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Bulgaria will support the humanitarian mission of the World Health Organization in Gaza

Bulgaria will support the humanitarian mission of the World Health Organization in Gaza

On 19 December 2024, an official signing ceremony of a bilateral donor agreement between the Republic of Bulgaria and the World Health Organization took place in the WHO premises in Geneva. The agreement was agreed upon earlier in the week.
20 December 2024
Ambassador Yuri Sterk at the 115th Session of the Council of the International Organization for Migration: Migration should be a Choice, not a Necessity for Survival

Ambassador Yuri Sterk at the 115th Session of the Council of the International Organization for Migration: Migration should be a Choice, not a Necessity for Survival

Migration is among the global phenomena that take place in today's international environment complicated by natural disasters, violence, disregard for human rights, social and economic inequalities, said Ambassador Sterk in his statement on behalf of Bulgaria at the 115th Session of the Council of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) that took place in Geneva on 26-28 November 2024. The promotion of regular migration and regular migration pathways will hopefully help to reduce irregular migration and the use of unsafe migration routes, as well as smuggling and trafficking in persons. Migration should be a choice, not a necessity for survival, and migrants should not be used for political purposes. Bulgaria appreciates IOM's drive to become a modern organisation that responds to operational challenges on the ground and to the growth of the organisation. We support the determination to do this in a responsible and transparent manner and in consultation with Member States, continued Bulgaria’s Permanent Representative in Geneva.
06 December 2024
Participation of Bulgaria in the 75th session of the Executive Committee of UNHCR

Participation of Bulgaria in the 75th session of the Executive Committee of UNHCR

Ambassador Yuri Sterk, Bulgaria’s Permanent Representative to the UN and other International Organizations in Geneva, chaired the 2024 Meeting of the High Contracting Parties to the Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May be Deemed to be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects (CCW), which took place at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland from 13 to 15 November 2024.
21 November 2024
75 years after their adoption, the implementation of the four Geneva Conventions remains fundamental“, said Ambassador Yuri Sterk at the 34th International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent

75 years after their adoption, the implementation of the four Geneva Conventions remains fundamental“, said Ambassador Yuri Sterk at the 34th International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent

“In the context of escalating military conflicts and their catastrophic impact on entire regions, causing the death of tens of thousands of people and the displacement of millions, the role of the international humanitarian law is increasingly important. 75 years after their adoption, the implementation of the four Geneva Conventions remains fundamental” said Ambassador Yuri Sterk in Bulgaria's national statement at the 34th International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent, held on 28-31 October 2024 in Geneva.
05 November 2024
Bulgaria took part in the Beijing+30 Regional Review, dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action

Bulgaria took part in the Beijing+30 Regional Review, dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action

On 21-22 October 2024 in Geneva, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and the UN Women Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia hosted the Beijing +30 Regional Review Meeting.
22 October 2024
Bulgaria Took Part in the 75th session of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Executive Committee

Bulgaria Took Part in the 75th session of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Executive Committee

"We should focus our efforts on addressing the root causes of forced displacement, fully respecting human rights and humanitarian law and principles, and ensuring safe and sustainable access of humanitarian aid to the persons in need," stated Ambassador Yuri Sterk, Bulgaria’s Permanent Representative to UN-Geneva, addressing the 75th Session of the UNHCR Executive Committee, which took place on 14-18 October 2024. Ambassador Sterk called for solidarity and understanding towards countries hosting refugees and shared the need for UNHCR to pay special attention to persons in vulnerable situations, especially women, children and persons with disabilities. He briefed the participants on the measures taken by Bulgaria to improve the situation of unaccompanied refugee children and in implementing the commitments made at the Second Global Refugee Forum in 2023.
21 October 2024
Commissioning of a new version of the National Visa Information System

Commissioning of a new version of the National Visa Information System

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is in the process of implementing a large-scale project, coordinated in advance with all responsible institutions in Bulgaria and the EU, including the implementation and launch of a new version of the National Visa Information System (NVIS).
06 August 2024
Bulgaria took part in a photo exhibition of the UN Office in Geneva, entitled "Not a Woman’s Job?: Changing Faces of Science and Tech"

Bulgaria took part in a photo exhibition of the UN Office in Geneva, entitled "Not a Woman’s Job?: Changing Faces of Science and Tech"

On 2 July 2024, the Director-General of the United Nations Office in Geneva, Ms. Tatyana Valovaya, opened a photo exhibition entitled "Not a Woman’s Job?: Changing Faces of Science and Tech".
03 July 2024

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