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11. Sep 2020Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Human Rights and Equality, Equality, Prime Ministers Office

Call for action - International Equal Pay Day, 18 September

International Equal Pay Day will be celebrated for the first time this 18 September. On the occasion of this event the Equal Pay International Coalition (EPIC), of which Iceland is a member, hosts a virtual global event and Call to Action to encourage all labour market actors to take the necessary steps to ensure that equal pay is at the heart of recovery efforts worldwide.

11. Sep 2020Embassy of Iceland in Vienna, Speeches and Articles, Mission, Statements, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Permanent Mission of Iceland in Vienna

Iceland supports focus on preventing corruption and environmental issues at the 28th OSCE Economic and Environmental Forum, 10 - 11 September 2020 in Prague.

11 September 2020 / Embassy of Iceland in Vienna Statements Ministry for Foreign Affairs Permanent Mission of Iceland in Vienna Iceland supports focus on preventing corruption and environmental issues at the 28th OSCE Economic and Environmental Forum, 10 - 11 September 2020 in Prague. Statement of Permanent Representative of Iceland on 10 September 2020. Embassy of Iceland in Vienna Statements Ministry for Foreign Affairs Foreign Affairs Permanent Mission of Iceland in Vienna

11. Sep 2020Speeches and Articles, Embassy of Iceland in Vienna, Mission, Fastanefnd Íslands í Vín, Sendiskrifstofa, Ræður og greinar, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Permanent Mission of Iceland in Vienna, Statements

Spilling og umhverfisskaði til umræðu á fundi efnahags- og umhverfisvíddar ÖSE.

11 September 2020 / Embassy of Iceland in Vienna Ministry for Foreign Affairs Permanent Mission of Iceland in Vienna Statements Spilling og umhverfisskaði til umræðu á fundi efnahags- og umhverfisvíddar ÖSE. Ræða fastafulltrua, 10. september 2020 Embassy of Iceland in Vienna Fastanefnd Íslands í Vín Ministry for Foreign Affairs Foreign Affairs Permanent Mission of Iceland in Vienna Statements

09. Sep 2020Permanent Mission of Iceland to the UN, Speeches and Articles, Mission, Statements, Ræður fulltrúa Íslands, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs

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

09 September 2020 / Permanent Mission of Iceland to the UN Statements Ministry for Foreign Affairs 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 Joint Nordic Statement at the UN Security Council Arria Formula Meeting on September 9, 2020, on “Implementation of Security Council Resolutions on Youth, Peace and Security by UN Peace Operations” by H. E. Jukka Salovaara, Permanent Representative of Finland to the UN Your Excellencies, Members of the Security Council, I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Nordic countries, Denmark, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and my own country, Finland

04. Sep 2020Foreign Affairs, Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Joint Nordic Statement at a UNSC meeting on the situation in Belarus

Gudlaugur Thór Thórdarson, Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Development Cooperation of Iceland, delivered a Joint Nordic Statement at a special meeting of the United Nations Security Council on Belarus today. On behalf of the Nordic Foreign Ministers, Guðlaugur expressed great concern about the human rights situation in Belarus following the recent presidential election, which neither could be considered free nor fair.

04. Sep 2020Permanent Mission of Iceland to the UN, Speeches and Articles, Mission, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Statements

Joint Nordic Statement at UNSC meeting on the situation in Belarus

04 September 2020 / Permanent Mission of Iceland to the UN Ministry for Foreign Affairs Statements Joint Nordic Statement at UNSC meeting on the situation in Belarus Issued by Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland, Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson, on the occasion of Arria formula meeting in United Nation Security Council on the human rights situation in Belarus Your excellency, Members of the Security Council, I have the pleasure to deliver this statement on behalf of the Nordic countries, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden and my own country, Iceland. We welcome today’s opportunity to discuss the human rights situation in Belarus following the presidential election of 9 August 2020.

03. Sep 2020Permanent Mission of Iceland to the UN, Speeches and Articles, Mission, Statements, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs

Statement of the Nordic and Baltic States on the Adoption of UNGA resolution "Status of internally displaced persons and refugees from Abkhazia, Georgia, and the Tskhinvali region/South Ossetia, Georgia"

03 September 2020 / Permanent Mission of Iceland to the UN Statements Ministry for Foreign Affairs Statement of the Nordic and Baltic States on the Adoption of UNGA resolution "Status of internally displaced persons and refugees from Abkhazia, Georgia, and the Tskhinvali region/South Ossetia, Georgia" Written statement submitted by the Nordic and Baltic States: Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway and Sweden on the adoption of UNGA resolution “Status of internally displaced persons and refugees from Abkhazia, Georgia, and the Tskhinvali region/South Ossetia, Georgia”. Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Netherlands, Poland and Romania align themselves with this statement.

02. Sep 2020Embassy of Iceland in Vienna, Mission, Alignments, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Permanent Mission of Iceland in Vienna

953 FSC. 22 July 2020 (Reply to opening statement of Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany)

02 September 2020 / Embassy of Iceland in Vienna Alignments Ministry for Foreign Affairs Permanent Mission of Iceland in Vienna 953 FSC. 22 July 2020 (Reply to opening statement of Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany) EU reply to opening statement of Minister of State at MFA Germany Embassy of Iceland in Vienna Alignments Ministry for Foreign Affairs Foreign Affairs Permanent Mission of Iceland in Vienna

29. Aug 2020Embassy of Iceland in Vienna, Speeches and Articles, Mission, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Permanent Mission of Iceland in Vienna, Statements

Iceland calls for a dialogue i Belarus.

29 August 2020 / Embassy of Iceland in Vienna Ministry for Foreign Affairs Permanent Mission of Iceland in Vienna Statements Iceland calls for a dialogue i Belarus. Statement of the Permanent Representative on 28 August 2020. Embassy of Iceland in Vienna Ministry for Foreign Affairs Foreign Affairs Permanent Mission of Iceland in Vienna Statements

26. Aug 2020Permanent Mission of Iceland to the UN, Speeches and Articles, Mission, Statements, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs

Joint Nordic Statement at the Arria formula meeting of the Security Council on Cyber-Attacks against Critical Infrastructure

26 August 2020 / Permanent Mission of Iceland to the UN Statements Ministry for Foreign Affairs Joint Nordic Statement at the Arria formula meeting of the Security Council on Cyber-Attacks against Critical Infrastructure Delivered by Ambassador Martin Bille Hermann on the occasion of the Arria formula meeting of the Security Council on "Cyber-Attacks against Critical Infrastructure" 26 August 2020

18. Aug 2020Ministry of Health, Prime Ministers Office, Ministry for Foreign Affairs

New rules on quarantine, isolation and screening at the border

Passengers arriving in Iceland on and after 19 August 2020 may choose either to submit to two screening tests for COVID-19, separated by five days’ quarantine until the results of the second test are known, or else not to undergo border screening but instead to spend 14 days in quarantine after arrival. The ministerial regulation announcing this takes effect as from midnight on 18 August. The requirement regarding quarantine and/or testing applies to all people who have spent more than 24 hours during the past 14 days in locations that are defined as potential infection risk areas; at present, this means all countries.…

14. Aug 2020Ministry of Health, Ministry of Industries, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Infrastructure, Prime Ministers Office, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Public Safety and Security, Covid-19, Life and Health

Double border screening for all arriving passengers

The Government of Iceland has decided to impose more comprehensive border-screening measures as of 19 August. All arriving passengers must choose between a 14-day quarantine and a double testing procedure along with a quarantine for 5-6 days.

12. Aug 2020Permanent Mission of Iceland to the UN, Speeches and Articles, Mission, Statements, Ræður fulltrúa Íslands, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs

Joint Nordic Statement at the Security Council High-Level Debate on Pandemics and the Challenges of Sustaining Peace

12 August 2020 / Permanent Mission of Iceland to the UN Statements Ministry for Foreign Affairs Joint Nordic Statement at the Security Council High-Level Debate on Pandemics and the Challenges of Sustaining Peace Issued by Ambassador Martin Bille Hermann on the occasion of the High-Level Open Debate of the UN Security Council on “Pandemics and the Challenges of Sustaining Peace” 12 August 2020 Mr President, Members of the Security Council I have the pleasure to submit this statement on behalf of the Nordic countries: Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Denmark. Today’s debate on peacebuilding and pandemics comes timely, as we are about to embark on the formal phase of the 2020 review of the UN Peacebuilding Architecture.

06. Aug 2020Permanent Mission of Iceland to the UN, Speeches and Articles, Mission, Statements, Ræður fulltrúa Íslands, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs

Joint Nordic Statement at the Security Council High-Level open debate on Terrorism and Organized Crime

06 August 2020 / Permanent Mission of Iceland to the UN Statements Ministry for Foreign Affairs Joint Nordic Statement at the Security Council High-Level open debate on Terrorism and Organized Crime Nordic Joint Statement on Terrorism and Organized Crime, issued by Ambassador Martin Bille Hermann on the occasion of the High-Level Open Debate of the UN Security Council on "Linkages Between Terrorism and Organized Crime" August 6 2020 Mr. President,

30. Jul 2020Embassy of Iceland in Vienna, Mission, Alignments, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Permanent Mission of Iceland in Vienna

1277 PC, 23 July 2020 (World Day against Trafficking in Persons, passing of human rights defender Azimjan Askarov, 45th Anniversary of Helsinki Final Act, Ukraine)

30 July 2020 / Embassy of Iceland in Vienna Alignments Ministry for Foreign Affairs Permanent Mission of Iceland in Vienna 1277 PC, 23 July 2020 (World Day against Trafficking in Persons, passing of human rights defender Azimjan Askarov, 45th Anniversary of Helsinki Final Act, Ukraine) EU on World Day against Trafficking in Persons EU on the passing of human rights defender Azimjan Askarov EU on 45th Anniversary of Helsinki Final Act EU on Ukraine Embassy of Iceland in Vienna Alignments Ministry for Foreign Affairs Foreign Affairs Permanent Mission of Iceland in Vienna

24. Jul 2020Permanent Mission of Iceland to the UN, Speeches and Articles, Mission, Statements, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs

Joint Nordic statement at the Security Council open debate on climate and security

24 July 2020 / Permanent Mission of Iceland to the UN Statements Ministry for Foreign Affairs Joint Nordic statement at the Security Council open debate on climate and security Delivered by Ambassador Martin Bille Hermann, Permanent Representative of Denmark, on the occasion of the High-Level Open Debate of the UN Security Council on Climate and Security, 24 July 2020 Mr President, Members of the Security Council, I have the pleasure to submit this statement on behalf of the Nordic countries, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. We welcome today’s opportunity to discuss how best to provide the Security Council with comprehensive and authoritative information on climate-related security risks, and would like to highlight the following points:

23. Jul 2020Embassy of Iceland in Vienna, Mission, Alignments, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Permanent Mission of Iceland in Vienna

1276 PC, 23 July 2020 (reply to Chair of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe. reply to HoM Skopje, reply to Special Progress Report on Implementation of Gender Action Plan,latest developments in Belarus in context of upcoming presidential elections, situation of Jehovah’s Witnesses in the Russian Federation,resumption of federal executions in the USA, Ukraine)

23 July 2020 / Embassy of Iceland in Vienna Alignments Ministry for Foreign Affairs Permanent Mission of Iceland in Vienna 1276 PC, 23 July 2020 (reply to Chair of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe. reply to HoM Skopje, reply to Special Progress Report on Implementation of Gender Action Plan,latest developments in Belarus in context of upcoming presidential elections, situation of Jehovah’s Witnesses in the Russian Federation,resumption of federal executions in the USA, Ukraine) EU reply to Chair of Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, Miltiadis Varvitsiotis EU reply to HoM Skopje, Clemens Koja EU reply to Special Progress Report on Implementation of 2004 Gender Action Plan

22. Jul 2020Embassy of Iceland in Vienna, Mission, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Permanent Mission of Iceland in Vienna, Alignments

952 FSC. 22 July 2020 (Reply to closing statement of Minister of Defence of Ukraine)

22 July 2020 / Embassy of Iceland in Vienna Ministry for Foreign Affairs Permanent Mission of Iceland in Vienna Alignments 952 FSC. 22 July 2020 (Reply to closing statement of Minister of Defence of Ukraine) EU reply to closing statement of Minister of Defence of Ukraine, Andriy Taran Embassy of Iceland in Vienna Ministry for Foreign Affairs Foreign Affairs Permanent Mission of Iceland in Vienna Alignments

17. Jul 2020Embassy of Iceland in Vienna, Speeches and Articles, Mission, Statements, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Permanent Mission of Iceland in Vienna

Sweden introduces priorities for Chairmanship in 2021.

17 July 2020 / Embassy of Iceland in Vienna Statements Ministry for Foreign Affairs Permanent Mission of Iceland in Vienna Sweden introduces priorities for Chairmanship in 2021. Statement of Permanent Representative of Iceland on 16 July 2020. Embassy of Iceland in Vienna Statements Ministry for Foreign Affairs Foreign Affairs Permanent Mission of Iceland in Vienna

17. Jul 2020Speeches and Articles, Mission, Human Rights and Equality, Statements, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Permanent Mission of Iceland in Geneva

HRC44 - All national and NB8 statements

17 July 2020 / Statements Ministry for Foreign Affairs Permanent Mission of Iceland in Geneva HRC44 - All national and NB8 statements During each session Iceland delivers a number of statements on issues ranging from the human rights situation in individual countries to thematic issues. Those statements can be found below: Interactive dialogue on the human rights situation in the Philippines Panel discussion on the rights of the child in the context of the environment Interactive dialogue with the High Commissioner on her annual report Interactive dialogue on violence against children Interactive dialogue on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity Interactive dialogue on extrajudicial executions

17. Jul 2020Permanent Mission of Iceland to the UN, Speeches and Articles, Mission, Statements, Ræður fulltrúa Íslands, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs

Joint Nordic statement at the Security Council open debate on sexual violence in conflict

17 July 2020 / Permanent Mission of Iceland to the UN Statements Ministry for Foreign Affairs Joint Nordic statement at the Security Council open debate on sexual violence in conflict Statement by the Nordic Member States delivered by Ambassador Martin Bille Hermann, Permanent Representative of Denmark, on the occasion of the Security Council Open Debate on “Women, Peace and Security: Sexual Violence in Conflict” - 17 July 2020 I deliver this statement on behalf of Norway, Finland, Iceland, Sweden and my own country Denmark. I thank Germany and the Dominican Republic for organizing today’s open debate. Furthermore, I express sincere gratitude to SRSG Pramila Patten and her Office for their important work

15. Jul 2020Embassy of Iceland in Vienna, Mission, Alignments, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Permanent Mission of Iceland in Vienna

78 Joint FSC PC, 20 May 2020 (Hybrid Threats and Modern Warefare)

15 July 2020 / Embassy of Iceland in Vienna Alignments Ministry for Foreign Affairs Permanent Mission of Iceland in Vienna 78 Joint FSC PC, 20 May 2020 (Hybrid Threats and Modern Warefare) EU statement on Hybrid Threats and Modern Warfare Embassy of Iceland in Vienna Alignments Ministry for Foreign Affairs Foreign Affairs Permanent Mission of Iceland in Vienna

15. Jul 2020Mission, Speeches and Articles, Statements, Fastanefnd og sendiráð Íslands í Genf, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Permanent Mission of Iceland in Geneva, Other

HRC44 - NB8 statement - Human rights situation in Burundi

15 July 2020 / Statements Ministry for Foreign Affairs Permanent Mission of Iceland in Geneva HRC44 - NB8 statement - Human rights situation in Burundi Interactive Dialogue with the Commission of Inquiry On the human rights situation in Burundi 15 July 2020 Statement by Norway on behalf of the Nordic countries Madam President, I have the honor to deliver this statement on behalf of the Nordic countries: Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Sweden and my own country Norway. We thank the Commission of Inquiry and are concerned by the reports of continued serious violations and abuses of human rights. The government of Burundi has a responsibility to protect human rights and ensure that state or non-state actors in Burundi cannot act with impunity

14. Jul 2020Permanent Mission of Iceland to the UN, Speeches and Articles, Mission, Statements, Ræður fulltrúa Íslands, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs

Statement by the UN LGBTI Core Group at the 2020 HLPF

14 July 2020 / Permanent Mission of Iceland to the UN Statements Ministry for Foreign Affairs Statement by the UN LGBTI Core Group at the 2020 HLPF High Level Political Forum (HLPF) – Statement by the UN LGBTI Core Group, July 2020 Delivered by Ambassador Jörundur Valtýsson, Permanent Representative of Iceland to the United Nations. Chairperson, (I have the honor to deliver this statement on behalf of the Member States of the LGBTI Core Group. ) The LGBTI Core Group is an informal cross regional group established in 2008

14. Jul 2020Mission, Speeches and Articles, Statements, Fastanefnd og sendiráð Íslands í Genf, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Permanent Mission of Iceland in Geneva, Other

HRC44 - NB8 statement - human rights situation in Syrian Arab Republic

14 July 2020 / Statements Ministry for Foreign Affairs Permanent Mission of Iceland in Geneva HRC44 - NB8 statement - human rights situation in Syrian Arab Republic Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur On the human rights situation in Syrian Arab Republic 14 July 2020 Statement by Norway on behalf of the Nordic countries Mr President, I am honoured to deliver this statement on behalf of the Nordic countries: Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. We welcome the report by the Commission of Inquiry but are alarmed by the picture of the suffering of the Syrian people it presents. The atrocities documented in Idlib show a blatant disregard for international law by all parties, especially the regime

14. Jul 2020Mission, Speeches and Articles, Statements, Fastanefnd og sendiráð Íslands í Genf, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Permanent Mission of Iceland in Geneva, Other

HRC44 - NB8 statement - Panel II discussion on rights of women and girls

14 July 2020 / Statements Ministry for Foreign Affairs Permanent Mission of Iceland in Geneva HRC44 - NB8 statement - Panel II discussion on rights of women and girls Panel II discussion on rights of women and girls 14 July 2020 Statement by Norway on behalf of the Nordic & Baltic countries Ms/Mr Chairperson I have the pleasure to deliver this statement on behalf of the Nordic and Baltic countries Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Denmark, Sweden, and my own country Norway. COVID-19 exacerbates existing gender inequalities. (Women and girls bear the brunt of unpaid care work, and women constitute the majority of those working in the health care sector and in the informal sector, with less access to social protection

13. Jul 2020Mission, Speeches and Articles, Statements, Fastanefnd og sendiráð Íslands í Genf, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Permanent Mission of Iceland in Geneva, Other

HRC44 - NB8 statement - Human rights situation in Belarus

13 July 2020 / Statements Ministry for Foreign Affairs Permanent Mission of Iceland in Geneva HRC44 - NB8 statement - Human rights situation in Belarus Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur On the human rights situation in Belarus 13 July 2020 Statement by Finland on behalf of the Nordic countries Thank you Madam President, I have the honor of speaking on behalf of the Nordic Countries: Denmark, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and my own country Finland. The Nordic Countries thank the Special Rapporteur for her important work and her latest report. We strongly support her mandate and regret the lack of cooperation by the Government of Belarus to the requests made by the Council, including not allowing the Rapporteur access to the country

13. Jul 2020Mission, Speeches and Articles, Statements, Fastanefnd og sendiráð Íslands í Genf, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Permanent Mission of Iceland in Geneva, Other

HRC44 - NB8 statement - Panel I discussion on rights of women and girls

13 July 2020 / Statements Ministry for Foreign Affairs Permanent Mission of Iceland in Geneva HRC44 - NB8 statement - Panel I discussion on rights of women and girls Panel I discussion on rights of women and girls 13 July 2020 Statement by Denmark on behalf of the Nordic & Baltic countries Mdm. President, I have the honor to deliver this statement on behalf of the Nordic and Baltic countries: Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden and my own country, Denmark. We appreciate the focus on the need for accountability for women and girls in humanitarian settings at this Council

10. Jul 2020Mission, Speeches and Articles, Statements, Fastanefnd og sendiráð Íslands í Genf, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Permanent Mission of Iceland in Geneva, Other

HRC44 - NB8 statement - SR on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association

10 July 2020 / Statements Ministry for Foreign Affairs Permanent Mission of Iceland in Geneva HRC44 - NB8 statement - SR on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association 10 July 2020 Statement by Lithuania on behalf of the Nordic & Baltic countries Thank you President. I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Nordic-Baltic countries Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Norway, Sweden and my own country Lithuania. We thank the Special Rapporteur for his valuable work and express our full support for his mandate

09. Jul 2020Mission, Speeches and Articles, Statements, Fastanefnd og sendiráð Íslands í Genf, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Permanent Mission of Iceland in Geneva, Other

HRC44 - Iceland statement - Protection against violence and discrimination based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

09 July 2020 / Statements Ministry for Foreign Affairs Permanent Mission of Iceland in Geneva HRC44 - Iceland statement - Protection against violence and discrimination based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Item 3 – Interactive Dialogue with the Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity 9 July 2020 Statement by Iceland Thank you Madam President, Allow me at the outset to thank the Independent Expert for his work and for the important report. Iceland is a firm advocate of LGBTI-rights and of your mandate.

09. Jul 2020Permanent Mission of Iceland to the UN, Speeches and Articles, Mission, Statements, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs

Written statement of Iceland for the 2020 HLPF general debate

09 July 2020 / Permanent Mission of Iceland to the UN Statements Ministry for Foreign Affairs Written statement of Iceland for the 2020 HLPF general debate 2020 High-Level Political Forum – "Accelerated action and transformative pathways: realizing the decade of action and delivery for sustainable development" Written statement of Iceland for the general debate, recorded by Ambassador Jörundur Valtýsson, Permanent Representative of Iceland to the United Nations. Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, As the world tackles the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting global crisis, we are reminded of the importance of Agenda 2030 as a roadmap for building back better. Multilateral co-operation has never been as important, and the international community needs to work together

09. Jul 2020Embassy of Iceland in Vienna, Mission, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Permanent Mission of Iceland in Vienna, Alignments

1274 PC, 9 July 2020 (reply to SR Ukraine/TCG Grau and CM SMMU Cevik, Anniversary of Srebenica Genocide, Sentencing of 4 human rights defenders in Büyükada case)

09 July 2020 / Embassy of Iceland in Vienna Ministry for Foreign Affairs Permanent Mission of Iceland in Vienna Alignments 1274 PC, 9 July 2020 (reply to SR Ukraine/TCG Grau and CM SMMU Cevik, Anniversary of Srebenica Genocide, Sentencing of 4 human rights defenders in Büyükada case) EU reply to SR Ukraine/TCG Grau and CM SMMU Cevik EU on Anniversary of Srebenica Genocide EU on Sentencing of 4 human rights defenders in Büyükada case Embassy of Iceland in Vienna Ministry for Foreign Affairs Foreign Affairs Permanent Mission of Iceland in Vienna Alignments

09. Jul 2020Mission, Speeches and Articles, Statements, Fastanefnd og sendiráð Íslands í Genf, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Permanent Mission of Iceland in Geneva, Other

HRC44 - NB8 statement - Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions

09 July 2020 / Statements Ministry for Foreign Affairs Permanent Mission of Iceland in Geneva HRC44 - NB8 statement - Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions 9 July 2020 Statement by Iceland on behalf of the Nordic countries Thank you Madam President, I have the honor of delivering this statement on behalf of the Nordic Countries; Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden and my own country Iceland.

08. Jul 2020Mission, Speeches and Articles, Statements, Fastanefnd og sendiráð Íslands í Genf, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Permanent Mission of Iceland in Geneva, Other

HRC44 - NB8 statement - Panel discussion on climate change and persons with disabilities

08 July 2020 / Statements Ministry for Foreign Affairs Permanent Mission of Iceland in Geneva HRC44 - NB8 statement - Panel discussion on climate change and persons with disabilities Panel discussion on climate change and persons with disabilities 8 July 2020 Statement by Finland on behalf of the Nordic & Baltic countries Madame Chair, Distinguished Panelists, I have the honor of speaking on behalf of the Nordic-Baltic countries – Denmark, Estonia, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden and my own country Finland. We would like to thank all the panelists for their insightful remarks and the OHCHR for the highly important analytical study on the rights of persons with disabilities in the context of climate change.