- Today, Arctic States and Indigenous Permanent Participants convened for the 13th Arctic Council meeting and issued a statement.
- “And, we also bring traditional knowledge to the Arctic Council which would be difficult for the Arctic Council to really consider in any other way.”
- The chairmanship, assisted by Arctic Council Secretariat staff, is responsible for arranging and hosting the Arctic Council meetings during its period.
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- In 2011, the Council member states concluded the Arctic Search and Rescue Agreement, marking the first binding treaty under the council's auspices.
- Career U.S. civil servant and current Chairperson of the Arctic Council Emergency Prevention, Preparedness, and Response Search and Rescue Expert…
- Latest – As of January 2021, Iceland is the current chair of the Arctic Council and India has an observer status. Russia will take the chair from 2021 to 2023.
- The Arctic Council was established in 1996 to promote cooperation and interaction among Arctic States with the involvement of Arctic Indigenous...
- The Northern regions of the Arctic States are home to more than four million people, whose health and well-being is on the top of the Arctic Council’s agenda.
- The first step towards the formation of the Council occurred in 1991 when the eight Arctic countries signed the Arctic Environmental Protection Strategy (AEPS).