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Þorvarður Atli Þórsson delivered on Monday a speech in the Human Rights Council on behalf of Iceland

on 20 September 2018.

with Greenland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.

For a small island state, in the middle of the North Atlantic, it is of paramount importance to maintain

on Myanmar 18 September 2018 Delivered by Iceland Mr.

President, Iceland is very concerned about the situation in Nicaragua, where OHCHR has reported&

) 17 September 2018 Delivered by Iceland Mr.

President, I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Nordic countries: Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Sweden

 The report contains  information on serious human rights violations in Burundi and a lack

Iceland is among 15 participating states of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (

Iceland emphasized the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals and that focus on inequality

Rights Council on behalf of the Nordic and Baltic states (NB8) in a special discussion on the 70th Anniversary

Andri Júlíusson, counsellor, delivered today a statement on the dangers posed to workers handling toxic

Partners for progress Iceland is a pioneer and a leader in implementing gender equality.

Urmila Bhoola, Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery for her comprehensive report.

As a new member on this Council, Iceland welcomes the High Commissioner´s very useful oral update yesterday

In his address, Guðni Bragason, Permanent Representative of Iceland in Vienna, said i. a. that on the

for children in Europe based on available research.

The EED forum gathering on 4th September under the headline  „Promoting economic progress and security

with Act No. 121/2008 on Iceland's International Development Cooperation Act, Regulation No. 894/2009