Kids help kids
Op-ed by the Icelandic minister for foreign affairs, Ms. Valgeršur Sverrisdóttir and the Executive Director of WFP, Mr. James Morris in relation to Iceland?s donation of US$ 3.2 million for the WFP school feeding programme in Africa.
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Statement by Ambassador Hjįlmar W. Hannesson, Permanent Representative of Iceland to the United Nations.
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Statement by Ambassador Hjįlmar W. Hannesson, Permanent Representative of Iceland to the United Nations.
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Delivered at the Althing at its 133rd legislative session, 2006 - 2007.
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United Nations University
Statement by Ambassador Hjįlmar W. Hannesson, Permanent Representative of Iceland to the United Nations.
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Statement by Harald Aspelund, Deputy Permanent Representative of Iceland to the United Nations.
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Statement by Ambassador Hjįlmar W. Hannesson, Permanent Representative of Iceland to the United Nations.
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Address on behalf of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland, Mrs Valgeršur Sverrisdóttir.
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Report of the International Atomic Energy Agency [81]
Statement by Ambassador Hjįlmar W. Hannesson, Permanent Representative of Iceland to the United Nations.
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Statement by Ambassador Hjįlmar W. Hannesson, Permanent Representative of Iceland to the United Nations.
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The 5th Ministerial Meeting of the Arctic Council in Salekhard, Russia
Address by H.E. Valgeršur Sverrisdóttir, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland.
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Sustainable development
Statement by Ambassador Hjįlmar W. Hannesson Permanent Representative of Iceland to the United Nations.
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UN University Geothermal Training Programme
Address given by H.E. Mrs. Valgeršur Sverrisdóttir, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland, at the Closing Ceremony of the 28 session of the United Nation University Geothermal Training Programme.
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International migration and development
Statement by Ambassador Hjįlmar W. Hannesson Permanent Representative of Iceland to the United Nations.
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Sustainable Whaling
Information on the governance of Iceland?s living marine resources and scientific research projects on whales and other marine mammals in the North Atlantic.
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Fight against Terrorism
Statement by Ambassador Hjįlmar W. Hannesson, Permanent Representative of Iceland to the United Nations.
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Rights of Children
Statement by Ambassador Hjįlmar W. Hannesson, Permanent Representative of Iceland to the United Nations.
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Icelandic contribution to United Nations Peacebuilding Fund
Foreign Minister Valgeršur Sverrisdóttir has decided to allocate USD 1 million to the Peacebuilding Fund, a special UN fund to assist countries recovering from conflict.
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Meeting between the Foreign Minister and the President of the World Bank
The meeting concerned some of the chief emphases in the Bank's work, including its increasing concentration on energy issues and the fight against corruption.
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International Seminar on the Hydrogen Economy for Sustainable Development
Reykjavik, Iceland, 28-29 September 2006 - Summary of Conclusions and Recommendations.
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Advancement of Women
Statement by Ambassador Hjįlmar W. Hannesson, Permanent Representative of Iceland to the United Nations.
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Sixty-first Session of the United Nations General Assembly
General Debate of the First Committee - Statement by Ambassador Hjįlmar W. Hannesson Permanent Representative of Iceland to the United Nations.
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Report of the Secretary-General on the work of the Organization
Statement by Ambassador Hjįlmar W. Hannesson, Permanent Representative of Iceland to the United Nations.
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International Seminar on Hydrogen Economy for Sustainable Development
Opening Address by H.E. Mrs. Valgeršur Sverrisdóttir, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland.
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Luncheon, Icelandic–American Chamber of Commerce, New York
Keynote Speech By Mrs. Valgeršur Sverrisdóttir, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland.
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Foreign Minister of Iceland at the UN
Statement by H.E. Mrs. Valgeršur Sverrisdóttir Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland at the Sixty-first Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations.
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High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development
Statement by Ambassador Hjįlmar W. Hannesson, Permanent Representative of Iceland to the United Nations.
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North Meets North - Navigation and the Future of the Arctic
Report of a working group of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs
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The Polar Mediterranean - Change and Opportunities for the Countries of the Arctic Rim
Address by Ambassador Gunnar Pįlsson, Director of the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Iceland, at the Norwegian Sea Power Seminar 2006, Ulvik.
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Reform of the Security Council
Statement by Mr. Harald Aspelund, Chargé d'affaires a.i. Permanent Mission of Iceland to the United Nations in debate in the UN General Assembly on Security Council reform.
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Full and productive employment and decent work for all
Statement by Mr. Hjįlmar W. Hannesson, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Iceland to the UN Substantive Session of the Economic and Social Council.
Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons
Statement by Mr. Harald Aspelund, Deputy Permanent Representative of Iceland to the United Nations at the the United Nations Conference to Review Progress Made in the Implementation of the Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects held in New York 26 June to 7 July 2006
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Law of the Sea
Statement by Tomas H. Heidar, Legal Adviser, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Iceland, at the Sixteenth Meeting of States Parties to the United Nations Convention to the Law of the Sea.
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New Minister for Foreign Affairs
Former Minister of Industry and Commerce, Mrs. Valgeršur Sverrisdóttir, took office today as Minister for Foreign Affairs.
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Ecosystem Approaches and Oceans
Statement by Ambassador Gunnar Pįlsson, Director, Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, at the The Seventh Meeting of the Oceans and the Law of the Sea: UN Open-ended Informal Consultations, Ecosystem Approaches and Oceans.
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Sixth Consular Conference
Opening address by Mr. Geir H. Haarde, Minister for Foreign Affairs.
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The UN Commission on Sustainable Development - SIDS Day
Statement by Ambassador Gunnar Pįlsson, Director, Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, at the Fourteenth Session of the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development, SIDS Day.
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The Key to Sustainable Development
Statement by Ambassador Gunnar Pįlsson, Director, Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, at the Fourteenth Session of the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development.
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Improving access to reliable, affordable, economically viable, socially acceptable and environmentally sound energy services
Statement by Ambassador Gunnar Pįlsson, Director, Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, at the Fourteenth Session of the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development.
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Air Pollution/atmosphere and climate change
Statement by Ambassador Gunnar Pįlsson, Director, Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, at the Fourteenth Session of the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development.
General debate of the UN Committee on information
Statement by Ambassador Hjįlmar W. Hannesson, Permanent Representative of Iceland to the United Nations.
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Increase in the Membership of the Security Council
Statement by Ambassador Hjįlmar W. Hannesson, Permanent Representative of Iceland to the United Nations.
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60th GA: Informal consultation of the plenary on environment
Statement by Ambassador Hjįlmar W. Hannesson, Permanent Representative of Iceland to the United Nations.
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The importance of the UN for Iceland
Speech by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Geir H. Haarde, at the Nordic House.
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Report by Geir H. Haarde, Minister for Foreign Affairs and External Trade
Delivered at the Althing at its 132nd legislative session, 2005 - 2006
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The EEA Agreement: Taking stock and looking to the future
Speech by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Geir H. Haarde.
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Icelandic Foreign Policy in a Changing World
Address by His Excellency Mr. Geir H. Haarde, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland at Deutsche Gesellschaft für Auswärtige Politik, Berlin. MORE...
Adoption of the Resolution creating the Human Rights Council
Statement by Ambassador Hjįlmar W. Hannesson, Permanent Representative of Iceland to the United Nations.
Open debate of the Security Council: The situation in Afghanistan
Statement by Ambassador Hjįlmar W. Hannesson, Permanent Representative of Iceland to the United Nations.
The Launch of the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF)
Statement by Ambassador Hjįlmar W. Hannesson, Permanent Representative of Iceland to the United Nations.
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Address on Foreign Affairs to the Indian Council for World Affairs
Address by Mrs. Thorgerdur Katrin Gunnarsdottir, Minister for Education, Culture and Science of Iceland, to the Indian Council for World Affairs, delivered on behalf of the Minister for Foreign Affairs.
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Iceland between Europe and the United States: Seizing new opportunities in a changing world
Speech by the H.E. Mr. Geir H. Haarde, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland, at Utrikespolitiska Institutet in Sweden.
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Marine biological diversity
Statement by Mr. Tomas H. Heidar, Legal Adviser, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, at a Meeting of the United Nations Ad Hoc Open-ended Informal Working Group to study issues relating to the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction.
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International Conference on Afghanistan
Statement by H.E. Mr. Geir H. Haarde, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland.
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Oceans and Climate: A Policy Perspective
A Statement by Ambassador Gunnar Pįlsson in a Panel Discussion at The Third Global Conference on Oceans, Coasts and Islands.
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