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Iceland

ISO: ISL UN member since 1946
208
Speeches
59
Speakers
6551
Votes
4042
Yes
873
No
1514
Abstentions
67
SC Sponsored
Top 47%
Co-sponsor influence
2024

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Voting alignment is computed from UN General Assembly roll-call votes (1946–present). Agreement rates count the share of resolutions where both countries cast the same vote (Yes/No/Abstain), weighted by the inverse square root of the number of countries voting, to down-weight near-unanimous resolutions. Ideal points are estimated using a Bayesian item-response model (Voeten 2013) that places each country on a left–right policy dimension each session. Issue-area breakdowns use the topic codes assigned by the UN Bibliographic Information System.

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Co-sponsorship network influence PageRank in the SC co-sponsorship graph per year · view full rankings

2024: top 47% by influence · 106 co-sponsoring partners · betweenness 0.000908

Voting alignment over time ideal point (re-centred) — 0 = global average · positive = more Western-aligned · BSV2017

Position consistency: more stable than 58% of countries (std dev 0.34, ranked among 199 countries)

Closest neighbours countries with the most similar voting alignment in a given year

Issue-area voting alignment % yes votes by issue category · 5-year rolling average

Speeches

Speeches per year

Dominant Topics

Sustainable development and climate Peacekeeping support and operations Economic development programmes Human rights and rule of law Israeli–Palestinian conflict General debate rhetoric Law of the sea Peace processes and negotiations
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Representatives

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Session Date Speaker Source
79 Sept. 28, 2024 Ms. Thórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörd Gylfadóttir UNDL ↗ A/79/PV.16
78 Sept. 23, 2023 Ms. Thórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörd Gylfadóttir UNDL ↗ A/78/PV.12
77 Sept. 24, 2022 Ms. Thórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörd Gylfadóttir UNDL ↗ A/77/PV.13
76 Sept. 27, 2021 Mr. Gudlaugur Thor Thordarson UNDL ↗ A/76/PV.16
76 Sept. 27, 2021 Mr. Jörundur Valtýsson UNDL ↗ A/76/PV.16
75 Sept. 29, 2020 Mr. Gudlaugur Thor Thordarson UNDL ↗ A/75/PV.14
75 Sept. 29, 2020 Mr. Jörundur Valtýsson UNDL ↗ A/75/PV.14
74 Sept. 27, 2019 Mr. Gudlaugur Thor Thordarson UNDL ↗ A/74/PV.10
73 Sept. 28, 2018 Mr. Gudlaugur Thor Thordarson UNDL ↗ A/73/PV.13
72 Sept. 22, 2017 Mr. Gudlaugur Thor Thordarson UNDL ↗ A/72/PV.16
71 Sept. 24, 2016 Ms. Lilja Dögg Alfredsdóttir UNDL ↗ A/71/PV.20
70 Oct. 2, 2015 Mr. Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson UNDL ↗ A/70/PV.25
69 Sept. 29, 2014 Mr. Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson UNDL ↗ A/69/PV.17
68 Sept. 30, 2013 Mr. Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson UNDL ↗ A/68/PV.21
67 Sept. 29, 2012 Mr. Ossur Skarphedinsson UNDL ↗ A/67/PV.18
66 Sept. 26, 2011 Mr. Ossur Skarphedinsson UNDL ↗ A/66/PV.26
65 Sept. 24, 2010 Mr. Ossur Skarphedinsson UNDL ↗ A/65/PV.15
64 Sept. 26, 2009 Mr. Ossur Skarphedinsson UNDL ↗ A/64/PV.10
63 Sept. 26, 2008 Mr. Geir H. Haarde UNDL ↗ A/63/PV.12
62 Sept. 28, 2007 Ms. Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir UNDL ↗ A/62/PV.11
61 Sept. 26, 2006 Ms. Valgerdur Sverrisdottir UNDL ↗ A/61/PV.20
60 Sept. 20, 2005 Mr. David Oddsson UNDL ↗ A/60/PV.16
59 Sept. 24, 2004 Mr. Geir H. Haarde UNDL ↗ A/59/PV.10
58 Sept. 26, 2003 Mr. Halldór Asgrímsson UNDL ↗ A/58/PV.14
57 Sept. 17, 2002 Mr. Halldór Asgrímsson UNDL ↗ A/57/PV.12
56 Nov. 12, 2001 Mr. Halldór Asgrímsson UNDL ↗ A/56/PV.48
55 Sept. 15, 2000 Mr. Halldór Asgrímsson UNDL ↗ A/55/PV.16
54 Sept. 24, 1999 Mr. Halldór Asgrímsson UNDL ↗ A/54/PV.13
53 Sept. 25, 1998 Mr. Halldór Asgrímsson UNDL ↗ A/53/PV.16
52 Sept. 26, 1997 Mr. Halldór Asgrímsson UNDL ↗ A/52/PV.13
51 Sept. 27, 1996 Mr. Halldór Asgrímsson UNDL ↗
50 Sept. 25, 1995 Mr. Halldór Asgrímsson UNDL ↗ A/50/PV.5
49 Oct. 10, 1994 Mr. Gunnar Palsson UNDL ↗ A/49/PV.24
48 Sept. 27, 1993 Mr. Jón Baldvin Hannibalsson UNDL ↗ A/48/PV.5
47 Sept. 25, 1992 Mr. Jón Baldvin Hannibalsson UNDL ↗ A/47/PV.13
46 Sept. 23, 1991 Mr. Jón Baldvin Hannibalsson UNDL ↗ A/46/PV.4
45 Sept. 24, 1990 Mr. Jón Baldvin Hannibalsson UNDL ↗ A/45/PV.4
44 Oct. 4, 1989 Mr. Jón Baldvin Hannibalsson UNDL ↗ A/44/PV.19
43 Oct. 11, 1988 Mr. Jón Baldvin Hannibalsson UNDL ↗ A/43/PV.26
42 Sept. 21, 1987 Mr. Steingrímur Hermannsson UNDL ↗ A/42/PV.5
41 Sept. 22, 1986 Mr. Árni M. Mathiesen UNDL ↗ A/41/PV.5
40 Sept. 24, 1985 Mr. Geir Hallgrimsson UNDL ↗ A/40/PV.7
39 Sept. 24, 1984 Mr. Geir Hallgrimsson UNDL ↗ A/39/PV.4
38 Sept. 26, 1983 Mr. Geir Hallgrimsson UNDL ↗ A/38/PV.6
37 Sept. 28, 1982 Mr. Olafur Johannesson UNDL ↗ A/37/PV.8
36 Sept. 22, 1981 Mr. Olafur Johannesson UNDL ↗ A/36/PV.8
35 Sept. 22, 1980 Mr. Olafur Johannesson UNDL ↗ A/35/PV.5
34 Sept. 25, 1979 Mr. Benedikt Gröndal UNDL ↗ A/34/PV.8
33 Sept. 26, 1978 Mr. Benedikt Gröndal UNDL ↗ A/33/PV.9
32 Sept. 30, 1977 Mr. Einar Agustsson UNDL ↗ A/32/PV.15
31 Sept. 29, 1976 Mr. Einar Agustsson UNDL ↗ A/31/PV.10
30 Sept. 29, 1975 Mr. Einar Agustsson UNDL ↗
29 Sept. 30, 1974 Mr. Einar Agustsson UNDL ↗
28 Oct. 1, 1973 Mr. Einar Agustsson UNDL ↗
27 Sept. 29, 1972 Mr. Einar Agustsson UNDL ↗
26 Sept. 29, 1971 Mr. Einar Agustsson UNDL ↗
25 Sept. 29, 1970 Mr. Emil Jόnsson UNDL ↗
24 Sept. 23, 1969 Mr. Emil Jόnsson UNDL ↗
23 Oct. 8, 1968 Mr. Hannes Kjartansson UNDL ↗
22 Oct. 4, 1967 Mr. Emil Jόnsson UNDL ↗
21 Oct. 5, 1966 Mr. Emil Jόnsson UNDL ↗
14 Oct. 5, 1959 Mr. Thor Thors UNDL ↗
13 Sept. 25, 1958 Mr. Gudmundur Gudmundsson UNDL ↗
8 Sept. 24, 1953 Mr. Thor Thors UNDL ↗

67 Security Council draft resolutions co-sponsored by Iceland. Data from the UNBench dataset (Liang et al.).

Draft Adopted as Title Session
17-08452 — Draft Resolution —
S/2008/403 S/RES/1820(2008) Security Council resolution 1820 (2008) [on acts of sexual violence against civilians in … —
S/2011/24 — draft resolution —
S/2011/425 S/RES/1998(2011) Security Council resolution 1998 (2011) [on children and armed conflict] —
S/2013/368 S/RES/2106(2013) Security Council resolution 2106 (2013) [on sexual violence in armed conflict] —
S/2014/149 S/RES/2143(2014) Security Council resolution 2143 (2014) [on children and armed conflict] —
S/2014/189 — draft resolution —
S/2014/302 S/RES/2151(2014) Security Council resolution 2151 (2014) [on security sector reform] —
S/2014/348 — Draft Resolution —
S/2015/333* — Draft Resolution —
S/2015/445 S/RES/2225(2015) Security Council resolution 2225 (2015) [on children and armed conflict] —
S/2016/1047 S/RES/2322(2016) Security Council resolution 2322 (2016) [on international judicial cooperation in counter… —
S/2016/1073 S/RES/2331(2016) Security Council resolution 2331 (2016) [on trafficking in persons in armed conflicts] —
S/2016/838 S/RES/2312(2016) Security Council resolution 2312 (2016) [on renewal for 12 months of the authorizations a… —
S/2016/846 — draft resolution —
S/2017/1051* — Draft Resolution —
S/2017/119 S/RES/2341(2017) Security Council resolution 2341 (2017) [on protection of critical infrastructure against… —
S/2017/172 — Draft Resolution —
S/2017/884 — Draft Resolution —
S/2018/667 S/RES/2427(2018) Security Council resolution 2427 (2018) [on children and armed conflict] —
S/2019/179 S/RES/2457(2019) Security Council resolution 2457 (2019) [on ending conflict in Africa by 2020] —
S/2019/268 S/RES/2462(2019) Security Council resolution 2462 (2019) [on prevention and suppression of the financing o… —
S/2019/475 S/RES/2474(2019) Security Council resolution 2474 (2019) [on persons missing as a result of armed conflict] —
S/2020/838 — Draft Resolution —
S/2021/171 — Draft Resolution —
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