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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!

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FAO - Worst locust infestation in East Africa

Rome, 01 April 2020 - The Greater Horn of Africa is currently experiencing the worst desert locust upsurge in a quarter of a century.

The Federal Foreign Office is providing two million euro to cope with the plague.
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“COVID-19 is menacing the whole of humanity - and so the whole of humanity must fight back.”

New York, 25 March 2020 - With these words, UN Secretary-General Atonio Guterres appealed to the governments of the world to support the UN in the fight against the “unprecedented threat” of the pandemic.

Global Humanitarian Response Plan COVID-19
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FAO - Q&A: COVID-19 pandemic – impact on food and agriculture

Rom, 24 March 2020 - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation in Rome has published a catalogue of questions and answers on its website on the extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic is also affecting agriculture. (source: fao.org)

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
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Germany contributes 50 million euro to strengthen resilience in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo

Kinshasa, 04 March 2020 - 180,000 people in Kivu provinces to benefit as German Government expands its support to communities weakened by conflict, agricultural and climate shocks.

Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Germany as a donor country - Fighting hunger together with WFP

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.

Cooperation Germany - WFP
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Germany's “Strategy for Humanitarian Aid Abroad” for the years 2019 - 2023 now online

Berlin, July 2019 - At the beginning of April, the Federal Foreign Office (GFFO) had presented its new “Strategy for Humanitarian Aid Abroad” for the years 2019 - 2023 at a public event. You can now download the document online.

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Trio Presidency of Germany, Slovenia and Portugal in the EU

The Presidency of the Council, meaning the presidency of the Council of the European Union, is held by the Member States in rotation for six months at a time. Germany takes over the EU Presidency in the second half of 2020, followed by Portugal and Slovenia.

Foreign Minister Heiko Maas with his Slovenian and Portuguese counterparts

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Final green light for EU free trade agreement with Viet Nam

The Council of the European Union has approved the ambitious free trade agreement with Viet Nam. Industrial tariffs can thereby soon be eliminated, and binding high standards for climate change mitigation, employee rights and fair competition will be put in place.

Taking EU-Viet Nam trade to a new level
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Fair rules for free trade - working to overcome the blockade at the WTO

Fair trade needs rules and procedures for resolving disputes. To overcome a blockade at the World Trade Organization (WTO), the EU and 15 other countries have agreed on an alternative dispute settlement mechanism. 

Foreign Minister Heiko Maas meets with Roberto Azevedo, Director-General of the World Trade Organization, in Geneva in February 2020
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North Macedonia becomes 30th NATO member

North Macedonia’s accession to NATO was officially concluded today with the traditional raising of the country’s flag. Foreign Minister Maas welcomed the new Ally and paid tribute to the Government for its path of reform that made its accession possible.

Raising of the flag of North Macedonia in front of NATO headquarters in Brussels

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