Statement of Germany at the UNGA72

Nuclear weapons: “We have to send a clear message: the international community will not accept North Korea's nuclear provocations.”

Nuclear weapons: “If a country manages to build up a nuclear arsenal while the international community stands by and watches helplessly, then other political leaders will follow this example.”

Nuclear weapons: “That is why North Korea acquiring nuclear weapons is neither a bilateral nor a regional problem. Rather it is a global challenge which we have to master together.”

Nuclear weapons: “It cannot be that striving to build up a nuclear arsenal leads to success on the international stage.”

Disarmament: “It is therefore more important than ever that the international architecture for arms control and disarmament does not crumble. Existing treaties and agreements must not be called into question.”

Nuclear weapons: “That applies in particular to the agreement on Iran's nuclear programme.”

Nuclear weapons: “For which state would refrain from developing its own nuclear programme if it turns out that negotiated agreements do not endure and confidence in agreements with the international community are not worth the paper they are written on?”

Non-proliferation: “Especially with regard to the implementation of the ban on the proliferation of nuclear weapons, we have a request for the United States, Russia and China. These countries will be Instrumental in ensuring that the ban on the proliferation of nuclear weapons, as well as arms control and disarmament are implemented.”

Disarmament: “In this speech, the American President called for "general and complete disarmament.””

Weapons/Peace: “Every year, he said in his speech, billions of dollars were spent on weapons that are "acquired for the purpose of making sure we never need to use them", this, he went on to say, was certainly not "the most efficient means of assuring peace.””

Arms Control: “We currently spend just under 1.7 trillion US dollars each year on arms around the world.”

SDGs: “In order to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal of the United Nations, i.e. to eradicate extreme poverty in the world by 2030, we would need only 10 percent of that.”

Iraq: “Thankfully, progress has also been made. For example, in Iraq. We have to quickly consolidate the successes which have been achieved there in the fight against the so-called Islamic State by Initiating reconstruction and stabilisation measures in the liberated cities and regions.”

Ukraine: “We also have to make progress in the Ukraine conflict.”