The United Nations Association of Hungary (UNA) is the second oldest NGO in Hungary. (The first is the Red Cross Society.) Since its establishment in 1947, the UNA has been functioning practically without interruption. Its statutes have been reviewed and reformed in 1989 and according to the new Hungarian Act on the Right of Association. It has been incorporated as an “Association Serving Public Interests”. According to its statutes, its governing council and presidium have been regularly re-elected. The last election took place in 2004.