Germany 2011/2012 UN Security Council Member

Since 1 January 2011 Germany has been a member of the United Nations Security Council. This means that for the next two years Germany will shoulder a special responsibility for international affairs, according to Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle. Following previous terms in 1977/78, 1987/88, 1995/96 and 2003/04, Germany is now serving its fifth term as a non-permanent member of the Security Council.

UN Security Council

Preview: Germany as a Member of the UN Security Council

“We will play our part in enabling the Security Council to fulfill its role effectively as the key authority on matters of world peace and security,” Foreign Minister Westerwelle emphasized.

Preview

Ambassador Peter Wittig

Accepting Responsibility for World Peace - Interview with Ambassador Peter Wittig

Deutschland magazine interviewed Ambassador Peter Wittig on Germany’s role as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council and the objectives pursued by a reform of this important body.

Interview with Ambassador Wittig

Security Council Member

Germany as Partner – Trusted Throughout the World

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Germany as Partner – Trusted Throughout the World

The Permanent Mission of Germany to the United Nations in New York

Germany pursues many of its foreign policy objectives within the United Nations. Ambassador Dr. Peter Wittig has been the Permanent Representative of Germany to the United Nations since December 2009. 

Permanent Mission