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H.E. Mr. János Áder, President of Hungary participated in the High-level Meeting on Climate and Sustainable Development for All, which was organized by the President of the General Assembly on 28 March 2019. On the margin of the High-level event President Áder also held bilateral meetings with H.E. Mr. António Guterres, Secretary General of the United Nations, H.E. Mr. Borut Pahor, President of Slovenia as well as with Alexander van der Bellen, President of Austria.

The Commission for Social Development holds its 57th Session from 11-22 February, 2019, at the UN Headquaters. At the General Debate of the session, Hungary emphasized the importance of family-responsive and social policies in the elimination of inequalities.

On January 25, 2019, His Excellency Péter Szijjártó, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary, addressed the Security Council at its Open Debate on the impacts of climate related disasters on international peace and security. In his statement, Minister Szijjártó underlined the importance of addressing climate related disasters and the related security challenges such as migration. The Minister called upon the international community to focus their efforts on tackling the root causes in the affected countries to reduce the losses from these catastrophic events.

The re-election of Hungary to the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) marks a great success, allows us to continue our important work in advancing international trade law as well as to preserve our heritage as founding member and current Vice-Chair of the Commission.

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade H.E. Mr Péter Szijjártó addressed the General Debate of the 73rd session of the General Assembly on 28 September, underlining the importance of international cooperation in migration.