Denmark as a Donor

UNHCR works to ensure that everyone has the right to seek asylum and find safe refuge, having fled conflict, violence, or persecution at home.

UNHCR is almost entirely funded by voluntary contributions. Denmark is a reliable donor to UNHCR and has provided UNHCR with strong support for innovations and solutions, such as Project Flow and our information-sharing project, Telling the Real Story.

For more detailed information on Denmark, visit our donor page. 

Danish Contributions to UNHCR

Denmark entered a five-year agreement with UNHCR for the period 2022-2026, and is committed to continued flexible contributions and support for sustainable solutions. In 2023, Denmark contributed a total of USD 96 million to UNHCR, of which USD 35.6 million was unearmarked. Denmark has consistently been a top donor to UNHCR.

Facts about Denmark as a UNHCR donor

In 2023, Denmark provided important support to UNHCR’s response to the Sahel situation and the Sudan situation, and the Türkiye and Syria Earthquake Emergency Response.
In 2023, Denmark provided USD 7.5 million in urgent humanitarian support to the Afghanistan situation.
In 2023, Denmark was the 9th biggest government donor and the 5th largest donor per capita. 
Denmark’s thematic focus areas: Solutions and Innovation.

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Visit our reporting pages to see more contribution data. 

Opening doors to higher education

Denmark supports refugee education.

Meet Charlotte from Denmark

Support from Denmark enables our humanitarian colleagues to assist displaced people worldwide.

UNHCR thanks Denmark for substantial support to help protect the world’s refugees from the threat of coronavirus

Apr 24, 2020

While Europe at large is dramatically impacted by COVID-19, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, welcomes Denmark’s very significant contribution of DKK 100 M (14.8 M USD) to support UNHCR’s COVID-19 appeal to protect refugees and their host communities around the world from the threat of the pandemic. This places Denmark […]

“We are physically in exile, but our brains are not”

Jan 17, 2020

After being forced to flee his home country and loosing family members, returning to university gave Nixon Raphael back his hope for the future. He has received a scholarship with support from UNHCR and contributions from Denmark.

Life-saving evacuations from Libya supported by Danish funding

Jan 2, 2020

Hundreds of refugees have already been moved out of harm’s way in Libya, and to safety in Rwanda’s new transit center, which is supported by funding from countries like Denmark.