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A UNHCR staffer welcomes resettled refugees originally from Syria and South Sudan at Lisbon airport in Portugal. (file)
© UNHCR/José Ventura

UN refugee agency calls for ‘new chapter for refugee protection’ across Europe

12 January 2021
Migrants and Refugees

As Portugal assumes the presidency of the European Union (EU), to be followed by Slovenia later this year, the UN refugee Agency (UNHCR) on Tuesday called on them to lead the effort to forge a better protection system for those seeking refuge across the continent and beyond.

Prime Minister Miro Cerar of the Republic of Slovenia addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s seventy-second session.
UN Photo/Cia Pak

Sustainable development possible only if global community works together, Slovenia tells UN

21 September 2017
Effective international cooperation with the United Nations at its core is essential to address global challenges which have become even more complex and intertwined, the Prime Minister of Slovenia told world leaders today, urging unity among the international community
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon adresses the National Assembly of Slovenia.
UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe

Slovenia has much to offer Europe, the world and the UN, Ban says during visit

20 July 2012
Slovenia has much to offer to Europe, the world and the United Nations, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today as he addressed its Parliament, highlighting the contributions of this “small but crucially important” country.

UN human rights chief begins visit to Slovenia

30 January 2008
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights arrived today in Slovenia for a two-day official visit in the country that current holds the presidency of the Council of the European Union.
A. Berisha fights to win legal status in Slovenia

UN refugee agency seeks to erase racial stereotyping in Italian media

1 March 2007
The United Nations refugee agency is seeking to solve a number of thorny issues in Europe, ranging from thousands of people who suddenly found themselves declared illegal in Slovenia to racial stereotyping by the Italian media.

Slovenia: UN refugee agency 'concerned' over new asylum laws

25 November 2005
The United Nations refugee agency expressed concern today that police in Slovenia will be entitled to decide whether or not a person is qualified to seek asylum in that country under new laws proposed yesterday because the legislation would create a vague new category of unprotected persons.