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Speeches and Articles
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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News
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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News
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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Speeches and Articles
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...
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Mission
New Ambassador of Iceland presents credentials to President
21 September 2018 New Ambassador of Iceland presents credentials to President Mr Guðmundur Árni Stefánsson presented his credentials to the President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, as Ambassador of ...
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Speeches and Articles
Joint Nordic - Baltic statement on the rights of indigenous peoples
20 September 2018 Joint Nordic - Baltic statement on the rights of indigenous peoples Thank you. Human Rights Council 39th Session NORDIC-BALTIC STATEMENT Delivered by Denmark Annual Panel Discussion...
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Joint Nordic - Baltic statement on reprisals against human rights activists
20 September 2018 Joint Nordic - Baltic statement on reprisals against human rights activists Human Rights Council 39th Session Interactive Dialogue with the Assistant Secretary-General on SG report ...
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Joint Nordic statement on the rights of indigenous peoples
20 September 2018 Joint Nordic statement on the rights of indigenous peoples Human Rights Council 39th Session Clustered Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous P...
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News
New Legislation on E-cigarettes Will Take Effect on 1 March 2019
A new Act on e-cigarettes and refillcontainers will take effect on 1 March 2019. The Act is based on the Bill presented by the Minister of Health on the import, marketing, use and safety of these prod...
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Speeches and Articles
Statement of Iceland on the situation in Myanmar
18 September 2018 Statement of Iceland on the situation in Myanmar 39th session of the Human Rights Council Statement in Interactive Dialogue with Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar 18 September 2018 De...
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Speeches and Articles
Statement of Iceland on human rights situations that require the Council’s attention
18 September 2018 Statement of Iceland on human rights situations that require the Council’s attention 39th session of the Human Rights Council Human rights situations that require the Council’s atte...
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Legislation
Act on nicotine products, electronic cigarettes and refill containers for electronic cigarettes, No. 87/2018
Updated: August 2023 Act on electronic cigarettes and refill containers for electronic cigarettes, No. 87/2018 as amended by Act No. 18/2021 and 56/2022.
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Viðskifti
17 September 2018 Viðskifti SAMHANDILIN MILLUM ÍSLANDS OG FØROYA 2013-17 Seinastu trý árini, 2015-17, hevur útflutningurin úr Føroyum til Íslands verið størri enn útflutningurin úr Íslandi til Føroya...
Path: https://www.government.is/diplomatic-missions/embassy-article/2018/09/17/Vidskifti/
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Viðskifti
SAMHANDILIN MILLUM ÍSLANDS OG FØROYA 2013-17 Seinastu trý árini, 2015-17, hevur útflutningurin úr Føroyum til Íslands verið størri enn útflutningurin úr Íslandi til Føroya. Sambært Hagstofu Ísla...
Path: https://www.government.is/news/article/2018/09/17/Vidskifti/
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Islandske heste på Christiansborg ridebane og Nordatlantens Brygge
17 September 2018 Islandske heste på Christiansborg ridebane og Nordatlantens Brygge EFTERÅRSFERIE: Søndag d. 21.10. bliver der mulighed for at opleve et sjældent fænomen i indre by. Hovslag, prust o...
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Mission
Islandske heste på Christiansborg ridebane og Nordatlantens Brygge
EFTERÅRSFERIE: Søndag d. 21.10. bliver der mulighed for at opleve et sjældent fænomen i indre by. Hovslag, prust og rækker af islandske heste rider i optog fra Christiansborg Ridebane til Nordatl...
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Speeches and Articles
Statement of Iceland on the situation in South Sudan
17 September 2018 Statement of Iceland on the situation in South Sudan 39th session of the Human Rights Council ID with Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan (oral update) 17 September 2018 Deliv...
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Joint Nordic statement on the human rights situation in Syria
17 September 2018 Joint Nordic statement on the human rights situation in Syria 39th session of the Human Rights Council Item 4: Interactive dialogue with the Commission of Inquiry (COI) on the Syria...