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31 October 2022

Female foreign ministers publish joint statement on women's rights in Iran

Sixteen female foreign ministers met online on 20th October to discuss the serious human rights violations taking place in Iran, not least against women and children. Thórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörd Gylfadóttir, Iceland's Minister for Foreign Affairs, attended the meeting which was hosted by Canadian Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly.…

03 October 2022

JEF Defence Ministers Statement

Following the deliberate damage caused to the Nord Stream pipelines in the Baltic Sea, today Defence Ministers of the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) met virtually to share assessments of the blatant and irresponsible attacks against critical civilian infrastructure.

30 September 2022

Joint statement by the Nordic Ministers of Defence

The Nordic defence ministers issued the following statement after a virtual meeting on 30 September 2022.

26 September 2022

Foreign Minister of Iceland addressed the UN General Assembly

The efforts of every country to safeguard the multilateral system were the guiding principles in Minister Thórdís Kolbrún Reykfjord Gylfadóttir's first annual address to the United Nations General Assembly on Saturday, 24 September 2022. Russia's invasion of Ukraine, environmental challenges, climate change and human rights issues were also focal in her address.

21 September 2022

Iceland supports EOD and demining efforts for Ukraine

On 11 August, Defence Ministers of 26 nations met in Copenhagen for a conference jointly hosted by Ukraine, Denmark, and the United Kingdom. The conference, organised to complement the efforts of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group, aimed to develop concrete steps to enhance and sustain long-term support to Ukraine, in light of Russia’s continued brutal and unprovoked attack on Ukraine.

26 August 2022

Presidents and Foreign Ministers of the Baltic States visit Iceland

The foreign ministers of the Baltic states and Iceland signed a Joint Declaration today at a gathering in Höfði, Reykjavík, celebrating three decades of diplomatic relations between the countries. In the Declaration, the countries reaffirm their sincere commitment to cooperation, condemn the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and underscore their solidarity with the Ukrainian people.

18 August 2022

Icelandic heritage celebrated in "New Iceland" in North America

The Icelandic festival of Manitoba, Íslendingadagurinn, was held in the town of Gimli in Canada on 31 July and 1 August. Minister for Foreign Affairs, Þórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörð Gylfadóttir, was a guest of honor and representative of the Icelandic Government at the event. She furthermore attended the Deuce of August, an Icelandic festival in Mountain, North-Dakota in the United States.…

03 August 2022

A small volcanic eruption in southwest Iceland

At 13:18 GMT today lava began flowing from a ground fissure around Fagradalsfjall near the town of Grindavík on the Reykjanes peninsula. The eruption follows intense seismic activity over the past few days.

14 July 2022

MAR Advisors to enhance profitability and quality of seafood in Vietnam with support from SDGs fund

Consultancy firm MAR Advisors has been awarded a grant from the Icelandic Ministry for Foreign Affairs' Sustainable Development Goals Partnership Fund to explore opportunities for better market access for Vietnamese Seafood in Europe.

07 July 2022

RetinaRisk receives grant from SDGs Partnership Fund to prevent vision loss among people living with diabetes in India

RetinaRisk, a HealthTech company founded by Icelandic doctors and scientists, has been awarded a grant of 10 million ISK from the Sustainable Development Goals Partnership Fund of the Icelandic Ministry for Foreign Affairs for a project that aims to revolutionize eye screening for people living with diabetes in India.

06 July 2022

Iceland accepts the protocols on the accession of Finland and Sweden to the North Atlantic Treaty

Bergdís Ellertsdóttir, the Ambassador of Iceland to the United States, today delivered to the U.S. Department of State the instruments of accession to the protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty on the accession of Finland and Sweden. The Parliament, Althingi, adopted a Parliamentary Resolution on June 7th authorizing the Government to accept the protocols once they were ready.

29 June 2022

Verkís to explore direct geothermal utilisation in Djibouti

Engineering firm Verkís has recently been awarded a grant from the Icelandic Ministry for Foreign Affairs‘ Sustainable Development Goals Partnership Fund to explore opportunities for direct geothermal utilisation in Djibouti.