Anna Pála Sverrisdóttir

Lawyer with an interest in touchy feely. Icelandic foreign service 🇮🇸 Activist at heart 🏳️‍🌈 Pronouns: She/her. Tweets my own.

[CIJ_ICJ @CIJ_ICJ]

PRESS RELEASE: On 26 February 2026, #Iceland filed a declaration recognizing as compulsory the jurisdiction of the Court under Article 36, paragraph 2, of the #ICJ Statute.

Link to the press release: https://t.co/S85B5wwb1O

[Anna Pála Sverrisdóttir @annapalan]

@annajohannsd 👊 #ICC

[Iceland at UN 🇮🇸 @IcelandUN]

🇮🇸 delivered a N5 statement 🇩🇰 🇫🇮 🇳🇴 🇸🇪 at the GA 🇺🇳 meeting on the Report of the ICC. The Nordic countries remain unwavering in their support for the Court’s independence, impartiality and integrity - and for the global fight against impunity!
https://t.co/YTJj93gZfo

[Anna Pála Sverrisdóttir @annapalan]

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[Iceland at UN 🇮🇸 @IcelandUN]

Transgender individuals, especially trans-women, have increasingly become the target of hate.
#TransRightsAreHumanRights
🇮🇸 will not shy away from standing up on their behalf, and for the principle that we are all born free and equal.
🔗 https://t.co/WHvZG7iZXv

[Anna Pála Sverrisdóttir @annapalan]

@yara_df 🤩

[OCHA Mali @OCHA_Mali]

🇺🇳@UNOCHA Donor Support Group (ODSG) field mission day 2⃣!
ODSG members & the #Mali Humanitarian Country Team led by @k_diagne met today to discuss: 🔹protection,
🔹funding,
🔹access &
🔹the future of humanitarian coordination.

[Anna Pála Sverrisdóttir @annapalan]

Very happy to be in beautiful Mali🇲🇱 together with other donors and the @UNOCHA🇺🇳to learn and discuss how best to meet humanitarian needs. Excellent meetings with authorities, NGOs and international organizations today. @IcelandDevCoop

[OCHA Mali @OCHA_Mali]

🇺🇳@UNOCHA Donor Support Group (ODSG) field mission day 2⃣!
ODSG members & the #Mali Humanitarian Country Team led by @k_diagne met today to discuss: 🔹protection,
🔹funding,
🔹access &
🔹the future of humanitarian coordination.

[OCHA Mali @OCHA_Mali]

🇺🇳@UNOCHA Donor Support Group's (ODSG) field mission is in Mali🇲🇱
In Mali's complex humanitarian context, ODSG members will gain first-hand knowledge of:
🔹the crisis
🔹the ongoing response amid funding cuts
🔹access constraints &
🔹OCHA's role in the overall response.

[Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum]

Please share this fact sheet about Ukraine with anyone who needs it

[Anna Pála Sverrisdóttir @annapalan]

Happy to be back at the UN 🇺🇳 - even just for a couple of days during #humanitarianweek

[Iceland at UN 🇮🇸 @IcelandUN]

Iceland is pleased to announce an additional contribution to @UNCERF of 70 million ISK at #CERF20. Flexible and predictable funding for emergencies is of utmost importance to 🇮🇸 #InvestinHumanity 🇺🇳

[MFA Iceland 🇮🇸 @MFAIceland]

"Afghan women have shown courageous leadership... We recognize their vital role and heed their call." 🇮🇸 is a proud member of a cross-regional group which supports holding Taliban de facto authorities of #Afghanistan accountable for #CEDAW violations.

https://t.co/Y0fjdvVKYz

[Iceland at UN 🇮🇸 @IcelandUN]

Preparations for the #UN #OceanConference in Nice 2025 are underway and at the #UNHQ prep meeting, #Iceland🇮🇸 emphasized #BlueFood, Management of #SustainableFisheries and #UNCLOS the Ocean Constitution🌊👑

Successful meeting chaired by co-hosts 🇨🇷🇫🇷

https://t.co/MsScQXH38E

[Iceland at UN 🇮🇸 @IcelandUN]

Happy #WorldOceanDay 🌊🐟☀️

#Iceland🇮🇸 honoured to be represented at #ImmersedInChange for the Ocean in magnificent #CostaRica🇨🇷. The conference has been a boost of inspiration and an important milestone on the way to the Nice #UNOcean Conference 2025. 🐙🐠🐡

[Iceland at UN 🇮🇸 @IcelandUN]

Scientific research is 🗝️ and the tools needed for responding to the effects of #ClimateChange on fisheries are in essence the same as those needed for  sound management of #SustainableFisheries, said #Iceland🇮🇸 @ UN🇺🇳 #FishStocks meeting ending today🌈 https://t.co/Kks0efPNom

[Anna Pála Sverrisdóttir @annapalan]

@HildurHSig allir svarendur: Ísland✅

[Anna Pála Sverrisdóttir @annapalan]

Very happy with the good atmosphere in this session and how constructive all the different colleagues are in voicing their positions.

[Iceland at UN 🇮🇸 @IcelandUN]

#CrimesAgainstHumanity and the substance of a draft UN agreement on them are the subject of dicussions at the #SixthCommittee this week. #Iceland🇮🇸 happy to co-facilitate together with #Guatemala🇬🇹 and #Malaysia🇲🇾
Day 3️⃣ of in-depth discussions with many participating states💪

[Anna Pála Sverrisdóttir @annapalan]

The honour was mine. Had a great time as the guest of law students and academics at @Columbia giving a talk and taking excellent questions on #CrimesAgainstHumanity work of the #SixthCommittee #GeneralAssembly and a potential new UN🇺🇳 agreement.

[Anna Pála Sverrisdóttir @annapalan]

How did Icelandic🇮🇸women and non-binary people mobilize 100.000 people to go on strike for #genderequality on 24 Oct 2023? Had the honour of moderating a well attended #CSW68 🇺🇳event where they shared some of the secrets. #kvennaverkfall #kvennafrí #SDG5 #LGBT #queer🏳️‍🌈 #takk

[Anna Pála Sverrisdóttir @annapalan]

@RangitadeSilva an inspiration to all of us to this day! I grew up thinking only women can be presidents

[Iceland at UN 🇮🇸 @IcelandUN]

#Iceland🇮🇸 has repeatedly called for 🌎attention to the quest of #Afghan and #Iranian women&girls for their rights to be respected and fulfilled. On Int’l Women’s Day 🇮🇸 was at the @ Silenced Voices conference, discussing #genderpersecution and more: https://t.co/Ovf7Vinr4d #SDG5

[Iceland at UN 🇮🇸 @IcelandUN]

“Listening and working together with Afghan women is key,” said PR @jvaltysson at an #InternationalWomensDay event, organized to discuss the concept of #GenderApartheid in relation to women’s rights in #Afghanistan. Thanks @Malala, @AtlanticCouncil & @ipinst 🙏 #SDG5 #CSW