“I had lost hope that my life could be anything different”
When Angelique was resettled as a refugee in Denmark after seven years on the run, she started to dream again. About education, possibilities and the future.
Refugee athletes run to inspire at the Cross Country World Championships
Two young refugees competed with the Athlete Refugee Team for the first time in the Cross Country World Championships in Denmark.
Refugee entrepreneurs create jobs in Rwanda
UNHCRs partner in Rwanda, Inkomoko, trains refugee entrepreneurs in business skills. The results are striking: The refugees become more self-reliant, improve their living conditions and, in addition, they create jobs and economic growth.
UNHCR donates equipment to refugee students in Denmark
UNHCR’s Global Service Center in Copenhagen has donated laptops and smartphones to refugees, who have been accepted to universities in Denmark.
Stories from the Field: “It really makes a difference when we cooperate with the private sector”
An interview with our Danish colleague Charlotte Ridung in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia “Stories from the Field” is an interview series providing insight into the daily lives of some of our Northern European colleagues, working for the organization all over the world. Why...
UNHCR: Refugees should be assured that they will not be returned to unsafe situations
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, expresses concern about the debate on the so-called “paradigm shift” in Denmark.
Danish contribution brings help to the forgotten refugees from South Sudan
More than 8 out of 10 refugees from South Sudan, the largest refugee crisis on the African continent, are women and children – and they suffer from consequences of serious underfunding.
UNHCR observations to proposed restrictions in Danish legislation on foreigners
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has submitted our comments to the government’s proposal for a law amending the Aliens Act, the Integration Act, the Repatriation Act and various other laws (Further access to withdrawal of residence permits for refugees, ceiling on...
Denmark provides much needed financial support to Somalia situation
A recent Danish emergency contribution will strengthen UNHCR’s response to 3.6 million displaced Somalis.