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Slovakian official to lead UN Economic and Social Council [Jan 11, 2012] Bratislava, Jan 11 : Slovakian ambassador Milo? Koterec was elected on Tuesday to serve as President of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), one of the six principal organs of the UN and the main body tasked with coordinating work in those two fields worldwide. [via YahooNews] More >>

Slovakian Official to Lead UN Economic and Social Council [Jan 11, 2012] New York, Jan 10 2012 - Slovakian ambassador Milo? Koterec was elected today to serve as President of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), one of the six principal organs of the UN and the main body tasked with coordinating work in those two fields worldwide. [via YahooNews] More >>

Former Slovakian foreign minister named next UN Afghan envoy [Nov 24, 2011] KABUL: The United Nations (UN) has appointed the former Slovakian foreign minister as its next envoy to Afghanistan, succeeding current envoy Staffan de Mistura. [via YahooNews] More >>

U.N. chief appoints Slovakia's Kubis as Afghan envoy [Nov 24, 2011] UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday named Slovak diplomat Jan Kubis as his next special envoy to Afghanistan, a challenging post that will be changing hands for the third time in four years. Kubis will replace Staffan de Mistura of Sweden, whose tenure expires on December 31. Kubis, 59, who speaks five languages and graduated from a Moscow international ... [via YahooNews] More >>

UN chief names new envoy for Afghanistan [Nov 24, 2011] United Nations, Nov 24 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has announced the appointment of Jan Kubis of Slovakia as his special representative and head of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). [via YahooNews] More >>

U.N. chief appoints Slovakia's Kubis as Afghan envoy [Nov 24, 2011] UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday named Slovak diplomat Jan Kubis as his next special envoy to Afghanistan, a challenging post that will be changing hands for the third time in four years. Kubis will replace Staffan de Mistura of Sweden, whose tenure expires on December 31. Kubis, 59, who speaks five languages and graduated from a Moscow international ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Populism Not the Answer to European Debt Crisis [Sep 25, 2011] New York, Sep 24 2011 3:10PM Nationalist or populist policies are not the answer to the debt crisis engulfing many European countries, Slovakia?s Prime Minister told the United Nations today, urging governments on the continent to ensure their actions do not jeopardize the cause of greater European integration. [via YahooNews] More >>

Carpathian nations agree on forest management, tourism [May 28, 2011] New York, May 28 : Seven Carpathian States, meeting at a United Nations-backed conference in Bratislava, on Friday agreed to strengthen efforts to protect, maintain and sustainably manage the forest range that they all share. [via YahooNews] More >>