On 20 May, we celebrate, for the sixth year, the World Bee Day, which was declared by the UN General Assembly on 20 December 2017, at the initiative of Slovenia. By marking the World Bee Day, we draw attention to bees’ paramount importance for our survival on this planet.

Remarkable Slovenian chef Ana Roš was featured in the renowned New York Times, in a series “Transforming Spaces” about women driving change in sometimes unexpected places.

On 10 May, we celebrate World Move for Health Day, the purpose of which is to promote physical activity and increase the proportion of the population who are physically active. The National Institute of Public Health (NIJZ) emphasises that physical activity is already an important building block of health in childhood and adolescence.

Slovenia has moved four spots up in the latest World Press Freedom Index, published annually by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), to rank 50th among 180 countries.

A three-day annual commemoration of Ljubljana's liberation after the Second World War will commence on Thursday with first hikers embarking on the 35-km circular trail which runs where the Fascists wired off the city in February 1942 to stop supplies to the Partisan resistance movement.

This year could indeed be called a sporting year, and it will certainly be a sporting year of great rankings, but it will not be just that.

A leading web travel portal, Big 7 Travel, has conducted a study, publishing a list of the top 20 safest destinations in the world for solo female travellers. Slovenia ranked third on the list.

Thursday was a national holiday, the Day of Uprising Against Occupation. The state celebration took place on the eve of the holiday in Šoštanj, the birthplace of poet and national hero Karel Destovnik-Kajuh, to whom this year is dedicated.

The government recently declared 24 April the Slovenian No Food Waste Day to raise awareness of the fact that Slovenians are throwing away more than 100,000 tonnes of food every year.

World Earth Day is celebrated on 22 April. The motto for this year’s World Earth Day is the same as last year’s: “Invest in our planet”. Activities continue to focus on spreading knowledge about climate and climate change, the importance of reforestation, investing in environmental protection at all levels and reducing plastic waste.

This year’s Africa Day International Conference is taking place at Brdo pri Kranju on Thursday and Friday, with climate security at the heart of the discussions. For Slovenia, the conference is an opportunity to seek support ahead of the upcoming elections for a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council.

The Slovenian edition of the renowned French restaurant guide Gault&Millau announced on Tuesday this year's best Slovenian restaurants that received the highest ranking of four toques.

This year marks the 75th anniversary of the World Health Organization (WHO). On 7 April, World Health Day, the slogan "Health for all: 75 years of improving public health" takes centre stage. This year’s theme focuses on the importance of improving health for all and reducing inequalities in access to health services. The right to health is a fundamental human right, the WHO emphasises.

Prime Minister Robert Golob arrived today for a one-day working visit to Ukraine, where he will meet with the Ukrainian leadership and demonstrate Slovenia's continued support for the country in its efforts to fight the Russian aggressors.

In the spirit of supporting young basketball players, the Government Communications Office of the Republic of Slovenia (UKOM), together with the municipalities of Novo mesto and Celje and the support of the Basketball Federation of Slovenia, will organise two basketball tournaments in both cities on Thursday, 6 April, during the "I FEEL SLOVENIA night" event in Dallas.

After Planica hosted the biggest winter sport event in the history of Slovenia, the Nordic World Ski Championships, at the end of February, the 44th season of the Ski Jumping World Cup will wrap up in Planica this weekend. The organisers are counting on a packed valley under the Ponce Mountains for the finals.

An extra virgin olive oil produced by Jasa Olje, a niche Slovenian producer, has been named Best of Show at a major competition in Paris that featured olive oils from across the northern hemisphere.

With 332 million, the United States of America presents an important market with many opportunities for the Slovenian economy and tourism. It can take several years for companies to successfully penetrate the US market, and Slovenia as a country can open doors through increased promotion.

This week was International Day of Forests and World Water Day.

Lake Bled, an idyllic lake with an island in the north-west of Slovenia, has made the list of 25 of the most beautiful places in the world published by CNN Travel last week, alongside destinations like the Svalbard Islands in Norway and the UK’s Lake District.