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19 March 2024Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Iceland disburses annual core contribution to UNRWA

Bjarni Benediktsson, Minister for Foreign Affairs, has decided that the payment of Iceland's core contribution to the United Nations Palestine Refugee Agency (UNRWA) will be made by 1 April.

08 March 2024Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Iceland’s delegation in Cairo has concluded its work

Today, 72 Palestinians from Gaza with residence permit in Iceland have arrived in Iceland to be reunited with their families. Their passage from Gaza across the Rafah border, which requires approval from the Egyptian and Israeli governments, was facilitated by a delegation from the Ministry for Foreign Affairs that has been operating in Egypt for the last few weeks.

28 February 2024Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Iceland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs calls for collective action at the Human Rights Council

Iceland’s Foreign Minister Bjarni Benediktsson stressed the importance of collective action to address the regression of human rights as he delivered Iceland’s speech at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva yesterday.

30 January 2024Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Financial support for UNRWA delayed

Bjarni Benediktsson, Minister for Foreign Affairs, decided on Friday to delay the disbursement of Iceland’s annual core contribution to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) following reports of allegations of the involvement of twelve UNRWA employees in the terrorist attack by Hamas on Israel on October 7.…

26 January 2024Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Statement by the Minister of Foreign Affairs on the International Court of Justice's Order

The Icelandic government has repeatedly called for a humanitarian ceasefire in order to ease the suffering of the people of Gaza. Today's Order of the International Court of Justice on provisional measures is a testament to the dire situation in Gaza and the obligations of the parties to the conflict to protect civilians.…

17 November 2023Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Iceland increases support to humanitarian relief efforts in Gaza

The Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland has decided to provide an additional contribution of 100 million ISK in response to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. The contribution will be divided between the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) and the International Criminal Court (ICC). This was announced at a cabinet meeting today.

03 November 2023Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Iceland doubles contributions to the United Nations emergency response in Gaza and calls for an immediate humanitarian pause

The Government of Iceland has decided to double its financial contribution to the United Nations emergency appeal for Gaza. The decision was announced on 2 November during the 10th Emergency Special Session of the United Nations General Assembly on the situation in the Middle East, where Iceland also reiterated the call for an immediate humanitarian pause.