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• Statement by Thor G. Thorarinsson at the 12th session of the Conference of State Parties to the CRPD
• OSCE Ministerial Council Meeting in Bratislava, Slovak Republic, 5–6 December 2019.
• 51st Session of the Human Rights Council: Nordic-Baltic Statement - D with SR on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation
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• Counter-terrorist measures discussed in the Structured Dialogue, Vienna, 6 May 2019.
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• Joint Nordic Statement at the informal meeting on the situation in Myanmar
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• Cross Regional Statement for the Secretary General's Briefing on the call to Action for Human Rights
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• Statement of Iceland on the situation in South Sudan
• Statement by Ambassador Jörundur Valtýsson at the General Debate on the Report of the Human Rights Council
• Speech at the 75th United Nations General Assembly by H.E. Mr. Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Development Cooperation
• Statement to the Third Committee by Helen S. von Ernst, Second Secretary
• Response to the High Commissioner's report
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• Statement at the Tenth Emergency Special Session on Palestine
• Joint NB8 Statement on the situation of the Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslim minorities in Xinjiang
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• Statement of Iceland on the Human Rights situation in the Philippines
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• Joint Nordic Statement to the Security Council on Silencing the Guns
• Written statement of Iceland for the 2020 HLPF general debate
• Remarks at Launch of the Group of Friends to Combat Marine Plastic Pollution
• Joint Nordic statement on the rights of indigenous peoples
• Joint Nordic statement on the situation in Syria
• Joint Nordic Statement on Upholding the United Nations Charter
• Statement of Iceland on the protection of human rights defenders
• Joint Nordic - Baltic statement on the rights of indigenous peoples
• Statement on behalf of 53 countries - Call for an immediate global ceasefire
• Joint Nordic statement at the Security Council open debate on sexual violence in conflict
• Statement to the Security Council on The Middle East including the Palestinian Question by Ambassador Einar Gunnarsson
• Joint Nordic Statement at the Arria formula meeting of the Security Council on Implementation of Security Council Resolutions on Youth, Peace and Security by UN Peace Operations
• Security Council: Protection of Civilians
• Joint Nordic Statement to the Sixth Committee on Diplomatic Protection
• Meeting of Political Directors of the OSCE Participating States in Rome, Italy, 8 October 2018
• Statement to the General Assembly on the 2021 High-Level Political Forum
• Statements at the 44th session of the Human Rights Council
• Nordic-Baltic Statements and National Statements in HRC49
• A statement on behalf of the Group of Friends of Women, Peace and Security at UNSC open Arria-Formula Meeting
• Joint Nordic Statement at the Security Council High-Level Debate on Pandemics and the Challenges of Sustaining Peace
• 50th Session of the Human Rights Council: Interactive Dialogue with the Fact-Finding Mission on Libya
• Statement of Iceland on human rights situations that require the Council’s attention
• Joint Nordic - Baltic statement on reprisals against human rights activists
• Statement at the General Debate of the First Committee by Ambassador Jörundur Valtýsson, Permanent Representative of Iceland to the UN
• Statement by H.E. Gudlaugur Thor Thordarson at Global Champion of the UN High-Level Dialogue on Energy - Virtual Launch Programme
• Economic and Environmental Dimension Discusses Energy, including Renewables, Bratislava, 27 May 2019.
• Joint Nordic Statement on the Thirtieth Anniversary of the Adoption of the Convention of the Rights of the Child
• Joint Statement on the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Jounalists.
• 50th Session of the Human Rights Council: ID on the oral update of the High Commissioner on Ukraine and interim report of Secretary-General on the situation of human rights in Crimea
• 50th Session of the Human Rights Council: Interactive dialogue with the Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic
• Statement at the 10th Annual ECOSOC Youth Forum by Mr. Asmundur Einar Dadason, Minister of Social Affairs and Children
• Discussions of UNSC resolution 1325 Discussed at the OSCE Forum for Security Cooperation (FSC).
• Joint Nordic statement on the human rights situation in Syria
• EoP at Adoption of the CSW64 Political Declaration
• Statement of Iceland at UNRWA Virtual Ministerial Pledging Conference
• Hybrid threats undermine the rule of law and democracy.