- Denmark will host a new international data center in support of an improved response to forced displacement
07.08.2018
- Press Statement by Ukraine and the UK, Denmark and Canada
27.06.2018
In the context of the Ukraine Reform Conference in Copenhagen 27 June 2018, the Government of Ukraine and the past, present and future hosts of Ukraine Reform Conferences – the UK (2017), Denmark (2018) and Canada (2019) – state the following
- International Reform Conference in Copenhagen: Reforms in Ukraine are crucial for the stability of Europe
25.06.2018
Ukraine is on the front line – both concerning Russian aggression but also in the fight for reforms and breaking ties with its Soviet past. Denmark and Europe have a strategic interest in the success of the Ukrainian reform process. Hosting the Ukraine Reform Conference could create new momentum to the country’s reform process.
- The Danish Minister for Foreign Affairs hosts the Nordic-African Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Copenhagen
06.06.2018
Anders Samuelsen, Denmark’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, is hosting the Nordic-African Foreign Ministers meeting on 6 and 7 June 2018.
- Canada and the Kingdom of Denmark (with Greenland) announce the establishment of a Joint Task Force on Boundary Issues
23.05.2018
In order to make further progress on the outstanding boundary issues in the waters between Canada and Greenland, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark, together with the Government of Greenland, and Global Affairs Canada have decided to establish a joint task force.
- High-level Meeting in Ilulissat, Greenland on the Occasion of the 10-year Anniversary of the Ilulissat Declaration
18.05.2018
Anders Samuelsen, Denmark’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Vivian Motzfeldt, Greenland’s Minister for Education, Culture, Church and Foreign Affairs, will host a high-level meeting on 22-23 May 2018 on the occasion of the 10-year anniversary of the Ilulissat Declaration. The purpose of the meeting is to affirm the support of the Arctic States to the principles of the declaration and to discuss the joint efforts for a peaceful and productive cooperation.
- 1968: a revolutionary year – also for reproduction
14.05.2018
This year, in 2018, it is 50 years since reproductive rights – including the right to decide whether to have children and how many children to have – were first formally recognised.
- Large-scale investment by the Danish government in African wind energy
08.05.2018
- The Danish Government Donates 60 mill. DKK to Partnerships that Promotes Women’s Access to Contraception in Connection with Distribution of Food Aid
08.05.2018
Minister for Development Cooperation, Ulla Tørnæs, has signed a Letter of Intent regarding a Danish donation of 60 million DKK to the UN World Food Programme’s, WFP’s, work with women’s and girls’ access to contraception in humanitarian crisis.
- Tørnæs grants DKK 730m to the crisis in Syria
25.04.2018
The conflict in Syria has recently entered its eight year, and, according to the UN, more than 12 million people have been forced to flee, either internally or to the neighboring countries. The need for humanitarian aid and assistance in Syria and the neighboring region is enormous.