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• Comments from the Danish Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister of Defense concerning the situation in the Strait of Hormuz
  26.07.2019  14:11

• David Malpass elected to become the next President of the World Bank Group
  05.04.2019  18:38

• Ready for a new era for development financing shaped by technology?
  05.04.2019  14:50

  Join the one-day conference on innovating new tech solutions for finance and regulation in Africa on the 30th of April.

• April Fools: Denmark builds North Sea fence Brits will pay Danish minister says
  01.04.2019  06:00

  Due to the uncertain consequences of Brexit to the Danish fishing industry, Danish Minister for fisheries, Ms. Eva Kjer Hansen, has ordered the construction of a North Sea spanning herring fence. The fence will keep the North Sea herring in Danish territory until they a large enough for Danish fishermen to catch.

• Danida Market Development Partnerships is now launching the application round for 2019
  29.03.2019  15:46

  Danida Market Development Partnerships (DMDP) promotes commercially oriented partnerships that contribute to market development and promote local economic growth and employment in developing countries

• Samuelsen: Denmark will vote no to all UN resolutions under special agenda item against Israel
  21.03.2019  16:34

  Minister for Foreign Affairs Anders Samuelsen today informed the Danish parliament’s Foreign Policy Committee that Denmark will vote against all resolutions under agenda item 7 of the UN Human Rights Council.

• Denmark increases its contribution to UN Environment in 2019
  14.03.2019  14:10

  It is a priority for the Danish government to ensure an effective international environmental cooperation. UN assesses that especially on the environmental part of the Sustainable Development Goals there is a lack of progress. Therefore, the Danish government has chosen to increase its contribution to UN Environment in 2019.

• Denmark to take up a leading position at UN Climate Action Summit 2019
  14.03.2019  10:54

  The UN Secretary-General has requested Denmark to take up a leading position towards the UN Climate Action Summit in New York, 23 September 2019. Specifically, Denmark is due to lead the energy transition track in order to advance sustainable energy. A particular focus will be on clean energy investments in emerging economies and least developed countries. 

• Press-release: Meeting of Nordic and Baltic Governors of the World Bank with US nominee – Under Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs David Malpass -  for the selection of the next president of the World Bank
  05.03.2019  10:47

• UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres meets African Girls Can Code
  13.02.2019  11:32

  UN Secretary-General to African girl coders: It needs a movement of girls to bring more women in science and technology