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Two international staff members remain missing  (26.10.11)

Two staff members from the Danish Refugee Council’s demining unit remain unaccounted for, after yesterday’s kidnapping. The Danish Refugee Council is conducting ongoing investigations while at the...

International staff members remain missing (26.10.11)

Two staff members from the Danish Refugee Council’s demining unit remain unaccounted for, after yesterday’s kidnapping. The Danish Refugee Council is conducting ongoing investigations while at the...

Staff members kidnapped in Somalia (25.10.11)

Today, three staff members from the Danish Refugee Council were kidnapped by Somalian gunmen in the northern Somalia.

Half a million Euros for security in Libya (25.10.11)

EU funds for the Danish Refugee Council’s demining unit the Danish Demining Group makes it possible to increase efforts for security and stability in Libya. The organisation’s humanitarian work is to...

Towards Durable Solutions for Displaced Ivoirians  (13.10.11)

In a joint report, the international humanitarian organizations, Oxfam, Danish refugee Council (DRC) and Care, warn that a humanitarian crisis of significant proportions remains six months after the...

From online game to emergency relief (13.10.11)

Sail Saurel took on the part of an aidworker during an interactive game on Facebook and ended up visiting a real life humanitarian aid program in Georgia. A viral awareness campaign has made a very...

Danish Refugee Council increases aid efforts in Dadaab (04.10.11)

More emergency aid and support from the Danish Refugee Council is on the way to Dadaab. It is new funds from the UNHCR enabling an increase of efforts in the world's largest refugee camp.

DRC Tajikistan hosts roundtable on the rights of refugees and asylum seekers (03.10.11)

On 29 September 2011, the Danish Refugee Council (DRC) sponsored a roundtable discussion on the rights of refugees and asylum seekers in Tajikistan. Officials from the Government of Tajikistan,...

Danish Refugee Council in Yemen: Meeting new challenges in a time of unrest (30.09.11)

Recent insurgency and civil unrest in Yemen has required the Danish Refugee Council to reassess its operations. Despite widespread instability the organisation has managed to increase activities in...

Save lives and relieve suffering (27.09.11)

The humanitarian imperative of saving lives at the Horn of Africa must override any political considerations at this crucial time, says Ann Mary Olsen at the UN mini-Summit.