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On December 17, 2024, the UNESCO headquarters in Paris hosted the festive event "Echoes of Hungary", organized by the Permanent Delegation of Hungary and the Hungarian Cultural Institute in Paris.

Between December 9 and 13, 2024, Hungarian Youth Delegates Brimo Widad and Annamária Wett visited Paris. The delegates also had an engaging exchange with László Havas, Hungary's Ambassador to the OECD and UNESCO.

On December 9, 2024, the opening event of the Fit for Life Network Against Racism, established by UNESCO and the Barça Foundation, was held in Barcelona, focusing on combating racism in sports. Hungary was represented by seven-time Olympian Mohamed Aida, who was accompanied at the event by László Havas, Hungary's ambassador to the OECD and UNESCO.

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Semmelweis was screened on December 5, 2024, at UNESCO’s headquarters in Paris, organized by the Permanent Delegation of Hungary to UNESCO and the Liszt Institute Hungarian Cultural Center Paris, celebrated Hungary’s official Oscar submission for the year.

Hungary's Csárdás dance tradition has been officially inscribed on UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The announcement was made on December 4, 2024, during the UNESCO committee's meeting in Asunción, Paraguay.