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The unveiling of the statue of Ignaz Semmelweis at the WHO
A bust commemorating the second centenary of the birth of Ignaz Semmelweis, renowned Hungarian doctor, was ceremonially unveiled at the World Health Organization main building on 25 January 2019....
Hungary joins the celebrations on the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Hungary joins the celebrations on the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and echoes the call by High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on “each of us to do our part to breathe life into the beautiful dream of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.” ......
The government of Hungary is very pleased to be welcoming ITU Telecom World 2019 to Budapest
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the government of Hungary confirmed today the hosting of the next ITU Telecom World event in Budapest, Hungary. The announcement followed a high-level meeting during ITU Telecom World 2018 being held 10-13 September in Durban, South Africa between ITU Secretary General Houlin Zhao and the Government of Hungary, represented by Péter Sztáray, State Secretary for Security Policy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary......
Chad the first non-European country joined the UNECE Water Convention during the Hungarian presidency.
H.E. Zsuzsanna Horváth, Permanent Representative of Hungary to the United Nations and other International Organizations in Geneva conveyed the warm welcome by the Government of Hungary to the Government of Chad on the occasion that the Latter joined the UNECE Water Convention. Hungary is proud that the first non-European country has joined the Convention during our presidency of the Convention. Please find below the speech delivered by Ambassador Horváth......
Hungary applauds the high-level intersessional discussion celebrating the centenary of Nelson Mandela puts human rights into welcome limelight on 27 April 2018
On 22 March 2018 the Human Rights Council adopted resolution 37/15 on commemorating the centenary of Nelson Mandela. Hungary is proud to be part of the commemoration of Mandela’s centenary! Member States of the Human Rights Council, including Hungary, adopted the draft without a vote amid the applause of all Observer States and other stakeholders present. As the preamble remarks, Mandela struggled for freedom, human rights and human dignity, equality and justice throughout his life.......