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Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir and Minister for Foreign Affairs Þórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörð Gylfadóttir met with President of Ukraine Volodomyr Zelensky in Kyiv yesterday. The situation in Ukraine, I...

Icelandic was chosen as the first language, other than English, to feature in the development phase of the latest version of OpenAI's GPT-4  project, which was officially announced today. Icelan...

Fitch Ratings has affirmed Iceland´s Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at ‘A’ with a Stable Outlook. According to Fitch, Iceland’s ‘A’ rating is underpinned by its very high incom...

Honourable chair. Iceland welcomes the opportunity to review our efforts and progress towards gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls. There are challenges that stand before us rega...

3 marca 2023 roku odbyło się oficjalnie zamknięcie festiwalu Kierunek: Islandia oraz polsko-islandzkiego projektu Treasure Iceland – Theatre Inclusions w Gdańskim Teatrze Szekspirowskim. Ambasador Isl...

Les ambassades d'Islande, Norvège, Suède et Danemark ont célébré le 28 février 2023 à la résidence de Madame l'ambassadrice Unnur Orradottir-Ramette la parution du deuxième tome en langue française de...

The Crafts and Trades Act No. 42/1978 with subsequent amendments Text as of 1 January 2023.

Þórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörð Gylfadóttir Minister for Foreign Affairs addressed the beginning of the 52nd regular session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva on behalf of Iceland today. ...

Today, the 24th of February, marks one year since the launch of Russia’s full-scale war of aggression against Ukraine. On this occasion, the international community has come together to show solidarit...

Chere Audrey, distinguished audience, I am delighted to be with you here today virtually, to address this important issue. This issue is closely tied to the founding mandate of UNESCO. To protect the ...

Le 14 février dernier, la délégation permanente d'Islande auprès de l'UNESCO a organisé un événement conceptuel et sous forme de workshops autour de l'égalité des genres intitulé, le Barbershop. Cett...

Notre Ambassadrice Unnur Orradóttir-Ramette était présente à la rencontre passionnante avec l'écrivain islandais Arnaldur Indridason à la Maison de la poésie à Paris hier soir. La rencontre était ani...

The ceremony took place at Belweder, the residence of the President of the Republic of Poland. Before the ceremony, the Ambassador greeted the soldiers with the words "Heill ykkur, hermenn" - "Heil So...

Uroczystość odbyła się w Belwederze, rezydencji prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej. Przed rozpoczęciem uroczystości Ambasador pozdrowił żołnierzy słowami “Heill ykkur, hermenn” - "Czołem Żołnierze"...

Updated: Sept. 2024 Act on Medical Devices No. 132 2020  

Thank you, Mr. President, Dear/Madam Secretary General, Secretary General of the Assembly, Distinguished Parliamentarians, Distinguished Ambassadors C'est un honneur de m'adresser à vous aujourd'hui a...

L‘ambassadadrice d‘Islande, Mme Unnur Orradóttir-Ramette, était à Lyon ce week-end pour soutenir l‘équipe islandaise au concours culinaire Bocuse d‘Or. Le chef islandais Sigurjón Bragi Geirsson et so...

Act Amending the Act on Equal Treatment Irrespective of Race and Ethnic Origin, No 85/2018 (adding more discrimination factors)    

Act on Maternity/Paternity Leave and Parental Leave No. 144/2020 This Act applies to the entitlement of parents on the domestic labour market to maternity/paternity leave and parental leave. It applie...

On December 5, 2022, Iceland and Andorra ratified the UNESCO Global Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications concerning Higher Education, thus becoming the 19th and ...