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02.02.12

Hopes for the future in Mogadishu

Conflict and drought are affecting the population in Mogadishu, where thousands are entirely dependent on emergency relief. However, the situation is changing for...

31.01.12

Information to the press - statement from Poul Hagen Thisted

Information to the press - statement from Poul Hagen Thisted: Poul Hagen Thisted has now left Sicily to spend time with his family.

25.01.12

Kidnapped aid workers rescued in Somalia

Today, Jessica Buchanan and Poul Hagen Thisted have been rescued during an American-led operation in Somalia. The two aid workers from the Danish Refugee Council’s...

25.01.12

Kidnapped aid workers rescued in Somalia

The Danish Refugee Council hereby confirms that Jessica Buchanan and Poul Hagen Thisted have been rescued earlier today during an operation in Somalia. American...

24.01.12

Global Journal rates DRC ninth best NGO in the world

The Global Journal has published the first ever Top 100 NGOs. The Danish Refugee Council is rated in the top-ten.

19.01.12

Unable to forget

Decades of bloody civil-war has left the Central African Republic (CAR) as one of the poorest countries in the world. The population has suffered for many years and...

19.01.12

Somalia in need of massive humanitarian aid in 2012

Four million people are in need of basic relief aid in Somalia. That is the message from UN and humanitarian organisations in the country in an appeal launched in...

11.01.12

Influential Somalis join forces to resolve DDG kidnapping

A group of influential Somalis have joined forces to push for the release of the two kidnapped aid workers from the Danish Refugee Council’s demining unit. Through...

09.01.12

The Danish EU Presidency faces huge challenges in the area of asylum

EU's common asylum system must be realized by the end of 2012. But the financial crisis and increasing pressure on the already inadequate asylum systems in southern...

21.12.11

Winter assistance in Kabul largest settlement

In an effort to better assist the most vulnerable households in the largest informal settlement in Kabul, the Danish Refugee Council is to distribute winter aid.