Documents and publications

    - UN System Organization Chart

-  UN Charter
    -  UN Secretary-General reports on UN Reform
    -  UN General Assembly Resolutions

- UN Security Council resolutions

    - UN General Assembly resolutions

- 2005 World Summit Outcome Document 

Slovenia in the UN

     -  Slovenia's 10 years in the UN

- Declaration of the Government of the Republic of Slovenia on Slovenia's 15 year membership of the UN

    - Slovenia's participation in the UN in 2006

    -  Dialogue among cultures, religions and civilizations

Other useful links

- UN official website

- UN Secretary-General

- Permanent Representation of the Republic of Slovenia to the UN in New York

- Permanent Representation of the Republic of Slovenia to the UN and other international organisations in Geneva

- Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Vienna

- UN Regional Information Centre for Western Europe

- UNESCO Office of the Republic of Slovenia

- UNICEF Slovenia

- United Nations Association of Slovenia 
    - Frequently asked questions

- International days and years 

The United Nations is an organisation that following the horrors of World War II united humanity under a common flag (UN system organisation chart). During the period of the Cold War, the United Nations played a major role in reducing tensions in a polarised world. Following the fall of the Berlin Wall, the organisation maintained its authority despite major changes in the world order, which put the United Nations to a difficult test. The UN member countries agree that the increasingly globalised world needs an international organisation able to act globally and effectively put an end to and resolve global conflicts.  

 Slovenia's admission to the United Nations on 22 May 1992 (access to the General Assembly resolution 46/236;pdf) is undoubtedly one of the milestones in Slovenia's history. When Slovenians gained independence on 25 June 1991 and successfully defended the country against the aggression of the Yugoslav People's Army, Slovenia soon managed to obtain international recognition. In the following few months, the Slovenian state directed all its efforts towards seeking support for membership of this largest international organisation – The United Nations (official minutes of the General Assembly session on Slovenia’s admission to the UN, 22 May 1992; 1.93 MB, pdf)

Immediately after becoming a UN member, Slovenia became actively involved in the work of its bodies and specialised agencies. As early as in 1992, Slovenia opened permanent representations with the UN Headquarters in New York and with the UN Office in Geneva  and accredited the then Slovenian Ambassador to Austria as a permanent representative of the Republic of Slovenia to the UN Office in Vienna.

Within the first ten years of its activity in the UN (Slovenia’s 10 years in the United Nations; 1.59 MB pdf), Slovenia attached particular importance to the protection of human rights, ensuring better living conditions to children, alleviating social distress in underdeveloped countries, promotion of environmental and health protection, and international cooperation in the fields of culture and science.       

Slovenia has from the very beginning supported UN efforts to maintain peace. It takes part in UN peace-keeping operations by contributing troops, military observers and civilian police officers as well as contributing funds to the peace operations budget. Slovenia is currently taking part in three peace operations under UN auspices: UNMIK (15 police officers), UNIFIL (12 troops) and UNTSO (2 military observers). Prior to that, Slovenian troops and police officers were members of UN peace missions in the territory of the former Yugoslavia, in Cyprus and East Timor.                    

Slovenia's constructive cooperation in UN initiatives met with the favourable response of other member countries. On 14 October 1997, Slovenia was elected a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council for the period 1998–1999 at the 52nd General Assembly session. Slovenia’s engagement in the Security Council has additionally enhanced its reputation in the international community. Slovenia has again presented its candidature for a non-permanent seat on the Security Council for the period 2012-2013.

In the last few years the UN has been marked by intensified activity and greater engagement in economic and social issues, which is evident from the organisation of numerous special meetings and international conferences in these areas (social development, status of women, children, AIDS, environment, etc.). One of the fundamental objectives is to reduce global poverty by one half by 2015. The Heads of State and Government reaffirmed this objective at the World Summit in September 2005 (Important activities of the Republic of Slovenia in the UN: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006).

UN initiatives for dialogue among cultures, religions and civilisations are of particular importance.  The Republic of Slovenia takes an active part in these initiatives, since this topic will also be one of the priorities of Slovenia's EU Presidency in the first half of 2008.