Should Germany maintain a presence at the United Nations?

Last answered 4 days ago

Yes

30,371 votes

93%

No

2,349 votes

7%

Distribution of answers submitted by German voters.

88%

Yes

6%

No

3%

Yes, and use the U.N. peacekeeping forces to protect our interests

1%

No, and remove the U.N. headquarters from the U.S.

3%

Yes, but scale back our current involvement

3 Yes answers

2 No answers

0 overlapping answers

Data includes total votes submitted by visitors since Dec 12, 2011. For users that answer more than once (yes we know), only their most recent answer is counted in the total results. Total percentages may not add up to exactly 100% as we allow users to submit "grey area" stances that may not be categorized into yes/no stances.

The UN. is an organization of governments founded in 1945 after World War II. The organization’s objectives include promoting peace and security, protecting human rights and the environment and providing humanitarian aid in cases of famine, natural disaster, and armed conflict. Recent U.N. interventions include the Sri Lankan civil war in 2009 and the 2010 earthquake in Haiti. In 1955 West Germany was admitted into the UN. East Germany was admitted into the UN in as a non-voting observer in 1972. In 1990 the Federal Republic of Germany was formally recognized by the UN. Germany is the third largest financial contributor to the UN and contributes $140 million annually.  See recent U.N. news