Slovakia

Official relations

Joined UNESCO: 9 February 1993

Head of State and/or Government in relation with UNESCO

Président de la République: Son Exc. M. Ivan GASPAROVIC
Premier Ministre: Son Exc. M. Robert FICO

Permanent Delegation to UNESCO

H. E. Mr Igor Grexa
Ambassador, Permanent Delegate (9/5/2008)

Permanent Delegation of Slovakia to UNESCO
Maison de l'UNESCO Bureau M8.46 1, rue Miollis 75732 PARIS Cedex 15
Telephone: 01.45.68.35.37
01.45.68.35.38
Fax: 01.44.49.01.03
E-mail: dl.slovakia@unesco.org

National Commission for UNESCO

Chairperson: Prof. Ludovit Molnar
Secretary-General: Mrs Aurélia Füle

Slovak Commission for UNESCO
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Hlboká cesta 2 SK - 833 36 BRATISLAVA SLOVAKIA
Telephone: (421.2) 59 78 36 14 ( Sec. Gen) ; (421.2) 59 78 36 15
Fax: (421.2) 59.78.36.59
E-mail: unesco@mzv.sk; aurelia.fule@mzv.sk (SG)
Web site: http://www.unesco.sk

Representation on the Executive Board

Title	Name	Years	Sessions
Representative		1995-1999	148-157
Representative		2001-2005	163-172

Note: The 1991 amendment modified Article V of the Constitution, with respect to the status of members of the Board, which with effect from the 27th session of the General Conference (1993) consists of Member States rather than of persons (26 C/Resolution 19.3).

Participation in subsidiary organs

Subsidiary organs of the General Conference


• Executive Board
  Representative (Term expires : 2013)


• International Coordinating Council of the Programme on Man and the Biosphere
  Member (Term expires : 36th General Conference)


• Intergovernmental Council for the International Hydrological Programme
  Vice-Chairperson : Mr Pavol Miklanek

Member (Term expires : 35th General Conference)

• Legal Committee
  Member elected by the General Conference at its 34th session


• Intergovernmental Bioethics Committee
  Member (Term expires : 35th General Conference)

Celebration of anniversaries

Centenary of the birth of the Slovak diplomat in the service of democracy and human rights, co-author of the United Nations Charter, Jan Papanek (24 October 1996).

Centenary of the birth of the Slovak poet Jan Smrek (16 December 1998).

Thousandth anniversary of the birth of Saint Maurus (2000)

Three hundredth anniversary of the death of Juraj Lani (24 January 2001)

100th anniversary of the birth of Ladislav Novomeský (2004)Web site

100th anniversary of the birth of Ladislav Hanus, philosopher (1907-1994) (2007)

100th anniversary of the birth of Ludovit Rajter, composer (1906-2000) (2006)

100th anniversary of the birth of Margita Figuli, writer (1909-1995) (2009)

100th anniversary of the birth of Eugen Suchon, music composer (1908-1993) (2008)