https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Denmark in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Denmark is set to resume accepting refugees under the UN’s quota system after a three-year hiatus. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190730/well-take-quota-refugees-denmark-to-un Tue, 30 Jul 2019 14:48:50 +0200 well-take-quota-refugees-denmark-to-un The UN Security Council on Wednesday endorsed the appointment of former Danish general Michael Lollesgaard to head the UN observer mission in war-wracked Yemen, diplomats said. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190131/un-backs-danish-general-as-new-chief-of-yemen-mission Thu, 31 Jan 2019 11:38:58 +0100 un-backs-danish-general-as-new-chief-of-yemen-mission The UNHCR and the Danish Refugee Council have criticised the government for a new bill which seeks to ease the path to repatriation of UN quota refugees. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190130/denmarks-government-changes-policy-on-un-quota-refugees-with-new-bill Wed, 30 Jan 2019 11:08:30 +0100 denmarks-government-changes-policy-on-un-quota-refugees-with-new-bill Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen on Thursday evening ended uncertainty about who will represent Denmark at next week’s UN Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration meetings in Morocco by announcing he would attend himself. https://www.thelocal.dk/20181207/danish-pm-sends-self-to-morocco-for-un-conference Fri, 07 Dec 2018 13:26:10 +0100 danish-pm-sends-self-to-morocco-for-un-conference At least one Danish minister will be present at next week’s UN Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration at meetings in Morocco. https://www.thelocal.dk/20181206/i-decide-who-goes-to-un-meeting-danish-pm Thu, 06 Dec 2018 17:29:29 +0100 i-decide-who-goes-to-un-meeting-danish-pm Minister for Immigration and Integration Inger Støjberg will not be in attendance on Denmark’s behalf when the country becomes a signatory to the UN’s Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration at meetings in Morocco on December 10th and 11th. https://www.thelocal.dk/20181204/denmarks-immigration-minister-to-skip-international-meeting-on-uns-migration-pact Tue, 04 Dec 2018 13:45:51 +0100 denmarks-immigration-minister-to-skip-international-meeting-on-uns-migration-pact Denmark said Thursday it would not take in any refugees under the UN's quota system in 2018, focusing instead on integrating those recently arrived in the country. https://www.thelocal.dk/20181004/denmark-refuses-to-take-in-un-quota-refugees-in-2018 Thu, 04 Oct 2018 19:09:51 +0200 denmark-refuses-to-take-in-un-quota-refugees-in-2018 Danish prime minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen has called the speech given by US president Donald Trump at the United Nations general assembly ‘discouraging’. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180926/trumps-discouraging-speech-showed-lack-of-leadership-danish-pm Wed, 26 Sep 2018 15:14:03 +0200 trumps-discouraging-speech-showed-lack-of-leadership-danish-pm Christian Friis Bach, who served as Under-Secretary-General with the UN from 2014-17, has criticised the intergovernmental organisation, saying individual countries have too much power. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180216/danish-former-under-secretary-general-issues-rebuke-at-controlling-un-member-states Fri, 16 Feb 2018 13:09:24 +0100 danish-former-under-secretary-general-issues-rebuke-at-controlling-un-member-states Denmark’s minister for immigration Inger Støjberg has announced a continuation of the government’s policy not to accommodate UN-stipulated quota refugees. https://www.thelocal.dk/20171129/denmark-continues-block-on-un-quota-refugees Wed, 29 Nov 2017 14:36:34 +0100 denmark-continues-block-on-un-quota-refugees A Danish diplomat with experience in Afghanistan and Africa has been appointed as interim UN envoy for Lebanon, the UN said Wednesday, as the Middle East country is embroiled in crisis over the resignation of Prime Minister Saad Hariri. https://www.thelocal.dk/20171123/un-names-danish-diplomat-as-lebanon-envoy Thu, 23 Nov 2017 11:27:00 +0100 un-names-danish-diplomat-as-lebanon-envoy Denmark’s government will give 315 million kroner (42 million euros) to support women in conflict and war zones, with US president Donald Trump having withdrawn American support in the area. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170918/danish-pm-pledges-to-help-marginalised-women-criticises-trump-prior-to-un-summit Mon, 18 Sep 2017 14:57:00 +0200 danish-pm-pledges-to-help-marginalised-women-criticises-trump-prior-to-un-summit Low numbers of refugee arrivals mean that Denmark should be able to accept its quota of transferable refugees, says the UN. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170906/time-to-take-in-your-share-of-refugees-un-to-denmark Wed, 06 Sep 2017 13:13:25 +0200 time-to-take-in-your-share-of-refugees-un-to-denmark Denmark's centre-right prime minister on Sunday said he would seek a revision of the UN Refugee Convention, as Europe faces its worst migration crisis since World War II. https://www.thelocal.dk/20151227/danish-pm-seeks-to-change-un-refugee-pact Sun, 27 Dec 2015 23:35:43 +0100 danish-pm-seeks-to-change-un-refugee-pact The Danish general leading the UN’s mission to support Mali's fragile ceasefire has condemned Denmark for refusing to send the combat troops he asked for. https://www.thelocal.dk/20151215/un-slams-danish-refusal-to-send-troops-to-mali Tue, 15 Dec 2015 14:13:31 +0100 un-slams-danish-refusal-to-send-troops-to-mali Denmark is now the world’s fourth best country to live in after leaping six places in the UN’s annual human development report, overtaking Germany, the United States and The Netherlands. https://www.thelocal.dk/20151214/denmark-worlds-fourth-best-place-to-live-un Mon, 14 Dec 2015 16:38:47 +0100 denmark-worlds-fourth-best-place-to-live-un At an international donor conference for Syria held in Kuwait this week, Denmark has committed another 250 million Danish kroner for 2015 to the victims of the war-torn country. This brings Denmark’s total aid to Syria to more than 1 billion Danish kroner, according to the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150401/denmark-donates-250-million-kr-to-syrian-victims Wed, 01 Apr 2015 13:06:40 +0200 denmark-donates-250-million-kr-to-syrian-victims In her 20-minute speech, Thorning-Schmidt took on the rise of the Islamic State, the humanitarian crisis in Syria, Russian aggression in Ukraine, climate change and more. https://www.thelocal.dk/20140925/thorning-focuses-on-conflicts-climate-un Thu, 25 Sep 2014 13:22:00 +0200 thorning-focuses-on-conflicts-climate-un