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Bulgaria took part in the opening of the 55th regular session of the UN Human Rights Council and in the High-Level Segment of the session of the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva
The fifty-fifth regular session of the UN Human Rights Council opened on 26 February in Geneva with a High-Level Segment with the participation of UN General Assembly President Dennis Francis, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk, as well as more than 120 high-level representatives of UN Member States, including Heads of State, Heads and Deputy Heads of Government and Ministers of Foreign Affairs. At the opening of the session, Bulgaria was represented by the Permanent Representative of the Republic of Bulgaria to the United Nations Office and other International Organizations in Geneva, Ambassador Yuri Sterk.
01 March 2024
Bulgaria presented its 6th and 7th periodic reports on the Convention on the Rights of the Child
Bulgaria presented its 6th and 7th periodic reports under the Convention on the Rights of the Child to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child on 17 and 18 January 2024 in Geneva.
23 January 2024
Тhe Permanent Mission of Bulgaria to the UN in Geneva co-organized, together with the missions of Luxembourg and Armenia, an event at the Palais des Nations
On 5 December, the Permanent Mission of Bulgaria to the UN in Geneva co-organized, together with the missions of Luxembourg and Armenia, an event at the Palais des Nations on the theme "Strengthening the right to free education: from pre-school to secondary education".
07 December 2023
Bulgaria took part in the annual United Nations Women's Guild Annual Charity Bazaar in support of disadvantaged children and women
Bulgaria took part in the annual United Nations Women's Guild Annual Charity Bazaar in support of disadvantaged children and women
06 December 2023
Еvent dedicated to World Children's Day and the centenary of the Geneva Declaration on the Rights of the Child
On 15 November at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, the Permanent Mission of Bulgaria to the United Nations and other international organizations in Geneva held an evening dedicated to the World Children's Day and the centenary of the Geneva Declaration on the Rights of the Child, as well as on the occasion of the election of our country as a member of the UN Human Rights Council for the period 2024-2026, with the participation of the world-famous opera soprano and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in Bulgaria, Sonya Yoncheva.
20 November 2023
A concert by the „Fuego Quintet“ enchanted Bulgarians and friends of Bulgaria in Geneva on the occasion of the Bulgarian Independence Day and Bulgaria's candidacy for membership of the Human Rights Council for the period 2024-2026
The concert, organized by the Permanent Representation of the Republic of Bulgaria to the UN and other International Organisations in Geneva with the cooperation of the Bulgarian Orthodox Parish “Nativity of the Blessed Virgin”, the “Concordia for Music and Art” Association and the Bulgarian-Swiss Association for Culture, Traditions and Education “Kanatitza”, took place on September 23, 2023 at Espace "Madeleine" in Geneva.
26 September 2023