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06 September 2024

Successful Northern Viking exercise comes to an end

Exercise Northern Viking 2024 came to an end this week, after eleven days of successful cooperation between Iceland and the United States, as well as seven other NATO Allies.

23 August 2024

Joint Nordic statement on the Norwegian representative office in the Palestinian territories

As Nordic countries, Denmark, Finland, Iceland and Sweden deeply regret Israel’s decision to no longer facilitate Norway’s representation to the Palestinian Authority (PA) and revoke the diplomatic status for Norwegian diplomats dealing with the PA.

23 August 2024

Northern Viking 2024 exercises defence of Iceland

The Northern Viking 2024 defence exercise will take place in and around Iceland from 26 August to 3 September.

02 August 2024

The Royal Air Force conducts air policing mission around Iceland

A British air squadron is expected to arrive in Iceland at the beginning of next week, marking the start of a NATO air surveillance mission in Iceland (ASIC IPPN). The squadron consists of four F-35 fighter jets and 180 personnel.

31 July 2024Embassy of Iceland in Freetown

Opening of a operating theatre for obstetric fistula in Sierra Leone

A new obstetric fistula theatre at Bo Government Hospital was officially opened on 19 July. The refurbishments for the operating theatre are a part of an Iceland government funded five-year programme on eliminating obstetric fistula in Sierra Leone.…

31 July 2024

GRÓ Annual Report 2023 published

The year 2023 was an active year for GRÓ – Centre for Capacity Development, Sustainability and Societal Change, and the four training programmes on fisheries, gender equality, geothermal energy and land restoration. A total of 92 fellows graduated from the 5–6 month training programmes, five GRÓ scholarship recipients graduated with a Masters’ degree and one with a PhD.

02 July 2024

Nordic statement calling for release of Palestinian clearance revenues and preservation of correspondent banking services between Israel and the West Bank

The Nordic countries are greatly concerned by the withholding of Palestinian clearance revenues which is exacerbating the strenuous fiscal situation of the Palestinian Authority.…

11 June 2024

Iceland increases contributions to UNRWA

Today, the Minister of Education and Children's Affairs, Ásmundur Einar Daðason attended on behalf of the Prime Minister of Iceland the Call for Action: Urgent Humanitarian Response conference in Jordan.

06 June 2024

The Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Össur donate prosthetics to Ukraine

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in cooperation with the Icelandic health technology company Össur, will be financing a pilot project on prosthetic solutions for twenty individuals receiving care at the rehabilitation hospital in Dnipro, located in eastern Ukraine.

05 June 2024

The Joint Expeditionary Force Activity Nordic Warden

This week, the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) has begun a month-long series of protective military activities which sees multiple Maritime and Air units contributing to the security of Critical Undersea Infrastructure across Northern Europe.…

29 May 2024

Iceland announces new commitments to humanitarian efforts in Syria and neighboring countries

Iceland's contributions to humanitarian efforts in Syria and neighboring countries amount to ISK 820 million over the next three years. Foreign Minister Þórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörð Gylfadóttir announced this at the 2024 Brussels VIII Conference on 'Supporting the future of Syria and the region' held in Brussels this week.

03 May 2024Embassy of Iceland in Freetown

Iceland opens its Development Cooperation Mission in Freetown

Today marks a new chapter in the collaboration between Iceland and Sierra Leone with the official opening of Iceland’s Mission in Freetown. The mission will strengthen further Iceland’s partnership with Sierra Leone and will have a main focus on development cooperation.