35 result(s) for refugees in Community & Culture
Kalunba To Organize Hungarian Language Classes For Expats
- 4 Jun 2018 8:10 AM
- https://bbj.hu/
- community & culture
Kalunba, an organization dedicated to providing assistance to refugees, is to organize language courses for the expat community, as its funding dwindles.
'Sanghay – Shanghai', Exhibition, Ferenc Hopp Museum
- 12 Feb 2018 9:21 AM
- community & culture
On until 8 April 2018. The new exhibition at the Ferenc Hopp Museum of Asiatic Arts, titled Sanghay – Shanghai. Parallel Diversities between East and West, links the emblematic oriental metropolis of Shanghai with the Sanghay Bar in Budapest, a perfect encapsulation of the contradictory image of the East that prevailed in Hungary between the wars.
Hungarian Elderly Help Refugees Find New Purpose
- 5 Jan 2018 12:00 AM
- community & culture
In caring for others, refugees leave traumas behind and gain new friends in ‘sceptical’ Hungary.
U.N. International Day Of Peace, 21 September 2017
- 21 Sep 2017 12:45 PM
- community & culture
Each year the International Day of Peace is observed around the world on 21 September. The General Assembly has declared this as a day devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace, both within and among all nations and peoples.
The theme for 2017 is “Together for Peace: Respect, Safety and Dignity for All.”
Hungarian Helsinki Committee On Shortlist For Human Rights Award
- 30 Aug 2017 8:54 AM
- community & culture
The Hungarian Helsinki Committee is among the three finalists for the Council of Europe’s Václav Havel Human Rights Prize, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) said.
Xpat Insights: 1956 Hungarian Revolution, 'Another Hungarian Tragedy'
- 4 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
One month from now, sixty years ago on 4 November 1956, a large Soviet force invaded Budapest and other regions of the country. The Hungarian resistance continued until 10 November, during which time 2,500 Hungarians and 700 Soviet troops were killed in the conflict. Below are key insights into what happened on 4 November 1956, over the next few days, and then afterwards as 200,000 Hungarians ...
World Humanitarian Day, 19 August
- 18 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Currently some 130 million people are in humanitarian need: distressed civilian populations, families, and refugees stricken by natural or man-made disaster or armed conflict. Children are missing out on school, and the injured and sick lack medical treatment. Countless aid workers risk their lives every day for those in need. World Humanitarian Day on 19 August is dedicated to raising awareness ...
World Press Photo Exhibition, On Until 25 October
- 17 Sep 2015 4:36 AM
- community & culture
The 58th World Press Photo contest winners were selected from 97,912 photos shot by 5,692 photographers from 131 different countries. This visiting exhibition makes 100 stops every year, making the World Press Photo tour of prize-winning pics the most popular traveling photo event in the world. So it's well worth catching while in Budapest.
You Can Help Migrants Via Expat Pub's 'Refugee Aid Caledonia'
- 10 Sep 2015 1:20 AM
- community & culture
Patrick McMenamin and Zsuzsa Bozo, owners of the Caledonia Pub in Budapest, contacted XpatLoop.com about promoting their new 'Refugee Aid' project saying, "We are delighted to announce that The Robert Burns International Foundation here in Budapest have agreed to support our efforts to raise much needed funds by providing us with a bank account to accept donations specifically for this cause."
Kalunba To Organize Hungarian Language Classes For Expats
- 4 Jun 2018 8:10 AM
- https://bbj.hu/
- community & culture
Kalunba, an organization dedicated to providing assistance to refugees, is to organize language courses for the expat community, as its funding dwindles.
'Sanghay – Shanghai', Exhibition, Ferenc Hopp Museum
- 12 Feb 2018 9:21 AM
- community & culture
On until 8 April 2018. The new exhibition at the Ferenc Hopp Museum of Asiatic Arts, titled Sanghay – Shanghai. Parallel Diversities between East and West, links the emblematic oriental metropolis of Shanghai with the Sanghay Bar in Budapest, a perfect encapsulation of the contradictory image of the East that prevailed in Hungary between the wars.
Hungarian Elderly Help Refugees Find New Purpose
- 5 Jan 2018 12:00 AM
- community & culture
In caring for others, refugees leave traumas behind and gain new friends in ‘sceptical’ Hungary.
U.N. International Day Of Peace, 21 September 2017
- 21 Sep 2017 12:45 PM
- community & culture
Each year the International Day of Peace is observed around the world on 21 September. The General Assembly has declared this as a day devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace, both within and among all nations and peoples.
The theme for 2017 is “Together for Peace: Respect, Safety and Dignity for All.”
Hungarian Helsinki Committee On Shortlist For Human Rights Award
- 30 Aug 2017 8:54 AM
- community & culture
The Hungarian Helsinki Committee is among the three finalists for the Council of Europe’s Václav Havel Human Rights Prize, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) said.
Xpat Insights: 1956 Hungarian Revolution, 'Another Hungarian Tragedy'
- 4 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
One month from now, sixty years ago on 4 November 1956, a large Soviet force invaded Budapest and other regions of the country. The Hungarian resistance continued until 10 November, during which time 2,500 Hungarians and 700 Soviet troops were killed in the conflict. Below are key insights into what happened on 4 November 1956, over the next few days, and then afterwards as 200,000 Hungarians ...
World Humanitarian Day, 19 August
- 18 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Currently some 130 million people are in humanitarian need: distressed civilian populations, families, and refugees stricken by natural or man-made disaster or armed conflict. Children are missing out on school, and the injured and sick lack medical treatment. Countless aid workers risk their lives every day for those in need. World Humanitarian Day on 19 August is dedicated to raising awareness ...
World Press Photo Exhibition, On Until 25 October
- 17 Sep 2015 4:36 AM
- community & culture
The 58th World Press Photo contest winners were selected from 97,912 photos shot by 5,692 photographers from 131 different countries. This visiting exhibition makes 100 stops every year, making the World Press Photo tour of prize-winning pics the most popular traveling photo event in the world. So it's well worth catching while in Budapest.
You Can Help Migrants Via Expat Pub's 'Refugee Aid Caledonia'
- 10 Sep 2015 1:20 AM
- community & culture
Patrick McMenamin and Zsuzsa Bozo, owners of the Caledonia Pub in Budapest, contacted XpatLoop.com about promoting their new 'Refugee Aid' project saying, "We are delighted to announce that The Robert Burns International Foundation here in Budapest have agreed to support our efforts to raise much needed funds by providing us with a bank account to accept donations specifically for this cause."