Overview

• Baerbock paid a final visit to Carl-Friedrich-Gauss Gymnasium in Frankfurt (Oder) as she prepares to leave the Bundestag after twelve years
• She called school visits one of her “heart projects” and highlighted their importance for youth engagement
• During the session she engaged pupils in discussions about how democracy functions and the nature of current global crises
• Having been elected in early June, she will begin her one-year term as President of the UN General Assembly in New York this September
• Her agenda for the UN role centers on institutional reform, advancing sustainability initiatives and promoting gender equality