Slovenia has been in uproar recently in response to the EU Water Framework Directive on the management of water resources, which manages the granting of concessions and allows the flow of private capital into the water sector. In preparation for the panel discussion on International Water Day, the United Nations Association of Slovenia (UNAS) sat down with prof. Dr. Lučka Kajfež Bogataj to discuss the impact of the directive in Slovenia and the importance of water management, especially when taking climate change into consideration.

 UNA Slovenia Youth Section Competition "Taking care of healthy future" has come to an end

United Nations Association of Slovenia celebrated the Human Rights Day on the 11th December 2012 in the chamber hall of the University of Ljubljana. The main speaker was . During the ceremony UNAS also awarded the authors of art, literary and photographic works in the competition, entitled "Taking care of healthy future".

Youth Section of United Nations Association of Slovenia prepared an exhibition in collaboration with the Slovenian School Museum. The exhibition, entitled "School - the Key to Development: pupils of Angola, Malawi and Ghana" can be seen until the end of December in the rooms of our office and association's library in Ljubljana.

UNA Slovenia Youth Section, a member of the newly established UN Youth Association Network (UNYANET), prepared a special activity to honour this year’s International Day of Democracy. Young Slovenian UN enthusiasts decided to collect as many thoughts on democracy as possible in order to publish them on the web pages of UNA Slovenia and UNYANET. The activity was taking place at the Bazaar of Slovenian NGOs in the centre of Ljubljana on the 15^th of September.

UNYANET – Press release