The Secretary-General met today with H.E. Ms. Lilja Dögg Alfreðsdóttir, Minister for Foreign Affairs and External Trade of the Republic of Iceland.  The Secretary-General expressed appreciation for Iceland’s leadership on gender equality.  The Secretary-General commended Iceland for its much needed humanitarian aid to Syrian refugees, including its support to UN Women’s programmes in the Za-atari camp in Jordan. He also encouraged Iceland to ratify the Paris agreement on climate change before the end of the year.