The establishment of Iceland’s first governmental institutions focusing on aid in 1971 reflects still little interest by the Icelandic government at that time in international development.
Fyrstu skref stofnunarinnar Aðstoð Íslands við þróunarlöndin sem sett var á fót 1971 endurspegla þó lítinn áhuga stjórnvalda á þróunarsamvinnu.