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World Refugee Day: The Council of Europe maintains its focus on protecting the vulnerable
Council of Europe
20 June 2023
Strasbourg
Each year on 20 June, the world marks World Refugee Day, to draw attention to the plight of millions of people who have been forced to flee war, violence and persecution and to the international obligations under the United Nations 1951 Geneva Convention on the Protection of Refugees. In the face...
Council of Europe Secretary General meets Hungarian Foreign Affairs Minister
Secretary General
19 June 2023
Strasbourg
Secretary General Marija Pejčinović Burić met Péter Szijjártó, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary. They discussed the follow up to the Fourth Summit of the Heads of State and Government and the role of the Council of Europe to uphold peace and democratic security in Europe. They...