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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.

The Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA), in cooperation with the UNESCO and other partner organizations have organized the XI. World Science Forum (WSF) in Budapest from 20 to 23 November 2024.

The Permanent Delegation of Hungary to the OECD and UNESCO hosted a National Day reception on November 6 at the OECD, Château de la Muette, attended by more than 100 guests, including OECD Secretary-General Mathias Cormann, H.E. Mr. György Habsburg, Hungary's Ambassador to France, the European Union's Ambassador and Permanent Delegate to UNESCO H.E. Ms. Christina Kokkinakis, H.E. Ms. Simona-Mirela Miculescu, the President of the UNESCO General Conference, Mr. Márton Bókay, Deputy State Secretary for Economic Development and International Financial Relations of the Ministry for Economic Development of Hungary, several high-level OECD officials, as well as OECD and UNESCO Ambassadors, fellow diplomats and experts to commemorate the Hungarian Revolution of 1956.