Ambassador Gréta Gunnarsdóttir, Permanent Representative of Iceland delivered today the following statement at the United Nations conference on the Arms Trade Treaty.

Ambassador Gréta Gunnarsdóttir, Permanent Representative of Iceland delivered a statement on behalf of Denmark, Estonia, El Salvador, Finland, Iceland, Kenya, Norway and Sweden at the UNICEF Executive Board Annual Session, discussing Report on the progress of gender equality work in UNICEF.

Ambassador Gréta Gunnarsdóttir, Permanent Representative of Iceland delivered a Statement at the Annual session of the UN Women Executive Board on Tuesday 29 May 2012.

Mr. Jón Erlingur Jónasson, Deputy Permanent Representative of Iceland delivered a statement on the situation in the Middle East, in the Security Council, Monday 23rd of April.

Mr. Jón Erlingur Jónasson, Deputy Permanent Representative of Iceland delivered the following statement, on Global road safety crisis, at a plenary meeting of the General Assembly, on 19 April 2012.

Ambassador Gréta Gunnarsdóttir, Permanent Representative of Iceland delivered today the following statement at the 56th session of the Commission on the Status of Women.

Ambassador Gréta Gunnarsdóttir, Permanent Representative of Iceland delivered a statement on behalf of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden at the High Level Panel IV at the 56th session of the Commission on the Status of Women. The topic of the panel discussion was: Progress in financing for gender equality from the perspective of international organizations and multilateral development partners.

On January 24th, Ambassador Gréta Gunnarsdóttir, Permanent Representative of Iceland delivered a statement in the Security Councel on the situation in the Middle East.

The Icelandic Ministry of Education, Science and Culture awards annually a number of scholarships to foreign students for study of the Icelandic language, literature and history at the University of Iceland, Reykjavík.

On October 31st 2001, Ambassador Gréta Gunnarsdóttir, Permanent Representative of Iceland delivered on a statement at a 3rd committee meeting, on Right of peoples to self-determination and Elimination of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance.

A new Cabinet was unveiled in Iceland on 31 December. During the reshuffle former finance minister Mr Steingrímur J. Sigfússon was named Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture as well as Minister of Economic Affairs. Mrs Oddný G. Harðardóttur was promoted into Cabinet as Minister of Finance. Mr Jón Bjarnason, Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture, and Mr Árni Páll Árnason, Minister of Economic Affairs, stepped down from the Cabinet. Other ministers retained their posts.

Ambassador Gréta Gunnarsdóttir, Permanent Representative of Iceland delivered today a statement, on behalf of Andorra, Australia, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, San Marino and Switzerland, against no-action motion on draft resolution on the Situation of Human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Ambassador Gréta Gunnarsdóttir, Permanent Representative of Iceland delivered today a statement in a plenary meeting of the General Assembly on the Oceans and the law of the sea.

Ambassador Gréta Gunnarsdóttir, Permanent Representative of Iceland delivered a statement today in the General Assembly on the recognition of Palestine as an independent and sovereign state.

Ambassador Gréta Gunnarsdóttir, Permanent Representative of Iceland delivered a statement today at a meeting of the 4th commitee on the agenda Item: United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East

Mr. Jón Erlingur Jónasson, Deputy Permanent Representative of Iceland, delivered a statement today in the second committee on the agenda item: Sustainable development

Encouraging a nation-wide participation, The President of Iceland, Olafur Ragnar Grimsson has invited tourists to enjoy pancakes at his home in an effort to make tourists feel welcome in Iceland.

Ambassador Gréta Gunnarsdóttir, Permanent Representative of Iceland delivered a statement in the Security Councel on the situation in the Middle East.

Ambassador Gréta Gunnarsdóttir, Permanent Representative of Iceland delivered a statement on behalf of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden at the meeting of the second committee on agenda Item 23: Eradication of poverty and other development issues.

Ambassador Gréta Gunnarsdóttir, Permanent Representative of Iceland delivered a statement at today at a meeting of the 3rd Committee on Item 65: Promotion and protection of the rights of children.