The Hungarian Academy of Science celebrates UNESCO 70th anniversary with conference

Budapest, November 26 (MTI) – The Hungarian Academy of Sciences organised a conference on the 70th anniversary of UNESCO’s establishment on Thursday.

Miklos Rethelyi, the president of the Hungarian National UNESCO Committee, quoted in his opening speech the objective of the organisation’s founding charter from 1945: “Since wars begin in the minds of men, it is in the minds of men that the defences of peace must be constructed.”

Katalin Bogyay, Hungary’s permanent representative to the UN, said she had been one of three women who had been presidents of the UNESCO General Conference. She herself held the post in the 36th session for two years. She said during her term she focused on gender equality as well as women’s role in peace processing and conflict resolution.

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Source: http://mtva.hu/hu/hungary-matters