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24 February 2022

Iceland strongly condemns Russia’s attacks on Ukraine

The Government of Iceland strongly condemns Russia’s attacks on Ukraine and expresses deep concern for the destruction and suffering that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will inevitably cause.

28 January 2022

66°North and UN Women receive grants to create jobs for refugee women

66°North and UN Women have received grants from the Sustainable Development Goals Partnership Fund for development cooperation to work on a job creation project for refugee women from developing countries in Turkey.

27 January 2022Embassy of Iceland in Ottawa

Nordic Bridges cultural initiative kicks off today!

Nordic art and culture will be placed firmly in the spotlight when the Nordic Bridges cultural initiative officially launches in Canada on 27 January 2022. Built on pillars such as resilience and artistic innovation, throughout 2022 programme partners across Canada will offer engaging performances and conversations involving Nordic artists and thinkers.

21 January 2022

Statement by the Nordic Ministers of Defence regarding the situation in and near Ukraine

Today, the Nordic Ministers of Defence, including Thórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörð Gylfadóttir, Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Development Cooperation of Iceland, issued the following statement:

07 January 2022

Kerecis receives a grant from the SDG Partnership Fund

The medical fish skin company Kerecis has received a 230,000 USD grant from the Icelandic Ministry for Foreign Affairs’s SDG Partnership Fund to support the Kerecis Community Project in Cairo. Kerecis will provide medical fish skin products to the Ahl Masr Hospital and will train its doctors in the use of the products to treat serious burns.…

07 January 2022

COVID-19: Border measures remain unchanged until the end of February

Regulation on COVID-19 measures at the border will remain unchanged until 28 February. Proposals on measures for the spring will be introduced no later than 20 February.

04 January 2022

Agreement between Iceland and the United Kingdom on Youth Mobility

UK nationals can now apply for Working Holiday residence permits in Iceland and Icelandic nationals are eligible to apply for Youth Mobility Scheme visas in the UK. This is based on an agreement between Iceland and the UK on Youth Mobility.

21 December 2021

Joint statement by the Nordic Ministers of Defence on Ukraine

The Nordic Ministers of Defence, including Thórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörð Gylfadóttir, Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Development Cooperation of Iceland, issued the following statement on 21 December 2021.

03 December 2021

Foreign Minister Gylfadóttir attended NATO and OSCE ministerial meetings

Thórdís Kolbrún R. Gylfadóttir, who took office as Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Development Cooperation of Iceland, earlier this week, took part in two international ministerial meetings, signed an Air Services Agreement with Ukraine, and had several bilateral meetings, all in her first days in office.

27 November 2021

COVID-19: Stricter border measures due to new Omicron variant

All passengers that have stayed in a defined high-risk zone for more than 24 hours in the past 14 days shall undergo a PCR test upon arrival followed by quarantine that ends with another test five days later. These measures apply to everyone that has stayed in a defined high-risk zone irrespective of vaccination status or prior COVID-19 infection.…

24 November 2021

COP26 results a cause for optimism, says Iceland‘s Environment Minister

Guðmundur Ingi Guðbrandsson, Iceland‘s Minister for the Environment and Natural Resources, says that the final results of COP26 in Glasgow is a source of optimism for the most urgent task of the 21st Century: To avert a climate catastrophe.

17 November 2021

Iceland elected to the UNESCO Executive Board

Iceland has been elected to the Executive Board of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation at its ongoing General Conference in Paris. Iceland received 168 votes in today’s election.