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Strategic Competition and Warfare in the Age of the AI Stack

Contribute to our analysis and work on AI governance.

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HLPF2026 Side Event

Human Dependency and the Future of the Multilateral System

How can we ensure humans remain essential in the transition to the post-2030 Agenda and as part of UN80 reform?

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Lunch Roundtable Discussion with Dr. Horacio Werner

Antarctica as a Model for Peace: Lessons for Global Commons in Times of Great Power Competition

How can lessons from Antarctica help inform the peaceful governance of global commons in an age of renewed great power competition?

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Report Launch and Presentation

Terrorist Exploitation of Armed Conflicts for Digital Content

The latest report from GIFCT and the KAS New York Office explores how terrorists and violent extremists are exploiting armed conflicts to generate and disseminate online materials.

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Frontier Challenges for Maritime Security and Multilateral Governance

Contribute to our analysis and work on the evolving maritime security landscape and architecture.

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Breakfast Roundtable with Civil Society

Safeguarding the Future Role of Civil Society in the HIV Response: Opportunities and Challenges

Civil society has driven decades of progress in the HIV response. Today, shrinking civic space, funding cuts, and barriers to care threaten those gains.

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to the New York office of the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung! As a foundation close to Germany’s “CDU” (Christian Democrat Party) we advocate internationally for peace, freedom and justice. The New York office focuses on the United Nations, building up synergies between the foundation´s partners all over the world and the UN.

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Norbert Lammert on the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

"Human rights are not laws of nature. [...], they must be protected & defended by people who take the claim to the inviolability of human dignity seriously".

50 Years of Germany at the UN

Interview with Antje Passenheim

What are the challenges of reporting on the UN and how has its image among the public changed as a result of crises in recent years?

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50 Years of Germany at the UN

Interview with Fidelis Stehle

How can youth be empowered to drive positive change on critical issues affecting their futures? What opportunities are there for youth to influence decision-making at the UN?

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50 Years of Germany at the UN

Interview with Eduard Frauneder

Like political, military, and cultural diplomacy, food can be a powerful tool in international relations. Tune in to learn more about “schnitzel diplomacy.”

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50 Years of Germany at the UN

Interview with Ambassador Taher El-Sonni

Tune in for insights into Germany's milestone achievement in launching the 2020 Berlin Process, which paved the way for a subsequent ceasefire agreement in Libya.

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50 Years of Germany at the UN

Interview with Dr. Christoph Heusgen

How is Germany perceived as an actor of world politics? What are the possibilities and processes to influence as an elected member of the Security Council?

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50 Years of Germany at the UN

Interview with Achim Steiner

What efforts has Germany made to advance the sustainable development agenda? What can other Member States learn from Germany’s leadership in this area?

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50 Years of Germany at the UN

Interview with Ambassador Antje Leendertse

Tune in for insights into Germany’s contributions to the UN system, the current challenges facing the UN, and Germany’s ambitions to shape world politics.

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Looking Ahead to the SDG Summit

Interview with Achim Steiner

Tune in for our discussion with the UNDP Administrator on setbacks and breakthroughs in SDG progress, the critical need for greater financing for sustainable development, and more.

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50 Years of Germany at the UN

Interview with Andrea E. Ostheimer

What role can civil society organizations play in advancing the UN agenda? How can a German political foundation engage with the UN system?

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