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08 November 2007Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Address on Foreign Affairs by Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir, Minister for Foreign Affairs

Delivered at the Althing at its 135th legislative session, 2007 - 2008.

06 November 2007Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Women in Development

Statement by Ambassador Hjálmar W. Hannesson, Permanent Representative of Iceland to the United Nations.

05 November 2007Ministry for Foreign Affairs

The Situation in Afghanistan

Statement by Ambassador Hjálmar W. Hannesson, Permanent Representative of Iceland to the United Nations.

05 November 2007Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Groups of countries in special situations

Statement by Mr. Harald Aspelund, Deputy-Permanent Representative of Iceland to the United Nations.

01 November 2007Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs

Treasury finances January-September 2007

Figures for Treasury finances in the first nine months of 2007 are now available. Total Treasury revenue amounted to 319.6 billion, increasing by 42 billion or 15.3%

30 October 2007Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Report of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)

Statement by Ambassador Hjálmar W. Hannesson, Permanent Representative of Iceland to the United Nations.

29 October 2007Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Report on the work of the International Atomic Energy Agency

Statement by Ambassador Hjálmar W. Hannesson, Permanent Representative of Iceland to the United Nations.

29 October 2007Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Sustainable Development

Statement by Ambassador Hjálmar W. Hannesson, Permanent Representative of Iceland to the United Nations.

25 October 2007Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Proposed Programme Budget for the Biennium 2008-2009

Statement by Ambassador Hjálmar W. Hannesson, Permanent Representative of Iceland to the United Nations.

23 October 2007Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000) Women, Peace and Security

Statement by Ambassador Hjálmar W. Hannesson, Permanent Representative of Iceland to the United Nations.

18 October 2007Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs

2008 - Fiscal budget information

Highlights of the 2008 Budget Proposal.

18 October 2007Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Promotion and the Protection of the Rights of Children

Statement by Ambassador Hjálmar W. Hannesson, Permanent Representative of Iceland to the United Nations.

16 October 2007Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Advancement of Women

Statement by Ambassador Hjálmar W. Hannesson, Permanent Representative of Iceland to the United Nations.

14 October 2007Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Icelandic companies in the Baltic Sea Region

Article by Mrs. Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir, Minister of Foreign Affairs, in the next edition of Baltic Rim Economics Review

10 October 2007Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Measures to eliminate international terrorism

Statement by Ambassador Hjálmar W. Hannesson, Permanent Representative of Iceland to the United Nations.

10 October 2007Ministry for Foreign Affairs

The UN Peacebuilding Commission

Statement by Ambassador Hjálmar W. Hannesson, Permanent Representative of Iceland to the United Nations.

09 October 2007Ministry for Foreign Affairs

The First Committee of the UNGA

Statement by Ambassador Hjálmar W. Hannesson, Permanent Representative of Iceland to the United Nations.

08 October 2007Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs

Debt statistics, October 2007

Central government debt, claims and cash at hand 1994-2008, October 2007.

08 October 2007Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Report of the Secretary-General on the work of the Organization

Statement by Ambassador Hjálmar W. Hannesson, Permanent Representative of Iceland to the United Nations.

06 October 2007Ministry for Foreign Affairs

An Alliance in Transformation - An Ally Transforming

Statement by Mrs. Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir, Minister for Foreign Affairs, at the NATO Parliamentarins Political Committee on 6 October 2007 in Reykjavik.

04 October 2007Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs

Treasury finances January-August 2007

Figures for Treasury finances in the first seven months of 2007 is now available. Total Treasury revenue amounted to 285 billion, increasing by 39 billion or 15.8%

04 October 2007Ministry for Foreign Affairs

10th anniversary of the entry into force of the Chemical Weapons Convention

A High-Level Meeting of government representatives was held in New York on 27 September 2007 on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the entry into force of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction.

02 October 2007Prime Ministers Office

Prime Minister´s Policy Address 2007

The Policy Address of Prime Minister Geir H. Haarde, October 2th 2007

28 September 2007Ministry for Foreign Affairs

New challenges - Solid cornerstones

Statement by Mrs. Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir, Minister for Foreign Affairs, at the Sixty-second Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations

27 September 2007Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Nordic Ministers support Icelandic candidacy to the Security Council 2009-2010

In support of Iceland's first time candidacy to the UN Security Council for the 2009-2010 period, the Foreign Ministers of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden have written to all of their United Nations counterparts.

18 September 2007Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs

The Government?s measures to meet the decline in the cod catch

The Government?s measures to offset the impact of the adverse effects of the temporary cut in the cod catch quota can at this stage only be outlined in general terms.

07 September 2007Ministry for Foreign Affairs

The first University Symposium opens in front of a packed audience

The University Symposiums, under the broad theme Iceland in the Wider World: Responsibilities and Opportunities, kicked off with its first event on Friday 7 September in front of a packed audience in the University of Iceland.

07 September 2007Ministry for Foreign Affairs

International Cooperation in the 21st Century and the United Nations Security Council

Address by Mrs. Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir, Minister for Foreign Affairs, at the first symposium on Iceland in the Wider World: Responsibilities and Opportunities at the University of Iceland, 7 September 2007.

07 September 2007Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Iceland's place in the Community of Nations

Address by Mr. Geir H. Haarde, Prime Minister, at the first symposium on Iceland in the Wider World: Responsibilities and Opportunities at the University of Iceland, 7 September 2007.

06 September 2007Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Iceland and Iraq: Focus on humanitarian affairs

Ms. Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir, the Icelandic Minister for Foreign Affairs decided this June to withdraw the only member of Icelandic Crisis Response Unit (ICRU) from Iraq.

04 September 2007Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs

New national debt management arrangements

The Minister of Finance has decided to assign issuance of domestic marketable securities, currently handled by the National Debt Management Agency (NDMA), to the Central Bank of Iceland, which already manages the Treasury?s foreign borrowing.

30 August 2007Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs

Treasury finances January-July 2007

Figures for Treasury finances in the first seven months of 2007 is now available. Total Treasury revenue amounted to 252 billion, increasing by 36 billion or 16.9%

14 August 2007Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Icelandic Foreign Minister investigates the situation of Iraqi refugees in Jordan

Ingibjorg Solrun Gisladottir, Foreign Minister of Iceland, visited Jordan where she discussed the situation of Iraqi refugees in the country.

13 August 2007Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Iceland's Foreign Minister visits the Middle East

Ingibjorg Solrun Gisladottir, Foreign Minister of Iceland, returned recently from an eight-day working visit to the Middle East, where she visited Israel, the Palestinian Territories and Jordan. The aim of Minister Gisladottir's visit was to learn first hand about the situation in the area and to explore ways in which Iceland might contribute.

09 August 2007Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs

Treasury finances January-June 2007

Figures for Treasury finances in the first six months of 2007 is now available. Total Treasury revenue amounted to 218 billion, increasing by 35 billion or 19.2%

02 August 2007Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Climate change as a global challenge

Statement by Ambassador Hjálmar W. Hannesson, Permanent Representative of Iceland to the United Nations.

04 July 2007Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Strengthening efforts to eradicate poverty and hunger, including through the global partnership for development

Statement by Ambassador Hjálmar W. Hannesson, Permanent Representative of Iceland to the United Nations.

03 July 2007Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs

Treasury finances January-May 2007

Figures for Treasury finances in the first five months of 2007 is now available. Total Treasury revenue amounted to 187 billion, increasing by 32 billion or 20.7%

28 June 2007Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Oceans and the Law of the Sea

Statement by Mr. Tomas H. Heidar, Legal Adviser, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Iceland, at the eighth meeting of the United Nations Open-ended Informal Consultative Process on Oceans and the Law of the Sea.

25 June 2007Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Natural resources and conflicts

Statement by Ambassador Hjálmar W. Hannesson, Permanent Representative of Iceland to the United Nations.

21 June 2007Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs

Debt statistics, June 2007

Central government debt, claims and cash at hand 1993-2007, June 2007.

14 June 2007Ministry of Social Affairs and Housing

Parental Leave in Iceland – Bringing the Fathers in

The Icelandic Act on Maternity/Paternity and Parental Leave underwent significant changes in the year 2000. The leave was extended from six months to nine, parents who were active in the labor market were paid 80% of their average salaries during the leave and the payments were to come from a specific fund, financed through an insurance levy.

13 June 2007Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Council of the Baltic Sea States

Statement by Mrs. Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir, Minister for Foreign Affairs, at the 14th Session of the Council of the Baltic Sea States, in Malmö, Sweden on 12-13 June 2007.

07 June 2007Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs

Treasury finances January-April 2007

Figures for Treasury finances in the first four months of 2007 is now available. Total Treasury revenue amounted to 149 billion, increasing by 24 billion or 19.5%

24 May 2007Prime Ministers Office

Policy Statement 2007

The chairman of the Independence Party, Prime Minister Geir H. Haarde, and chairman of the Social Democratic Alliance, Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir, introduced the Policy Statement of the newly elected Government of the Independence Party and the Social Democratic Alliance today at Þingvellir.

24 May 2007Prime Ministers Office

Change of Government

At a meeting of the State Council of Iceland at Bessastaðir today President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson agreed to the proposal of Mr. Geir H. Haarde, regarding the formation and composition of his second government.

24 May 2007Ministry for Foreign Affairs

New Minister for Foreign Affairs

A new Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mrs. Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir, took office today.

18 May 2007Ministry for Foreign Affairs

The Icelandic-Italian Chamber of Commerce

Opening address by Mrs. Valgerður Sverrisdóttir, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland.

14 May 2007Ministry of the Environment, Energy and Climate

Climate Change Strategy, Long term-vision 2007-2050

This Strategy sets forth a long-term vision for the reduction of net emissions of greenhouse gases by 50-75% until the year 2050, using 1990 emissions figures as a baseline.…

10 May 2007Ministry for Foreign Affairs

High Level Segment of the Fifteenth Session of the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development

Statement by Ambassador Hjálmar W. Hannesson Permanent Representative of Iceland to the United Nations.

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Address on Foreign Affairs by Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir, Minister for Foreign Affairs

Women in Development

The Situation in Afghanistan

Groups of countries in special situations

Treasury finances January-September 2007

Report of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)

Report on the work of the International Atomic Energy Agency

Sustainable Development

Proposed Programme Budget for the Biennium 2008-2009

Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000) Women, Peace and Security

2008 - Fiscal budget information

Promotion and the Protection of the Rights of Children

Advancement of Women

Icelandic companies in the Baltic Sea Region

Measures to eliminate international terrorism

The UN Peacebuilding Commission

The First Committee of the UNGA

Debt statistics, October 2007

Report of the Secretary-General on the work of the Organization

An Alliance in Transformation - An Ally Transforming

Treasury finances January-August 2007

10th anniversary of the entry into force of the Chemical Weapons Convention

Prime Minister´s Policy Address 2007

New challenges - Solid cornerstones

Nordic Ministers support Icelandic candidacy to the Security Council 2009-2010

The Government?s measures to meet the decline in the cod catch

The first University Symposium opens in front of a packed audience

International Cooperation in the 21st Century and the United Nations Security Council

Iceland's place in the Community of Nations

Iceland and Iraq: Focus on humanitarian affairs

New national debt management arrangements

Treasury finances January-July 2007

Icelandic Foreign Minister investigates the situation of Iraqi refugees in Jordan

Iceland&#39;s Foreign Minister visits the Middle East

Treasury finances January-June 2007

Climate change as a global challenge

Strengthening efforts to eradicate poverty and hunger, including through the global partnership for development

Treasury finances January-May 2007

Oceans and the Law of the Sea

Natural resources and conflicts

Debt statistics, June 2007

Parental Leave in Iceland – Bringing the Fathers in

Council of the Baltic Sea States

Treasury finances January-April 2007

Policy Statement 2007

Change of Government

New Minister for Foreign Affairs

The Icelandic-Italian Chamber of Commerce

Climate Change Strategy, Long term-vision 2007-2050

High Level Segment of the Fifteenth Session of the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development

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Iceland's Foreign Minister visits the Middle East