News in Brief Hungarian Interchurch Aid confirms it will continue to provide aid in Iraq Jan 09, 2020 HIA said its three Hungarian and 20 local employees are safe and their safety was its priority, but the organization intends to maintain its programs helping thousands of families in the Middle East.
News in Brief Putin thanks PM Orbán for view to helping persecuted Christians in Middle East Oct 31, 2019 President Putin said parties at the talks signed an important package of agreements, which will further deepen ties between Hungary and Russia.
Blog PM Orbán on Hungary-Russia: If relations between East and West are bad, Hungary loses Oct 30, 2019 - Zoltán Kovács But if relations are good, Hungary wins.
News in Brief FM: Christians living in the Middle East will be focus of Hungary-Russia summit Oct 17, 2019 The Foreign Minister has confirmed that the protection of Middle Eastern Christian communities will be a key topic during the October 30th visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
News in Brief Hungary is not only respected for its work in protecting Christians, but for also declaring zero tolerance for anti-Semitism, says official Oct 24, 2018 The Anglosphere Society recently held a conference to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the adoption of the US Law on International Religious Freedom
News in Brief Pope Francis praises Hungary’s scheme to help persecuted Christians Oct 11, 2018 During a general audience in St. Peter’s Square on Wednesday, Pope Francis met with 20 scholars who study in Hungary under the government program
News in Brief PM Orbán offers Hungarian government’s financial support to persecuted Christians in order to help them return home Oct 10, 2018 PM Orbán said help needs to be taken where it is needed instead of importing trouble to Europe
News in Brief FM: Hungary will continue its policy of supporting Christian communities in the Middle East Jul 27, 2018 In the past two years they have spent 4.5 billion HUF on supporting Christian communities in the Middle East so that they do not have to leave their homes, the foreign minister revealed
News in Brief Hungary has been helping persecuted Middle East Christians return home, reveals foreign minister May 15, 2018 Péter Szijjártó, minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, told a conference focusing on the victims of ethnic and religious conflicts in Brussels that Hungary’s policies will help persecuted Christians return to their homelands in the Middle East
News in Brief Prime Minister PM Orbán: Hungary to offer further assistance to persecuted Christians in the Middle East Dec 22, 2017 Hungary will provide financial support for the reconstruction of a school destroyed in Syrian battles, and will offer scholarship opportunities in Hungary for students from Christian communities
News in Brief Hungary’s policy of supporting and aiding persecuted Chritians is the first of its kind in the world Oct 26, 2017 Hungary’s efforts in aiding persecuted Christians have even been recognized by the Secretary for Relations with States for the Holy See
News in Brief Prime Minister PM Orbán: "Hungary is helping persecuted Christians to return home” Oct 13, 2017 “We, Hungarians, want Syrian, Iraqi and Nigerian Christians to be able to return home to the land that their ancestors have inhabited for hundreds of years as soon as possible, this is what we call Hungarian solidarity (…) Hungary helps," the prime minister said
News in Brief Hungary lends Lebanon a hand to help refugees and rebuild Christian churches Jun 12, 2017 Hungary's foreign minister highlighted how important it was for Europe to maintain Lebanon’s stability, and Hungary would double the 400 million EUR allocated to Lebanon for refugee services under an agreement with the EU in order to help economic development
News in Brief Hungary launches scholarship program to help persecuted Christians in the Middle East Jun 06, 2017 Christian students will cooperate with local religious leaders in promoting the project. The Hungarian state also offers scholarships to several hundred Muslim students
News in Brief PM Orbán signs agreement to restore houses of Iraqi Christians in Telskuf May 31, 2017 The Hungarian government has issued a decree with the aim of helping persecuted Christian families stay in, or return to, their homelands in the Middle East. In total, 580 million HUF (1.9m EUR) has been set aside to restore the houses in Telskuf
News in Brief Hungary helps Iraqi Christians with 145 million HUF in pharmaceutical aid May 30, 2017 The Hungarian government hopes the provision of aid bears the message that “we are aware of the suffering that people living in the Middle East are having to endure, and especially Christians"
Blog Hungary Helps: 2 million USD to re-build community in Iraq May 29, 2017 - Zoltán Kovács The Hungarian government has been a strong advocate for allocating resources to aid and reconstruction efforts in communities impacted by war, rather than importing the problems to Europe. In its global initiative to bring help where it is most needed, the government of Hungary aims to do more than its fair share and has recently allocated 2 million USD toward the reconstruction of a Christian community near Mosul.
News in Brief Hungary continues its humanitarian aid efforts to help persecuted Christians May 25, 2017 The Hungarian government has allocated 1.9 million EUR to rebuild 200 Christian homes in Iraq, 470,000 EUR to buy medical supplies for a hospital, 400,000 EUR to build a Christian school, and 500,000 EUR to provide humanitarian aid. The Syrian Catholic and Orthodox churches will receive 1 million EUR each
News in Brief PM Orbán meets the Coptic Orthodox Bishop of Vienna to discuss migrant crisis Apr 28, 2017 During the meeting, the parties concluded that the best help for Christians in the Middle East will come in the form of support for the restoration of livable conditions in their native lands, rather than their migration to Europe
News in Brief Hungary to extend participation in the fight against IS up until late 2019 Apr 03, 2017 Hungary agrees that the complete elimination of the Islamic State (IS) terror group is key to solving the migration crisis and the problem of the nascent disappearance of Christian communities in the Middle East
News in Brief Hungarian government donates 3 million euros to helping Christians in Middle East Mar 28, 2017 Donations will be allocated to rebuild homes in Iraq, and used to support the humanitarian work carried out by Catholic and Orthodox Christian charities in Lebanon
News in Brief Hungary says no UN member state should use human rights as a pressure tool against other nations Mar 01, 2017 Hungary's foreign minister said it is important that no UN member state should use human rights as a tool of exerting pressure on another state. It is equally important that none of the member states should “be held hostage” in a dispute that purely concerns inter-state relations
News in Brief PM Orbán meets patriarch of Syrian Orthodox Church to help Christians in Middle East Feb 22, 2017 PM Orbán promised assistance aimed at establishing university facilities in Syria, while in Iraq it is to contribute to the reconstruction of villages destroyed by war