On November 1, 2022, on the occasion of Bulgaria’s National Awakening Day and to mark the 40th anniversary of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria to the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women, the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Bulgaria to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva, with the cooperation of the Bulgarian Orthodox Parish “Nativity of the blessed Virgin” and Espace Madeleine in Geneva, organized a concert by the pianist Nadezhda Vlaeva.

Bulgarian delegation headed by the Permanent Representative of Bulgaria to the UN in Geneva, Ambassador Yuri Sterk, took an active part in the discussions within the 73rd session of the UNHCR Executive Committee

Since 1999, July 19 has been celebrated as a professional Day of the Bulgarian Diplomatic Service. On this date 143 years ago, the first Bulgarian diplomatic representatives abroad were appointed by decree of Prince Alexander Battenberg. Dragan Tsankov, Evlogi Georgiev and Dimitar Kirovich were sent to represent our country in Constantinople, Bucharest and Belgrade.

In the framework of the exchange of views with the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Belarus on June 29 within the 50th regular session of the UN Human Rights Council, the Bulgarian Permanent Representative in Geneva, Ambassador Yuri Sterk stated Bulgaria’s strong condemnation of the complicity of the Government of Belarus in Russia's military aggression against Ukraine and expressed concern over the impending further deterioration of the difficult human rights situation in Belarus. T

On June 11, 2022, the 110th session of the International Labour Conference /ILC/, the first hybrid conference in the history of the International Labour Organisation /ILO/, ended successfully.

On 7 June 2022 the Head of the national tripartite delegation to the 110-th session of the International Labour Conference /ILC/, Ms. Zhulieta Varlyakova, Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Policy of the Republic of Bulgaria, delivered a national statement on the report of the Director General of the International Labour Organisation /ILO/ Guy Ryder, entitled „The Least Developed Countries: Crisis, structural transformation and the future of work”.

The Fifth Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labor was held in Durban, Republic of South Africa on May 15-20, 2022. It was attended by over 8,000 representatives of governments, workers, employers and their organizations, UN agencies and other international organizations, representatives of civil society, children and academic institutions, who proved that tackling child labour is a core element of the principle for respecting human rights and ranks high on the global agenda.

"World peace cannot be safeguarded without the making of creative efforts proportionate to the dangers which threaten it." With these words began the Schuman Declaration of 9 May 1950, an ambitious plan to secure long-term peace in post-war Europe that is considered the beginning of the process of European integration.

In November 2021, at the initiative of Gabon, the General Conference of UNESCO adopted a Resolution on the International Day of Women in Multilateralism, which was celebrated for the first time on 25 January 2022.

The Permanent Representation of the Republic of Bulgaria in Geneva marked the National Holiday of the country with a reception for the diplomatic corps and the Bulgarian community. A special guest of the event was Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ms. Velislava Petrova, who addressed the audience. Among the numerous guests were ministers and Deputy ministers from UN member states participating in the session of the UN Human Rights Council, UNECE Executive Secretary Olga Algayerova, WIPO Director-General Darren Tang, Secretary-General of the Inter-Parliamentary Union Martin Chungong, Deputy Heads of ILO and WTO, senior UN officials and ambassadors of UN member states, representatives of municipal and cantonal authorities, as well as the Bulgarian community in Geneva. The exhibition of paintings "Space and Presence" by  artists Miglena Savova Ockler and Nora Ampova, who live and work in Geneva, was presented during the event.