Permanent Mission to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva
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The theme of this year’s World Health Day is Together for health. Stand with science. The Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs has joined the calls to strengthen scientific collaboration in order to protect the health of people, animals, plants and the planet. It supports efforts to strengthen global health and food security, as well as to integrate health considerations into scientific, economic and development cooperation.
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The 61st session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) has ended. This was Slovenia's first session as a member of the HRC since rejoining. Despite the current global tensions, the session yielded significant results, including discussions on the implementation of human rights in individual countries and the protection of children in armed conflict.
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Addressing the session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Minister Tanja Fajon drew attention to the serious threats confronting human rights in the 21st century. “We must stand up for human rights every day, especially in the world we live in today. They will only survive if we defend them and defending them today takes courage.”
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On International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace: Cooperation is a necessity, not an option
Today, we mark the International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace, which was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in 2018. On this occasion/day, we emphasise that a world without the multilateral system as we know it today would be a world without engagement with diversity and devoid of dialogue. However, a world without dialogue and the search for compromise can only be a world of power politics.
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Slovenia as a new member of the UN Human Rights Council at its 61st session in Geneva
The 61st regular session of the UN Human Rights Council opens today in Geneva. This is the first session in which Slovenia is participating as a member during its 2026–2028 term. It will be represented at the high-level segment by Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Tanja Fajon.
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Slovenia begins membership of the UN Human Rights Council for 2026–2028
On 1 January 2026, Slovenia begins its three-year term as a member of the UN Human Rights Council, based in Geneva. This marks Slovenia’s third term on this key UN body, whose mandate is to promote, strengthen and protect human rights worldwide.
