214 result(s) for homeless people
Ferenc Kumin, Former Duty State Secretary For International Communications
- 5 Jan 2013 11:00 AM
Ferenc Kumin is an economist and political scientist. He holds two MAs from the Corvinus University of Budapest and from CEU, and is a PhD candidate at the former. His fields of interest have been political communication and campaigning, political effect on finances, e-governance and e-democracy, and functioning of the parliamentarian heads of states.
'The Best Thing I’ve Done In Budapest', By Jonathan Knott, British Ambassador To Hungary
- 30 Dec 2012 6:58 AM
- community & culture
I helped offer a Christmas lunch to the least well-off in Budapest today. It was the best thing I’ve done since I arrived here. The Hungarian Interchurch Aid organisation ran the event, with support from local companies, and I went down with a small group from the Embassy to do what we could to contribute.
UN Urges Hungary To Reverse Law Criminalizing Homelessness
- 13 Dec 2012 8:02 AM
- current affairs
Two United Nations experts on extreme poverty and housing today urged the Government of Hungary to uphold the recent Constitutional Court decision decriminalizing homelessness, to amend the anti-homeless legislation and to adopt a national housing strategy, which will take into account the needs and views of the homeless and those inadequately housed, in conformity with international human rights ...
Homeless Return To Underpasses In Budapest
- 21 Nov 2012 8:01 AM
- current affairs
Homeless people and illegal street vendors have moved back into 20 out of 31 underpasses monitored by closed-circuit cameras in Budapest, city council’s anti-crime committee was informed on Tuesday.
NAWA Budapest News: Building On Our Charity Tradition And Reaching Out….
- 15 Nov 2012 10:30 AM
- community & culture
By The North American Women’s Association (NAWA) of Budapest: Traditionally, NAWA’s November general meeting focuses on its signature charity programs - bingo with the seniors, Adopt-a-Granny and Mikulas- and on preparing the Mikulas (St Nicholas’ Day) gift bags that are distributed to the elderly of two senior homes, and to the children in an orphanage in Budapest. This year, the tradition ...
Hungary's Homeless Face Harassment, Force
- 15 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Frequent police checks for ID, harassment and even use of physical force make life difficult for homeless people, a poll conducted by the human rights group for homeless people A Város Mindenkié (The City Belongs to Everyone) has revealed.
Hungary's Together 2014 Invites LMP To Join
- 15 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Together 2014 movement on Wednesday asked LMP to open accession negotiations. Homeland and Progress Foundation president Gordon Bajnai, Milla Association president Peter Juhasz and Hungarian Solidarity Movement president Peter Konya addressed a letter to LMP leader Benedek Javor and all officials of the party's national council, Together announced.
Court Annuls Ban On Public Homeless In Hungary
- 14 Nov 2012 8:06 AM
- current affairs
The Constitutional Court has struck down as unconstitutional a ban imposed on homeless people which would have prevented them from living in public areas.
Flashmob Outside Human Resources Ministry In Hungary
- 7 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Some 25-30 people camped outside the entrance to the Human Resources Ministry shortly before 8 a.m. Tuesday morning. Ten participants pulled black nylon coverings over themselves, reminiscent of sacks in which human bodies are laid, and then lay down on cartons on the pavement. A symbolic farewell was bidden to them and a flower was placed on them.
Ferenc Kumin, Former Duty State Secretary For International Communications
- 5 Jan 2013 11:00 AM
Ferenc Kumin is an economist and political scientist. He holds two MAs from the Corvinus University of Budapest and from CEU, and is a PhD candidate at the former. His fields of interest have been political communication and campaigning, political effect on finances, e-governance and e-democracy, and functioning of the parliamentarian heads of states.
'The Best Thing I’ve Done In Budapest', By Jonathan Knott, British Ambassador To Hungary
- 30 Dec 2012 6:58 AM
- community & culture
I helped offer a Christmas lunch to the least well-off in Budapest today. It was the best thing I’ve done since I arrived here. The Hungarian Interchurch Aid organisation ran the event, with support from local companies, and I went down with a small group from the Embassy to do what we could to contribute.
UN Urges Hungary To Reverse Law Criminalizing Homelessness
- 13 Dec 2012 8:02 AM
- current affairs
Two United Nations experts on extreme poverty and housing today urged the Government of Hungary to uphold the recent Constitutional Court decision decriminalizing homelessness, to amend the anti-homeless legislation and to adopt a national housing strategy, which will take into account the needs and views of the homeless and those inadequately housed, in conformity with international human rights ...
Homeless Return To Underpasses In Budapest
- 21 Nov 2012 8:01 AM
- current affairs
Homeless people and illegal street vendors have moved back into 20 out of 31 underpasses monitored by closed-circuit cameras in Budapest, city council’s anti-crime committee was informed on Tuesday.
NAWA Budapest News: Building On Our Charity Tradition And Reaching Out….
- 15 Nov 2012 10:30 AM
- community & culture
By The North American Women’s Association (NAWA) of Budapest: Traditionally, NAWA’s November general meeting focuses on its signature charity programs - bingo with the seniors, Adopt-a-Granny and Mikulas- and on preparing the Mikulas (St Nicholas’ Day) gift bags that are distributed to the elderly of two senior homes, and to the children in an orphanage in Budapest. This year, the tradition ...
Hungary's Homeless Face Harassment, Force
- 15 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Frequent police checks for ID, harassment and even use of physical force make life difficult for homeless people, a poll conducted by the human rights group for homeless people A Város Mindenkié (The City Belongs to Everyone) has revealed.
Hungary's Together 2014 Invites LMP To Join
- 15 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Together 2014 movement on Wednesday asked LMP to open accession negotiations. Homeland and Progress Foundation president Gordon Bajnai, Milla Association president Peter Juhasz and Hungarian Solidarity Movement president Peter Konya addressed a letter to LMP leader Benedek Javor and all officials of the party's national council, Together announced.
Court Annuls Ban On Public Homeless In Hungary
- 14 Nov 2012 8:06 AM
- current affairs
The Constitutional Court has struck down as unconstitutional a ban imposed on homeless people which would have prevented them from living in public areas.
Flashmob Outside Human Resources Ministry In Hungary
- 7 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Some 25-30 people camped outside the entrance to the Human Resources Ministry shortly before 8 a.m. Tuesday morning. Ten participants pulled black nylon coverings over themselves, reminiscent of sacks in which human bodies are laid, and then lay down on cartons on the pavement. A symbolic farewell was bidden to them and a flower was placed on them.