What can stop climate change? Which forms of energy will we use in the future? How can everyone be assured access to enough water? These important questions are closely linked to environmental and climate protectionmore

Political discussion is dominated by the challenges of globalization, the consequences of climate change, crises and conflicts in many regions. What answers can a foresighted foreign policy give? A major “Deutschland” interview...more
Germany is involved in many UN and OSCE missions worldwide aimed at preventing crisesmore
Germany works worldwide for sustainable development and greater social justice. Its development policy supports the Millennium Development Goalsmore
Whatever the vehicle – art exhibition, language course or research scholarship – culture, education and science can forge bonds between people more easily than wordsmore
Mr. Majari, how much interest in German is there in the Palestinian Territories?
German is taught at seven church-run schools and as a pilot project at two public schools in Bethlehem. Altogether, around 2,000 students learn...more
Mr. Burgtorf, you run the Indo-German Energy Programme (IGEN). What lies behind this title?
IGEN is a joint programme launched by the German and Indian governments to improve the energy supply in India. India’s economic growth...more
German human rights policy is geared to protecting people’s rights and basic freedoms worldwide and creating an environment in which suppression, despotism and exploitation have no chance. Germany is a signatory to all major EU...more
KfW Entwicklungsbank supports sustainable economic development in 16 European countries. It focuses particularly on renewable energies and energy efficiencymore
Ambassador, what is the most urgent crisis you are trying to contain at the moment?
Georgia is our main problem at the moment. There has been a growing number of incidents in the breakaway provinces of Abkhazia and South...more
Mr. Hermann, where exactly in Afghanistan have we reached you?
I am at the Welthungerhilfe office in Sheberghan, the capital of the north Afghan province of Jovzjan, 120 kilometres west of Mazar-i-Sharif. The region borders on...more
Civil reconstruction and military protection: Germany’s broad-based approach to promoting the future of Afghanistanmore