And the Hungarian government presented its international “Pro Familis” award to Ignacio Socías, director of communication and international relations of the International Federation for Family Development (IFFD) and its national award goes to Joo Kinga, vicep-president of NOE.

The Benyus family entertained with their music on the second day of the congress, while on the first day a family of parents and children performed traditional Hungarian dances. The Benyus family was a finalist in the ELFAC European Large Family of the Year 2020 award. The NOE association, for its part, presented the Loyalty Award to the Benyus Family, an orchestra and choir where all participants are descendants (children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren) of the founders. Media: Supplement ABC Familia in the Spanish national newspaper ABC.Martin Bujard: Federal Institute for Population Research (Minister of Interior, Germany), Research Director, Director of the Division “Family and Fertility”. Institution or Government: Renata Kaczmarska, Social Affairs Officer and a Focal Point on the Family located in the Division for Inclusive Social Development in the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) at the United Nations Secretariat in New York.On the second day of the congress, the ELFAC 2021 awards were announced and were as follows: The programme and the different speakers can be seen here. On the first day, the speakers focused more on demographic issues and their impact, as well as public policies, while on the second day the focus was more on environmental issues in relation to large families. On the first day by the Minister of Justice Judit Varga and on the second day by the Minister of Family Affairs Katalin Novak.Īt the opening, ELFAC President Regina Maroncelli handed over the flag of the congress (the last one was held in Szczecin, Poland, in 2018) to Kata Gyurko, President of NOE, the host association of the 10th Congress, which has relied on a great team of professionals and young volunteers for its organisation. Please note that in the event of a change of National Focal Point, Governments should inform the secretariat by submitting a revised official nomination through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as soon as possible.The 10th European Large Families Congress took place in the beautiful city of Keszthely (Hungary), on the shores of Lake Balaton, on 9 and 10 July 2021, under the motto “Family, the birthplace of sustainability”.Įach day was hosted by a member of the Hungarian government. Governments that have not yet done so are encouraged to nominate a National Focal Point as soon as possible. Please note that the national SAICM focal point should be nominated officially by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs after consultation among interested Ministries, existing Convention focal points and other stakeholders.Īlthough the initial deadline for the nomination of a SAICM National Focal Point has now passed, the SAICM secretariat still accepts nominations on an ongoing basis. Governments, through their Ministries for Foreign Affairs, have thus been invited by the SAICM secretariat to designate a national focal point. The Strategic Approach national focal point should be a representative of the country’s inter-ministerial or inter-institutional arrangements, where such arrangements exist.” To facilitate communication, nationally and internationally, each Government should designate a Strategic Approach national f ocal point to act as an effective conduit for communication on Strategic Approach matters, including invitations to participate in meetings and information dissemination. The SAICM Overarching Policy Strategy, in paragraph 23, provides that “To sustain an integrated approach to managing chemicals, each Government should establish arrangements for implementing the Strategic Approach on an inter-ministerial or inter-institutional basis, so that all concerned national departmental and stakeholder interests are represented and all relevant substantive areas are addressed.

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