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Slovenia
A combined view of Slovenia's UN General Assembly speeches, treaty commitments, and voting record.
The narrative paragraphs below are AI-generated syntheses of the data shown — the tables and figures themselves come directly from the underlying records, not from the AI.
Compare with another country →Speech history
Slovenia's General Assembly rhetoric has remained consistently anchored in multilateralism, maintaining scores between 78–92 across sixteen years, but its emotional intensity and concrete self-commitments have shifted notably over time. The early years (2006–2011) featured measured, institutionally-focused addresses emphasizing UN reform and transformation, with relatively restrained emotional appeal; beginning around 2012, Slovenia increasingly incorporated moral urgency and historical framing into its speeches, particularly regarding prevention of atrocities and Security Council legitimacy. Since 2019, the country has intensified both its emotional register and the breadth of its substantive pledges—anchored in human rights, climate action, and recent crises—though the most recent speeches (2024–2025) have seen concreteness decline even as rhetorical force and emotional intensity have surged to their highest levels, suggesting a shift toward broad advocacy over detailed commitments.
| Session | Multilateralism | Emotional intensity | Concreteness | Self-accountability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | High | Medium | Medium | Medium |
| 2008 | Very High | Medium | High | Low |
| 2010 | Very High | Low | Medium | Medium |
| 2011 | Very High | Low | Medium | Medium |
| 2012 | High | High | Medium | Medium |
| 2013 | Very High | High | Medium | Low |
| 2014 | Very High | Medium | Low | Low |
| 2015 | Very High | Medium | High | Medium |
| 2016 | Very High | Low | Medium | Medium |
| 2017 | Very High | Low | Medium | Medium |
| 2019 | Very High | Medium | High | High |
| 2020 | Very High | High | Medium | High |
| 2022 | High | High | Medium | Medium |
| 2023 | Very High | High | High | Medium |
| 2024 | Very High | Very High | Medium | High |
| 2025 | Very High | Very High | Medium | Very Low |
Treaty status
Full treaty record →Slovenia demonstrates near-universal commitment to international legal frameworks, having ratified 23 of 24 tracked treaties and declined action only on the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. The country shows particular depth in environmental commitments, ratifying all nine relevant treaties including the Paris Agreement and full suite of ozone and chemical-hazard conventions, and strong engagement across human rights instruments and international justice (Rome Statute). This pattern reflects a stable, mainstream internationalist orientation consistent across decades, with no treaty withdrawals or major shifts in legal posture.
Arms control & security
- Arms Trade TreatyRatified
- Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban TreatyRatified
- Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their DestructionRatified
- Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear WeaponsNo action
Environment & climate
- Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their DisposalRatified
- Convention on Biological DiversityRatified
- Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone LayerRatified
- Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate ChangeRatified
- Minamata Convention on MercuryRatified
- Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone LayerRatified
- Paris AgreementRatified
- Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International TradeRatified
- Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic PollutantsRatified
- United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in AfricaRatified
- United Nations Framework Convention on Climate ChangeRatified
Human rights
- Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or PunishmentRatified
- Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against WomenRatified
- Convention on the Rights of Persons with DisabilitiesRatified
- Convention on the Rights of the ChildRatified
- International Covenant on Civil and Political RightsRatified
International justice
- Rome Statute of the International Criminal CourtRatified
Trade & governance
- United Nations Convention against CorruptionRatified
- United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized CrimeRatified
- United Nations Convention on the Law of the SeaRatified
Voting record
Full voting record →Slovenia's voting record across 2,802 General Assembly votes shows a strongly affirmative posture: 64% yes votes, 15% no votes, and 20% abstentions, with no notable dissents from consensus identified. This pattern reflects consistent alignment with mainstream UN positions and a preference for constructive engagement over obstruction or ideological opposition, consistent with Slovenia's multilateralist rhetorical stance.
Human development
Full HDI record →Human Development Index: 0.931 (Very High), ranked #21 globally in 2023.
Combines life expectancy, education, and income into one comparable score, 0 to 1. Source: UNDP Human Development Report 2025 — deterministic figures, not AI-generated.
1990–2023