UNHCR’s observations to proposal to amend criteria for selection of refugees for resettlement to Denmark
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has submitted its observations to Denmark’s proposal to amend the criteria for selection of refugees to be resettled to Denmark.
The observations are available here.
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UNHCR’s observations on Danish proposal for new resettlement scheme
11.10.2017UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has submitted observations to the Danish government’s proposed amendments to the Aliens Act, introducing a new resettlement system. The amendments introduce a conditional quota scheme effective from 2018. Denmark’s participation in UNHCR’s resettlement program will be conditional on social and financial conditions, including the number […]