support programme (STIBET), which is funded by the Federal Foreign Office. It supports introductory events and country evenings as well as specialist support for foreign doctoral students. Projects like Die Brücke (The Bridge) in Münster have developed their own special approaches and act as examples for other universities.
Scholarship and support programme
Germany is strongly involved in the preservation of cultural monuments around the world. Now Germany has again been elected as a new member of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee until 2015.
Fascinating World Heritage
Will the international community be able to make concrete steps towards global climate protection? This will be the decisive question when representatives from around 200 states meet from November 28 to December 9, 2011 in Durban, South Africa, at the 17th United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (Cop 17) to negotiate an agreement for the years following 2012. That is when the Kyoto Protocol expires, so far the most important instrument in international climate change policy.
Climate protection
As the 21st century progresses the consequences of global climate change will have a major impact on people all around the world. The German government is keen to take international climate diplomacy forward.
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14th UNIDO General Conference
Vienna, 28 November to 2 December 2011: The 14th session of the UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) General Conference is themed 'The new industrial revolution: Making it sustainable!'. Germany is represented by an expert delegation:
14th General Conference
Berlin, 6 June 2011: Following the reactor accident in Fukushima and after consultations with the Nuclear Safety Commission and the new Ethical Commission, the Federal Government has decided on the ph...
New Energy Concept
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