What are you looking for?

Number of results found No suitable keywords found. Please enter your complete search term.

Navigation

Welcome

Civil crisis prevention

Article

25.01.2024 Article

Working for an end to the violence in the Sudan: Annalena Baerbock travels to East Africa

“The forgotten war” is how many newspapers describe the brutal power struggle between two generals in the Sudan. On 25 and 26 January, Foreign Minister Baerbock is in Kenya and South Sudan for talks aimed at bolstering efforts to promote dialogue, stability and peace.

Foreign Minister Baerbock visiting the UNHCR refugee settlement Gorom in South Sudan. 
01.12.2023 Article

Sinjar after the IS terror: How is the Federal Foreign Office supporting Yazidis in Iraq?

The IS terrorist organisation left behind complete devastation in Iraq. Yazidis in particular suffered under the IS reign of terror. Hundreds of thousands of them are still in refugee camps in northern Iraq. How can Germany help these people to live in freedom and safety?

The Yazidis suffered mass persecution under the Islamic State (IS) terror Regime.
30.05.2023 Article

Talking about European solutions: civil society perspectives on sea rescues in the Mediterranean

In the Federal Foreign Office, representatives of civil society and non-governmental organisations are meeting with experts today to examine civil society perspectives on sea rescues. Find out more about what’s being discussed here.

Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock   at the eventSearch and Rescue in the Central Mediterranean: Perspectives from Civil Society
07.03.2023 Article

Between opportunities and challenges: Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock travels to Iraq

Nowhere in the Middle East do dangers and opportunities collide as they do in Iraq. On the one hand, there is the fight against terrorism, tensions between Shiites and Sunnis, the climate crisis. On the other, a cultural diversity, the cradle of civilisation, a young population and democracy.

Foreign Minister Baerbock with her iraqi counterpart Fuad Hussein in Baghdad
24.01.2023 Article

In the region, with the region: Lake Chad Conference in Niamey

The International Lake Chad Conference has taken place in the crisis-stricken region itself for the first time. Germany was a co‑host and is providing extensive support for the local population.

A woman sitting and a man leaning on a door frame
28.12.2022 Article

Active peace policy – Foreign Minister Baerbock unveils foreign and security policy concept for integrated peace engagement

How does the Federal Foreign Office want to stabilise trouble spots more effectively in future? The new concept for integrated peace engagement shows the way forward.

During her trip to Nigeria, Foreign Minister Baerbock visited the village of Ngarannam, which was destroyed by the terrorist organisation Boko Haram and rebuilt using German funding (18-20 December 2022).

Press releases

  1. 07.03.2023 Press release

    Statement by Foreign Minister Baerbock on her arrival in Baghdad

  2. 12.06.2020 Press release

    Foreign Minister Maas on the Partnership for Security and Stability in the Sahel

  3. 20.05.2020 Press release

    Foreign Minister Heiko Maas on funding for the German Foundation for Peace Research

  4. 24.09.2019 Press release

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

  5. 10.01.2019 Press release

    Federal Foreign Office on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

  6. 17.12.2018 Press release

    Foreign Minister Maas on his arrival in Baghdad

  7. 26.10.2018 Press release

    Statement by the Federal Foreign Office on the flash floods in Jordan

Publications

Show more
Top of page