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UNHCR Denmark Fact Sheet, September 2024

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Asylum system: Denmark has a wellestablished asylum and reception system with an independent appeals body.

Important donor: Denmark is a founding member of UNHCR’s Executive Committee and remains a key donor to UNHCR activities globally.

Integration and inclusion: Denmark engages in comprehensive inclusion efforts for refugees and works to identify solutions for forcibly displaced and stateless people, while fostering access to services.

HIGHLIGHTS

Routes-based approach

Denmark is engaged in dialogue with UNHCR and EU Member States on equitable responsibility-sharing for refugee protection and to address mixed and onward movements. Denmark hosted a High-Level Migration Conference in May with a wide range of governments and other stakeholders.

New Africa Strategy

In August, Denmark launched a new Africa strategy aimed at strengthening political exchange and dialogue with Tunisia, Rwanda and Senegal, and addressing irregular migration and refugee flows. Denmark will launch three new multi-year migration programmes with funding over DKK 1 billion, with the majority of activities implemented in Africa.