Denmark first provided developmental assistance to Bhutan in 1978, before choosing Bhutan as a Danish programme country in 1989. Its assistance focused on promoting the areas of health, education, environment, urban development and good governance.[3] Bhutan's Former Prime Minister Jigme Thinley was granted an audience with Queen Margrethe II of Denmark in 2010.[4]
Denmark has been supporting the education sector in Bhutan since the early 1990s.[5] Denmark has also supported Bhutan with poverty reduction and freedom of press.[6] 1,1 million DKK will be invested in the health sector, environment sector and urban development in 2012.[7]
Bhutan and Denmark signed an agreement on good governance in June 2011, which granted Bhutan 50 million kr. to support of this goal.[8]
Denmark's 2008 - 2013 strategy for Bhutan, was the final development programme between the two countries.[9][10] Bilateral development cooperation officially ended in November 2014.[11]
^"Cooperation with Education sector"(PDF). Foreign Affairs of Denmark. Retrieved 22 January 2011. Danida has been supporting the education sector in Bhutan on a small scale since the early 1990s in terms of short term assistance to e.g. environment education, special needs education and school construction technology. More substantial Danish support to the education sector has been provided as two main interventions...[permanent dead link]
^"Bhutan - Denmark Partnership". Foreign Affairs of Denmark. Retrieved 22 January 2011. Poverty reduction is the overriding objective of Denmark's development policy... Bhutan has experienced significant improvement with regard to freedom of press...