A special forum on land use and community wellbeing will be broadcast live on Monday, 17 November, during the ongoing COP30 climate conference in Belém, Brazil. The event will look back at the fifteen years since the launch of the Bonn Challenge, a global effort to restore degraded and deforested land.

The Directorate of Fisheries is updating its systems. It is recommended to confirm a warning that occurs after the update.

The age supplement for the old-age pension has been paid to those entitled to it for the period January to February 2026 and payment plans have been updated. Around 1,400 individuals are entitled to the age supplement for the old-age pension, which is a new provision that came into effect on 1 January.

The electronic test for additional driving licences (ÖR-próf) will begin on Friday 31 January.

The European Medicines Agency’s Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) has initiated a safety review of chickenpox vaccines following a fatal case of encephalitis in Poland after vaccination with Varilrix.

Iceland Revenue and Customs (Skatturinn) is responsible for the registration and collection of the kilometre-based road charge.

Recently, the Communication Centre published videos of two of the oldest speakers of Icelandic sign language, which are available. They are important links in the history of deaf and Icelandic sign language in Iceland. These individuals are Ragnar Erlendsson and Þorsteinn Þorgeirsson.

From July 1st, there will be changes to the calculation of individuals' participation in accommodation costs in residential and nursing facilities, nursing homes or hospitals.

The staff of the Icelandic Audio Library visited Storytel during the day and were introduced to the company’s diverse activities and house shows.

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