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• 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

• His Royal Highness Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark Heads High-level Danish-Greenlandic Business Delegation to Canada
  07.02.2019  21:36

  His Royal Highness Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark will lead a large Danish-Greenlandic delegation promoting Greenland’s business community during the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) convention in Toronto, Canada. The convention, which is one of the world’s leading conventions in the mining industry, attracts upwards of 26,000 guests from 125 countries. During the visit, HRH The Crown Prince will also promote Danish architecture and the Danish design approach to urban development.