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Permanent Representation of the Federal Republic of Germany to the UN Organizations in Rome

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Dr. Ulrich Seidenberger

Dr. Ulrich Seidenberger

It's crunch time for implementing the Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development: action with substantial assistance of the Rome based UN agencies is needed now to end poverty (SDG 1) and hunger (SDG 2) by 2030. Saying or doing? Doing!

Dr. Ulrich Seidenberger
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+++ Preview 2021 - UN Food Systems Summit (Exact date still open) +++

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2021 UN Food Systems Summit

The UN Secretary-General will convene a summit on food systems in September or October 2021, with the aim of promoting the positive impact of a systems-based approach to food and addressing climate change with concrete solutions as part of the 2030 Agenda.

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+++ 13th virtual Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA) +++

Berlin, January 18-22, 2021 - The Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA) is an international conference on agricultural and food policy issues and has been held for the past twelve years in January at the beginning of the International Green Week in Berlin.

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After 103 resolutions, we look back on two years in the UN Security Council

New York, 31 December 2020 - December 2020 marked the end of Germany's two-year membership in the United Nations Security Council. From the Berlin Process on Libya to a new political mission in Sudan and the campaign against sexualized violence: a look back at two eventful years.

In 2019 and 2020, Germany had a seat in the Security Council of the United Nations.
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WFP Chief urges world to use its wealth to prevent famine in Nobel acceptance speech

Rome, 10 December 2020 - Read the transcript of the acceptance speech by David Beasley, Executive Director of the UN World Food Programme, at the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony here.

David Beasley, Executive Director of UN World Food Programme, received the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to WFP in Rome
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Multi-million euro contribution from Germany to IFAD will help avert a COVID-19 food crisis

Rome, 7 December 2020 – In the face of a looming food crisis due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Germany has committed funds to the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) to help ensure small-scale farmers can continue growing food in some of the poorest regions of the world.

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WFP Donor List in International Comparison - Germany as Donor Country

WFP relies entirely on voluntary contributions. Governments are the most important donors because WFP does not receive a fixed UN budget. The German government has been one of WFP's most important partners for years.

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FACT SHEET on the three UN Organizations in Rome

The most important figures at a glance: Find out about the three UN agencies in Rome.

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FACT SHEET - The Germany - IFAD Partnership

Rome, September 2020 - Germany and IFAD place small-scale farmers and rural people – especially women and youth – at the heart of their development priorities for achieving a world with no hunger (Sustainable Development Goal [SDG] 2).

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Review - The German EU Council Presidency (July - December 2020)

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Review of the German EU Council Presidency: “Together. Making Europe Strong Again.”

Berlin, 01 January 2021 - Corona, household, constitutional state, climate: In a politically full half year, the German presidency has strengthened the EU internally and externally.

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Maas visiting Ankara: Seeking to advance rapprochement between Turkey and Greece

Following a difficult year in EU-Turkish relations, there are currently some signals of détente coming out of Ankara. Foreign Minister Maas wants to encourage Foreign Minister Çavuşoğlu to continue and to consolidate this constructive path.

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Demining in eastern Ukraine

There is a danger of death for people on both sides of the contact line stretching for over 450 km in eastern Ukraine as the terrain is mined. The organisation HALO Trust is working to clear the mines, efforts supported by Germany to the tune of two million euro.

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Small steps towards more confidence – Foreign Minister Maas in Cairo

Germany, France, Egypt and Jordan are working together in the Munich format to inject fresh impetus into the Middle East peace process. In Cairo, the Foreign Ministers are discussing concrete steps for a rapprochement between Israel and the Palestinians – and how they can support it.

The Foreign Ministers of Germany, France, Egypt and Jordan are working together in the Munich format to inject fresh impetus into the Middle East peace process.

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