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Hungary is committed to upholding the rights of its disabled citizens
Ministry of Human Resources, October 2, 2013 11:40 AM
Hungary was the first country to simultaneously ratify the United Nation’s Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and the related Optional Protocol. Thanks to this, we were the first country in which both individuals and civil organisations also have right to submit a complaint within the framework of the individual procedure set out in the CPRD’s Optional Protocol.
International conference on elderly care organised in Budapest
Ministry of Human Resources, October 1, 2013 4:01 PM
On the occasion of the International Day of Older Persons, an inter-professional conference was held to discuss issues related to elderly care.
Autism-Europe International Congress in Budapest
Ministry of Human Resources, September 26, 2013 5:59 PM
Minister of Human Resources Zoltán Balog addressed the opening ceremony of the 10th Autism-Europe International Congress in Budapest on Wednesday, where he spoke about the state’s task to create appropriate conditions for treating autism and enabling people with autism to live a full life in society.
Minister of State Hölvényi condemns the recent atrocity in Szeged
Ministry of Human Resources, September 25, 2013 11:36 AM
Minister of State for Church and Minority Affairs György Hölvényi met with Chief Rabbi Zsolt Markovics in Szeged. At their meeting, the Minister of State condemned the recent atrocity against the Jewish community in the South-Hungarian city.
Amrita Sher-Gil exhibition opened at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris
Ministry of Human Resources, September 25, 2013 11:32 AM
An exhibition about Indian painter of Hungarian origin Amrita Sher-Gil (1913-1941) opened at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris on Tuesday, marking her 100th birth anniversary.
French company Auchan opens training centre in Fót
Ministry of Human Resources, September 19, 2013 12:18 PM
Minister of State for Social and Family Affairs Miklós Soltész and CEO of Auchan Hungary Dominique Ducoux inaugurated a new training centre in Fót, north of Budapest, on Wednesday. The new centre will play an important role in the training of disabled workers.
Hungary signs culture, sport and healthcare agreements with Vietnam
Ministry of Human Resources, September 17, 2013 2:29 PM
Minister of Human Resources Zoltán Balog and Vietnamese Deputy Ministers Le Khanh Hai and Le Quang Cuong concluded inter-ministerial agreements on culture, sport and healthcare on 16 September 2013 in Budapest. The work schedules determined for 2004-2016 will allow future direct cooperation between institutes and the development and realisation of concrete cooperation programmes. Parliamentary State Secretary András Doncsev from the Ministry of Human Resources opened an exhibition entitled "Vietnamese Porcelain - Fragile Reminiscence" in the Museum of Ethnography.
Zoltán Balog presents Móric Lukács Awards
Ministry of Human Resources, September 16, 2013 6:09 PM
Minister of Human Resources Zoltán Balog presented the Móric Lukács Awards for the first time this year. The Awards may be presented to people or civil organisations that have excelled in their community organisation activities and whose work has facilitated the development of donation culture. The recognition was bestowed on HÁLÓ (Network of Catholic Communities within the Carpathian Basin), President of the Misi Nyilas Foundation Sándor Szabó and folk dancer József Szigetvári.
Minister Balog negotiates with Presidency of the Frankfurt Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Ministry of Human Resources, September 5, 2013 11:23 AM
The Frankfurt Chamber of Commerce and Industry holds its presidential meeting on the 4th-5th of September in Budapest in memory of the foundation of the 20-year old German-Hungarian Chamber of Industry and Commerce. Minister of Human Resources Zoltán Balog met with the Presidency of the Chamber within the framework of a gala lunch.
Hungarian teachers to take courses in Israel
Ministry of Human Resources, September 4, 2013 1:29 PM
Twenty-four Hungarian teachers are to participate in a one-week course at the Israeli Yad Vashem Institute in November 2013.