Hungary

Official relations

Joined UNESCO: 14 September 1948

Head of State and/or Government in relation with UNESCO

President of the Republic: H.E. Mr László SOLYOM
Prime Minister: H.E. Mr Ferenc GYURCSANY

Permanent Delegation to UNESCO

H. E. Mrs Katalin Bogyay
Ambassador, Permanent Delegate (9/25/2009)

Permanent Delegation of the Republic of Hungary to UNESCO
Maison de l'UNESCO Bureau M8.45 1, rue Miollis 75732 PARIS Cedex 15
Telephone: 01.45.68.35.32
01.45.68.35.34
Fax: 01.44.49.05.15
E-mail: dl.hongrie@unesco.org

National Commission for UNESCO

Chairperson: Mr József Hámori
Secretary-General: Ms Ágnes Kovácsné Bíró

Hungarian National Commission for UNESCO
Ministry of Education and Culture Szalay u. 10-14. H-1055 BUDAPEST HUNGARY
Telephone: (+ 36.1) 473 74 64; (+36) 30 98 95 735 (Chair)
Fax: (+ 36.1) 331 35 26
E-mail: agnes.biro@unesco.hu; gabriella.kertesz@unesco.hu; csillag.katalin@unesco.hu; eva.nagy@unesco.hu; info@unesco.hu
Web site: http://www.unesco.hu (in Hungarian)

Representation on the Executive Board

Title	Name	Years	Sessions
Member	Ms Magda Jóború	1964-1972	69-90
Member	Mr Péter Mód	1978-1983	106-117
Representative		1995-1999	148-157
Chairperson	Mr Pál Pataki	1997-1999	153-156
Representative		2003-2007	168-177

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


• Intergovernmental Council for the International Hydrological Programme
  Member (Term expires : 36th General Conference)


• Intergovernmental Committee for Promoting the Return of Cultural Property to its Country of Origin or its Restitution in Case of Illicit Appropriation
  Member (Term expires : 35th General Conference)


• Intergovernmental Council of the International Programme for the Development of Communication
  Member (Term expires : 36th General Conference)


• Legal Committee
  Member elected by the General Conference at its 35th session


• Intergovernmental Council for the Information for All Programme
  Bureau Member : Mr Laszlo Z. Karvalics

Member (Term expires : 35th General Conference)

Other intergovernmental organs


• Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage
  Vice-President

Member (Term expires : 2010)

UNESCO institutes and centres


• Council of the UNESCO International Bureau of Education
  Member (Term expires : 36th General Conference)

Celebration of anniversaries

Eleven hundredth anniversary of the settlement of the Hungarians in Central Europe (1996).

100th anniversary of the birth of Attila Jozsef (2005)

100th anniversary of the beginning of Bartók’s and Kodály’s systematic field research to collect traditional folk music (2006)