Make sure not to miss the opportunity to participate in the unique atmosphere in Reykjavík during the Reykjavík Arts Festival, which brings joy and delight to Iceland's residents and guests in May each year.

Oceans and the law of the sea

The study also shows that around 6% of the labour force is employed by the creative industries, which makes the creative class"one of the most populous in the country.

Open debate in the Security Council on Women and peace and security

Open debate in the Security Council on the situation in the Middle East

Rights of the Child

3rd Committee

Advancement of Women

3rd Committee

Paris Commitments to protect children from recruitment or use by armed conflicts or armed groups

United Nations 65th General Assembly

General Debate

United Nations 65th General Assembly

High-level Plenary Meeting

The Icelandic Literature Fund and The Writers' Union of Iceland accept applications for grants for translators of Icelandic literature. Applicants selected will be granted a two to four weeks stay in Gunnarshus in 2011.

Iceland's Minister of Finance, Steingrimur J. Sigfusson, discusses the status and positive signs to be seen in Iceland's economy in a new article, Rising from the Ruins.

Johanna Sigurdardottir, Prime Minister of Iceland, is second on Time magazine's top ten list of female leaders in the world.

International conference on the effects of the volcanic eruption in Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland on aviation. The conference is organized by Keilir Aviation Academy in cooperation with the President of Iceland, the Icelandic Ministry of Transport, the Civil Aviation Administration, ISAVIA, the Icelandic Meteorological Office, Institute of Earth Sciences at University of Iceland, Icelandair, ICAO, IATA, ATA, AEA, the US Embassy in Iceland and the Russian Federations Embassy in Iceland.

The Snorri Sturluson Icelandic Fellowships are granted to writers, translators and scholars (not students) in the field of humanities from outside Iceland, to enable them to stay in Iceland for a period of at least three months, in order to improve their knowledge of the Icelandic language, culture and society.

Security Council

Open debate on the Middle East

On 29 June 2010 Pétur J. Eiríksson, chairman of Portus announced that the official opening of Harpa concert hall and opening concert by the Iceland Symphony Orchestra would take place on 4 May 2011. The opening concert will be conducted by Vladimir Ashkenazy.

Statement by Mr. Jón Erlingur Jónasson, Deputy Permanent Representativ of Iceland.

Statement by H.E. Ambassador Gunnar Pálsson Permanent Representative

Statement by Ambassador Gunnar Pálsson