UNHCR Observations to law amendments of the Danish Alien’s Act (L 62)
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has submitted its observations to the law amendments to the Danish Alien’s Act (L62), “Håndtering af flygtninge- og migrantsituationen”. Generally, UNHCR regrets the introduction of a range of restrictions in asylum...
UNHCR observations on Danish law proposal to introduce carrier sanctions during border controls
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has submitted observations to the draft law proposal to introduce carrier sanctions during temporary intra-Schengen border controls in Denmark. The observations are available...
Denmark funds protracted refugee crises in Africa at risk of being forgotten
UNHCR’s annual meeting of its executive committee, bringing together 140 states, came to a close Friday 9 October. Much attention was focused on the Afghan situation, and the world’s largest humanitarian crisis unfolding in Syria leading to refugees arriving in the thousands in Europe. However, the High Commissioner for Refugees, António Guterres, also urged donor countries not to forget the needs of the millions of people displaced from protracted crises creating refugee emergencies in several regions of Africa.
UNHCR observations on proposed amendments to the Danish Social Security legislation
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has submitted its observations to the proposed law amendments to the Danish Social Security legislation (Lov om ændring af lov om aktiv socialpolitik, lov om en aktiv beskæftigelsesindsats, integrationsloven og forskellige andre love,...
Denmark supports UNHCR with USD 10.3 million to refugee emergencies
UNHCR is grateful for Denmark’s continued strong support to refugee emergencies. Denmark is the only donor to contribute with an Emergency Fund at the start of each year of USD 8.8 million (DKK 50.5 million), which is solely at UNHCR’s discretion to allocate where the need is the greatest.
Denmark contributes with USD 4 million to the CAR and South Sudan crises
UNHCR is grateful for Denmark’s important USD 4 million contribution that will alleviate the acute needs for many of the people who have been forced to flee their homes due to the violence in South Sudan and the CAR.
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....
Denmark contributes with USD 3 million to UNHCR emergency operations in Africa
Recurrent conflicts in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), South Sudan and the Central African Republic (CAR) in the last couple of months have put additional pressure on UNHCR’s emergency operations in the region.