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 has been awarded a seat on the UN Security Council for the next two years. https://www.thelocal.dk/20240607/denmark-gets-seat-on-un-security-council Fri, 07 Jun 2024 09:07:08 +0200 denmark-gets-seat-on-un-security-council Former Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt will leave Danish politics for London, where she will head up the international NGO Save the Children. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160114/former-danish-pm-thorning-to-leave-politics Thu, 14 Jan 2016 10:06:46 +0100 former-danish-pm-thorning-to-leave-politics Denmark's strict refugee policies were cited as a reason for not naming Helle Thorning-Schmidt UN High Commissioner for Refugees. https://www.thelocal.dk/20151112/thorning-misses-out-on-top-un-position Thu, 12 Nov 2015 07:45:54 +0100 thorning-misses-out-on-top-un-position Helle Thorning-Schmidt’s bid to become the next UN High Commissioner for Refugees has the backing of the Nordic states and she is considered one of three finalists for the job. https://www.thelocal.dk/20151005/with-nordic-backing-thorning-a-finalist-for-un-post Mon, 05 Oct 2015 09:35:20 +0200 with-nordic-backing-thorning-a-finalist-for-un-post With her candidacy for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Helle Thorning-Schmidt is in the running to lead an organization that has spoken out strongly against her very own policies. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150904/thorning-vies-to-lead-agency-that-criticized-her-policies Fri, 04 Sep 2015 17:12:25 +0200 thorning-vies-to-lead-agency-that-criticized-her-policies UPDATED: Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen announced on Friday that Denmark has put forth his predecessor Helle Thorning-Schmidt as a candidate for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150904/former-danish-pm-thorning-schmidt-un-refugee-head Fri, 04 Sep 2015 11:03:43 +0200 former-danish-pm-thorning-schmidt-un-refugee-head The Danish government will formally request its first ever membership within the UN’s Human Rights Council, the Foreign Ministry announced on Friday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150828/denmark-to-seek-seat-on-un-human-rights-council Fri, 28 Aug 2015 12:10:33 +0200 denmark-to-seek-seat-on-un-human-rights-council Mogens Lykketoft, a respected political veteran and the current speaker of parliament, was confirmed on Monday as the replacement for Uganda’s Sam Kutesa as the president of the UN General Assembly. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150616/danish-mp-to-head-un-general-assembly Tue, 16 Jun 2015 10:49:56 +0200 danish-mp-to-head-un-general-assembly Mogens Lyketoft will be the first ever Dane to serve as the president of the UN General Assembly when he presides over the 70th session. https://www.thelocal.dk/20141127/danish-mp-will-head-un-general-assembly-in-2015 Thu, 27 Nov 2014 09:41:00 +0100 danish-mp-will-head-un-general-assembly-in-2015 Career diplomat Ellen Margrethe Løj will take on the "hardest job possible" by accepting a one-year post to head up UN peace efforts in the young country. https://www.thelocal.dk/20140724/danish-diplomat-to-head-un-mission-in-south-sudan Thu, 24 Jul 2014 10:07:00 +0200 danish-diplomat-to-head-un-mission-in-south-sudan