18 result(s) for united nations high commissioner in Current Affairs
Four Hungarian Hostages In Gaza - Hungary Issues Warning on Middle East Situation
- 30 Oct 2023 6:52 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The government is aware of four hostages of Hungarian nationality or origin in Gaza, including two children, and the government is doing all it can to get them to safety, while there are no reports of any Hungarian deaths, Péter Szijjártó, the foreign minister said.
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Delegation Holds Talks in Budapest
- 6 May 2022 6:14 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
A delegation of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the Director-General of Swiss-based charitable international humanitarian organisation Terre des Hommes, Barbara Hintermann, had talks with Deputy Mayor of Budapest Ambrus Kiss and his team at City Hall on Wednesday.
International Organisations 'Losing Sanity' on Migration, Says Hungarian Foreign Minister
- 28 Oct 2021 6:46 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó, attending a meeting of NATO's eastern member states focusing on the issue of migration in Bucharest, said "international organisations" were "starting to totally lose their sanity on migration".
Szijjártó: Hungary 'Ready To Fight' UN Human Rights Chief On Migration Issue
- 11 Mar 2018 9:03 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has declared a fight against Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Hungarian migration policy, Péter Szijjártó, the foreign minister, said in response to Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein reiterating his “racist and xenophobe” charge against the Hungarian premier.
Xpat Opinion: U.N. Commissioner For Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein On Viktor Orbán
- 7 Mar 2018 3:16 PM
- current affairs
You may recall that Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, in his keynote address at the 37th session of the Human Rights Council, called Viktor Orbán a xenophobe and a racist because the Hungarian prime minister declared earlier that “we do not want our color … to be mixed in the others.”
Hungarian FM Calls On UN High Commissioner To Resign
- 27 Feb 2018 7:47 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó has called on the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCR) Zeid bin Ra’ad Zeid al-Hussein to resign after the high commissioner accused Prime Minister Viktor Orbán of xenophobia and racism during a speech at the 37th session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva on Monday.
UNHCR Chief In Hungary: Security, Protection Of Refugees Not Incompatible
- 13 Sep 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
The protection of refugees is not incompatible with guaranteeing security, the head of the United Nations’ Refugee Agency (UNHCR) told a press conference in Budapest. It is not only a right but a duty of every country to protect its borders and guarantee the security of its citizens, Filippo Grandi said after visiting the Hungarian-Serbian border area and holding talks with Hungary’s Foreign ...
Hungarian Foreign Minister Slams Zeid Over Speech Against European ‘Populists’
- 7 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The high commissioner of the UN’s Human Rights Council is unfit for his post or any other post in the United Nations, Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said, commenting on Zeid Raad Al Hussein’s recent remarks on “populism” in Europe.
UN Special Rights Rapporteur To Visit Hungary
- 8 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Michel Forst, United Nations special rapporteur, will visit Hungary next week to examine the situation regarding the protection of human rights in the country, the Hungarian office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees told the daily Népszava. Forst will gather information over nine days on the difficulties faced by civil organisations and examine how the space for democracy can be expanded, ...
Four Hungarian Hostages In Gaza - Hungary Issues Warning on Middle East Situation
- 30 Oct 2023 6:52 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The government is aware of four hostages of Hungarian nationality or origin in Gaza, including two children, and the government is doing all it can to get them to safety, while there are no reports of any Hungarian deaths, Péter Szijjártó, the foreign minister said.
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Delegation Holds Talks in Budapest
- 6 May 2022 6:14 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
A delegation of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the Director-General of Swiss-based charitable international humanitarian organisation Terre des Hommes, Barbara Hintermann, had talks with Deputy Mayor of Budapest Ambrus Kiss and his team at City Hall on Wednesday.
International Organisations 'Losing Sanity' on Migration, Says Hungarian Foreign Minister
- 28 Oct 2021 6:46 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó, attending a meeting of NATO's eastern member states focusing on the issue of migration in Bucharest, said "international organisations" were "starting to totally lose their sanity on migration".
Szijjártó: Hungary 'Ready To Fight' UN Human Rights Chief On Migration Issue
- 11 Mar 2018 9:03 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has declared a fight against Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Hungarian migration policy, Péter Szijjártó, the foreign minister, said in response to Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein reiterating his “racist and xenophobe” charge against the Hungarian premier.
Xpat Opinion: U.N. Commissioner For Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein On Viktor Orbán
- 7 Mar 2018 3:16 PM
- current affairs
You may recall that Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, in his keynote address at the 37th session of the Human Rights Council, called Viktor Orbán a xenophobe and a racist because the Hungarian prime minister declared earlier that “we do not want our color … to be mixed in the others.”
Hungarian FM Calls On UN High Commissioner To Resign
- 27 Feb 2018 7:47 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó has called on the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCR) Zeid bin Ra’ad Zeid al-Hussein to resign after the high commissioner accused Prime Minister Viktor Orbán of xenophobia and racism during a speech at the 37th session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva on Monday.
UNHCR Chief In Hungary: Security, Protection Of Refugees Not Incompatible
- 13 Sep 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
The protection of refugees is not incompatible with guaranteeing security, the head of the United Nations’ Refugee Agency (UNHCR) told a press conference in Budapest. It is not only a right but a duty of every country to protect its borders and guarantee the security of its citizens, Filippo Grandi said after visiting the Hungarian-Serbian border area and holding talks with Hungary’s Foreign ...
Hungarian Foreign Minister Slams Zeid Over Speech Against European ‘Populists’
- 7 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The high commissioner of the UN’s Human Rights Council is unfit for his post or any other post in the United Nations, Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said, commenting on Zeid Raad Al Hussein’s recent remarks on “populism” in Europe.
UN Special Rights Rapporteur To Visit Hungary
- 8 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Michel Forst, United Nations special rapporteur, will visit Hungary next week to examine the situation regarding the protection of human rights in the country, the Hungarian office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees told the daily Népszava. Forst will gather information over nine days on the difficulties faced by civil organisations and examine how the space for democracy can be expanded, ...