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Iceland emphasizes the importance of gender mainstreaming within the multilateral system at the OSCE Permanent Council on the occasion of the International Women´s Day.
07 March 2019 Iceland emphasizes the importance of gender mainstreaming within the multilateral system at the OSCE Permanent Council on the occasion of the International Women´s Day. Iceland emphasiz...
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Iceland welcomes the 2018 Annual Report of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights.
07 March 2019 Iceland welcomes the 2018 Annual Report of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights. During discussions on the 2018 Annual Report of ODIHR at the OSCE Permanent Coun...
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Speeches and Articles
Joint statement on the human rights situation in Saudi Arabia
07 March 2019 Joint statement on the human rights situation in Saudi Arabia STATEMENT UNDER AGENDA ITEM 2: INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE WITH THE HIGH COMMISSIONER 40TH SESSION OF THE UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ...
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Iceland leads a joint initiative calling on Saudi Arabia to improve its human rights situation
Today, Iceland led a group of countries at the Human Rights Council in Geneva, calling on the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to improve the situation of human rights in the country. This is the first time th...
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Icelandic Seafood Products, Technology & Services at Boston Seafood Expo 17-19 March 2019
06 March 2019 Icelandic Seafood Products, Technology & Services at Boston Seafood Expo 17-19 March 2019 Iceland will have a large presence at the Boston Seafood Expo & Processing North America on Mar...
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Icelandic Seafood Products, Technology & Services at Boston Seafood Expo 17-19 March 2019
Iceland will have a large presence at the Boston Seafood Expo & Processing North America on March 17-19, 2019. Not only does Iceland offer amazing seafood products but all the technology and ser...
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Statement of Iceland on freedom of religion
05 March 2019 Statement of Iceland on freedom of religion Clustered interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion and the Special Rapporteur on sale of children 5 March 2019...
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Joint Statement of the Nordic - Baltic states on violence against children
05 March 2019 Joint Statement of the Nordic - Baltic states on violence against children 40 session of the Human Rights Council th Clustered Interactive Dialogue with the Special Representative of th...
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Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on disabilities - Statement by Iceland
05 March 2019 Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on disabilities - Statement by Iceland Clustered interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on disabilities and the Independent Ex...
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Removal of capital controls on holders of offshore krónur and reduction of special reserve requirement on capital inflows
Act no. 14/2019, which amends the Foreign Exchange Act, no. 87/1992, and the Act on the Treatment of Króna-Denominated Assets Subject to Special Restrictions, no. 37/2016, was published in the La...
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Speeches and Articles
Joint Nordic - Baltic statement on the rights of children with disabilities
04 March 2019 Joint Nordic - Baltic statement on the rights of children with disabilities Human Rights Council 4 March 2019 Annual full day meeting on the rights of children Theme: Empowering childre...
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Statement of Iceland on human rights and the environment
04 March 2019 Statement of Iceland on human rights and the environment Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on human rights an and the environment 4 March 2019 Statement by Iceland Mr. Pr...
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Opening address at the seminar "Women, Business and the Law 2019"
Ms. Kristalina Georgieva, interim President of the World Bank Group Your excellency, Minister of Development Cooperation of Denmark, Ms. Ulla Törnæs Other distinguished participants, Ladies and Gentle...
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Statement of Iceland on the misuse of counter-terrorism legislation
01 March 2019 Statement of Iceland on the misuse of counter-terrorism legislation Individual interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights while cou...
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Reports
Iceland and the Fourth Industrial Revolution
This 2019 report, titled Iceland and the Fourth Industrial Revolution, presents the current global discourse on 4IR and discusses its implications for Icelandic society. Commissioned by the Prime Mi...
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Speeches and Articles
Statement of Iceland on the protection of human rights defenders
28 February 2019 Statement of Iceland on the protection of human rights defenders Clustered interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on human rights defenders and the Special Rapporteur on to...
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Joint Nordic Statement to the Security Council on Silencing the Guns
27 February 2019 Joint Nordic Statement to the Security Council on Silencing the Guns SC: Silencing the Guns Ambassador Mona Juul speaking on behalf of the Nordic countries in the Security Council Op...
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Iceland pledges further support to humanitarian efforts in Yemen
The Human Rights Council opened its fortieth regular session in Geneva yesterday. Gudlaugur Thór Thórdarson, Foreign Minister of Iceland, was among around 100 high-level dignitaries who presented stat...
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Ambassador Ásgeirsson presents his credentials in Costa Rica
26 February 2019 Ambassador Ásgeirsson presents his credentials in Costa Rica On Wednesday February 13 Ambassador Pétur Ásgeirsson presented his credentials as Ambassador of Iceland to Costa Rica, wi...
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Speeches and Articles
Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Gudlaugaur Thor Thordarson's statement on behalf of the Nordic - Baltic states on the question of the death penalty
26 February 2019 Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Gudlaugaur Thor Thordarson's statement on behalf of the Nordic - Baltic states on the question of the death penalty Human Rights Council Geneva, 26 ...