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• Statement by Thor G. Thorarinsson at the 12th session of the Conference of State Parties to the CRPD
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• Remarks at Launch of the Group of Friends to Combat Marine Plastic Pollution
• Joint Nordic statement on the rights of indigenous peoples
• Joint Nordic statement on the situation in Syria
• Joint Nordic Statement on Upholding the United Nations Charter
• Statement of Iceland on the protection of human rights defenders
• Joint Nordic - Baltic statement on the rights of indigenous peoples
• Statement on behalf of 53 countries - Call for an immediate global ceasefire
• Joint Nordic statement at the Security Council open debate on sexual violence in conflict
• Statement to the Security Council on The Middle East including the Palestinian Question by Ambassador Einar Gunnarsson
• Joint Nordic Statement at the Arria formula meeting of the Security Council on Implementation of Security Council Resolutions on Youth, Peace and Security by UN Peace Operations
• Security Council: Protection of Civilians
• Joint Nordic Statement to the Sixth Committee on Diplomatic Protection
• Meeting of Political Directors of the OSCE Participating States in Rome, Italy, 8 October 2018
• Statement to the General Assembly on the 2021 High-Level Political Forum
• Statements at the 44th session of the Human Rights Council
• Nordic-Baltic Statements and National Statements in HRC49
• A statement on behalf of the Group of Friends of Women, Peace and Security at UNSC open Arria-Formula Meeting
• Joint Nordic Statement at the Security Council High-Level Debate on Pandemics and the Challenges of Sustaining Peace
• 50th Session of the Human Rights Council: Interactive Dialogue with the Fact-Finding Mission on Libya
• Statement of Iceland on human rights situations that require the Council’s attention
• Joint Nordic - Baltic statement on reprisals against human rights activists
• Statement at the General Debate of the First Committee by Ambassador Jörundur Valtýsson, Permanent Representative of Iceland to the UN
• Statement by H.E. Gudlaugur Thor Thordarson at Global Champion of the UN High-Level Dialogue on Energy - Virtual Launch Programme
• Economic and Environmental Dimension Discusses Energy, including Renewables, Bratislava, 27 May 2019.
• Joint Nordic Statement on the Thirtieth Anniversary of the Adoption of the Convention of the Rights of the Child
• Joint Statement on the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Jounalists.
• 50th Session of the Human Rights Council: ID on the oral update of the High Commissioner on Ukraine and interim report of Secretary-General on the situation of human rights in Crimea
• 50th Session of the Human Rights Council: Interactive dialogue with the Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic
• Statement at the 10th Annual ECOSOC Youth Forum by Mr. Asmundur Einar Dadason, Minister of Social Affairs and Children
• Discussions of UNSC resolution 1325 Discussed at the OSCE Forum for Security Cooperation (FSC).
• Joint Nordic statement on the human rights situation in Syria
• EoP at Adoption of the CSW64 Political Declaration
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• Hybrid threats undermine the rule of law and democracy.