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The United Nations: Turning 80 in Turbulent Times

6 Nov. 2025, 10:00 AM
The Institute of Global Studies at Corvinus University of Budapest is organising a conference at which speakers from the UN, along with colleagues from Corvinus and other universities, will share their experiences and thoughts on the contemporary challenges facing the organisation.
2025.11.06. 10:00
Budapesti Corvinus Egyetem

Date: 06 November 2025, 10:00 

Location: Corvinus University of Budapest, Corvinus Faculty Club 

Organizer: Institute of Global Studies, Corvinus University of Budapest 

  

10:00-10:05 – Opening remarks  

  • Bruno von Pottelsberghe (President – Rector of Corvinus University of Budapest)  

  

10:15-11:00 – Keynote speech  

  • Chhaya Kapilashrami (Deputy Director-General of the United Nations Office at Vienna (UNOV) and Director, Division for Management, UNODC (UN Office on Drugs and Crime): Past and Present Challenges at the United Nations 

  

11:00-11:30 – Coffee break 

  

11:30-12:30 – Working at the UN: contemporary opportunities and challenges in everyday practice. Roundtable discussion. 

  • Giulia Naboni (External Relations Officer, UNHCR Representation for Central Europe in Budapest)  

  • Daniel Bagaméri (Head of Office at International Organization for Migration, Budapest) 
    Tamara Nanitashvili (Senior Policy Officer at FAO Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia, Budapest) 

  • Annamaria Wettstein (Senior Youth Delegate of Hungary to the United Nations) 

  

12:30-13:30 – Lunch break 

  

13:30-15:00 – Crisis in international law – implications for the UN (Academic panel) 

  • Tamás Ádány (Head of International Law Department, Pázmány University, Faculty of Law): Use of Force and the United Nations 
    István Lakatos (Ambassador, Human Rights Advisor, Ministry of Justice, Montenegro): The UN Human Rights System (online) 

  • Eszter Kirs (Head of Department of International Relations, Institute of Global Studies, Corvinus University of Budapest): Non-governmental Organizations and the United Nations 

  • Vivien Köböl-Benda (Researcher, Institute for Energy Strategy; Adjunct, Pázmány University, Faculty of Law): International Environmental Law and the United Nations 

  • Moderated by: Tamás Hoffmann (Department of International Relations) 

  

15:00-15:30 – Coffee break 

  

15:30-17:30 – Data and technology transforming the aid sector in Hungary in light of the digital acceleration advocated by the UN.  

  • Practitioner-academic workshop, in Hungarian. 

  • Venue: C510 

The transformative power of technology and data in the domain of international relations has enjoyed increasing attention both in practitioner and academic circles. The UN-family, its member states as well as business organizations are equally convinced that the solutions offered by digitalization are essential not only for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), but also for increasing efficiency and reducing costs in the aid sector. Inspired by a Bolyai-research, the purpose of this event is to facilitate a discussion on how digital transformation has affected the practices and priorities of non-governmental  organizations and faith-based organizations in Hungary, what challenges and dilemmas they have encountered and how they respond to the emerging risks and opportunities either in their background operations or during project implementation in aid recipient countries.  

 

Moderated by: Beata Paragi (Department of International Relations, Corvinus University) 

It is a closed session. If you participated on behalf of a local aid NGO, please contact the organizers at beata.paragi@uni-corvinus.hu. 

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