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Minister Thordarson visits United Nations, France and UK
Mr. Gudlaugur Thor Thordarson, Minister for Foreign Affairs, is back from his visit to New York, where he attended the United Nations General Assembly. He then went on to France, where he met wit...
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Statement at the OECD Barbershop Conference, engaging men for gender equality
Barbershop Conference OECD, Paris 2 October 1, 2018 Statement by H.E. Mr. Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland Ladies and gentlemen, Thank you all for being with us tod...
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Reports
The 2008 Icelandic Bank Collapse: Foreign Factors
The 2008 Icelandic Bank Collapse: Foreign Factors. A report for the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs.
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Statement at the United Nations General Assembly General Debate
Madame President, The United Nations has played a critical role in promoting peace and development for all. Most indices, measuring human development tell a positive story - a story of our shared succ...
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Joint Nordic statement on the human rights situation in Cambodia
27 September 2018 Joint Nordic statement on the human rights situation in Cambodia The Permanent Representative of Sweden to the Human Rights Council delivered last Wednesday a statement on behalf of...
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Statement of Iceland on the situation in Georgia
27 September 2018 Statement of Iceland on the situation in Georgia Item 10 Iceland Statement Situation in Georgia 27 September 2018 Mr. President, Iceland would like to thank the Office of the High C...
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Statement at the Carbon Neutrality Coalition (CNC) Inaugural High-Level Meeting, New York
Carbon Neutrality Coalition (CNC) Inaugural High-Level Meeting 27. september 2018, 13:15-14:30 Höfuðstöðvar SÞ, Conference Room 7 My Government is strongly committed to the Paris Climate Agreement an...
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Statement of Iceland on racism
26 September 2018 Statement of Iceland on racism Harald Aspelund, Permanent Representative of Iceland to the international organisations in Geneva, delivered last Tuesday a statement in the Human Rig...
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Statement of Iceland on the situation in Ukraine
26 September 2018 Statement of Iceland on the situation in Ukraine Harald Aspelund, Permanent Representative of Iceland to the International Organisations in Geneva delivered last Tuesday a statement...
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Statement on the situation in Yemen
26 September 2018 Statement on the situation in Yemen Edda Björk Ragnarsdóttir, specialist, delivered on Tuesday a statement in the Human Rights Council on the situation in Yemen, where a bloody conf...
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Statement at a High Level Event to mark 70th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, New York
High Level Event to mark 70th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights A Prevention Tool to Achieve Peace and Sustainable Development Statement by Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson Minister for ...
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Debate on Gender Equality I - Mountains Group joint statement
25 September 2018 Debate on Gender Equality I - Mountains Group joint statement Canada delivered on Monday a statement in the Human Rights Council on behalf of the Mountains Group (Canada, New Zealan...
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Debate on Gender Equality II - Joint Nordic - Baltic statement by Latvia
25 September 2018 Debate on Gender Equality II - Joint Nordic - Baltic statement by Latvia Latvia delivered on Monday a statement in the Human Rights Council on behalf of the Nordic and Baltic States...
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Debate on Gender Equality II - Joint Nordic - Baltic statement by Estonia
25 September 2018 Debate on Gender Equality II - Joint Nordic - Baltic statement by Estonia Estonia delivered on Monday a statement in the Human Rights Council on behalf of the Nordic and Baltic stat...
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Statement of Iceland on the rights of LGBTI persons
25 September 2018 Statement of Iceland on the rights of LGBTI persons Þorvarður Atli Þórsson delivered on Monday a speech in the Human Rights Council on behalf of Iceland on the rights of LGBTI perso...
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IMF Article IV visit to Iceland 13 – 25 September 2018
A mission from the International Monetary Fund has issued the following concluding statement after a two week Article IV Consultation visit to Iceland. The mission met with representatives of governme...
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Speeches and Articles
Global Alliance to end trade in goods used for capital punishment and torture - Statement by the Minister
Global Alliance to end trade in goods used for capital punishment and torture Meeting at the United Nations, New York 24 September 2018 Thank you for giving me the floor and our thanks to the organize...
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Speeches and Articles
A Call to Action to End Forced Labour, Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking - Statement by the Minister
A Call to Action to End Forced Labour, Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Hosted by the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 24 September 2018 United Nations, New York Thank you for convening this ...
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Intent to establish a sovereign wealth fund in Iceland
The authorities intend to establish a sovereign wealth fund, the National Fund of Iceland. The purpose of the Fund will primarily be to serve as a sort of disaster relief reserve for the nation, when ...
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Commitment to good practices by incoming members
21 September 2018 Commitment to good practices by incoming members 39th session of the Human Rights Council Human rights bodies and mechanisms - Item 5 21 September 2018 Delivered by Iceland Mr Presi...