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Address by H.E. Valgerður Sverrisdóttir Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland The 5th Ministerial Meeting of the Arctic Council Salekhard, Russia October 26, 2006   Mr. Chairman, Coll...

The Permanent Mission of Iceland to the United Nations Statement by Ambassador Hjálmar W. Hannesson, Permanent Representative of Iceland to the United Nations at the SECOND COMMITTEE of the 61st...

Act on payments to parents of chronically ill or severely disabled children, No. 22/2006 as amended by Act No. 158/2007, No. 65/2010, No. 162/2010, No. 126/2011, No. 85/2015 and No. 88/2...

It is a particular pleasure for me to address you here today on this 28th graduation ceremony of the UNU Geothermal Training Programme in Iceland. May I start by congratulating all of you on this occa...

at the SECOND COMMITTEE of the 61st SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY Item 55: Globalization and interdependence (b) International migration and development Since this is the first time Iceland ta...

Weekly Web Release October 19, 2006 (PDF 714K) 1. Medical payments through health insurance 2. Foreign citizens have filled a third of new jobs 3. Volatility in investment

Central government debt, claims and cash at hand 1993-2007, October 2006 (PDF 32 KB)

For information on the governance of Iceland’s living marine resources on the web, please refer to the information center of the Icelandic Ministry of Fisheries, www.fisheries.is For informatio...

The publication contains statistical indicators related to the goals that were set forth in the Icelandic government´s policy on sustainable development in 2002, entitled ´Welfere for the Future´. Its...

Mr. Chairman Since this is the first time I take the floor I would like to congratulate you on your election as Chairman of the Sixth Committee. Congratulations also go to other members of the Bureau...

Third Committee agenda item 63, 13 October 2006 - Rights of Children Mr. Chairman   First of all allow me to express our appreciation of the Report from the independent expert, Mr. Paulo Sérgi...

Highlights of the 2007 Budget Proposal (PDF 216 KB) Appendix tables - Budget Proposal 2007 part I (Excel 80 KB) 2007 Budget (in icelandic, pdf 1,71 MB) from Althingi.is

Weekly Web Release October 12, 2006 (PDF 707K) 1. New opinion survey on business confidence 2. Labour in-flow surpasses all records 3. Healthcare expenditures

Background information, programme and presentations for download The International Seminar on the Hydrogen Economy for Sustainable Development was co-organized by the Government of Iceland and ...

Foreign Ministry press release No. 068 Foreign Minister Valgerður Sverrisdóttir met Paul Wolfowitz, president of the World Bank, today. Their meeting concerned some of the chief emphases in the Bank...

Foreign Ministry press release No. 067 Foreign Minister Valgerður Sverrisdóttir has decided to allocate USD 1 million to the Peacebuilding Fund, a special UN fund to assist countries recovering from...

The Government has decided to implement extensive measures to reduce food prices: 1. Excise taxes on domestic and imported food, other than sugar and sweets, will be fully abolished as of March 1st 2...

Mr. Chairman, Let me begin by congratulating you and the other members of the Bureau on your election. I assure you of the full cooperation and support of my delegation. Mr. Chairman, At the UN Wor...

Weekly Web Release October 5, 2006 (PDF 711K) 1. Merchandise imports in September 2. A new forecast by the Ministry 3. Fiscal stabilisation in an international comparison