News - USA, New York, Permanent Representation of the Republic of Bulgaria to the UN

The Permanent Representative of Bulgaria to the UN, Ambassador Gergana Karadjova, participated in a meeting between the three co-chairs of the Group of Friends of Children and the SDGs - Bulgaria, Jamaica and Luxembourg - and UNICEF to discuss the Group’s future development and growth, review its calendar for the rest of 2026, and coordinate inputs into key UN processes, with a view to ensuring that the rights and interests of children are consistently prioritized.

Ambassador Gergana Karadjova hosted a group of 13 students from Wilkes University. The students from the Pennsylvania-based university are visiting New York to participate in this week’s Model United Nations. Model United Nations (MUN) is an educational simulation in which pupils or university students assume the roles of diplomats, discussing global issues within a simulated United Nations General Assembly or committee. The simulation fosters skills in public speaking, research, negotiation, and diplomacy. Participants represent countries, examining topics such as climate change, human rights, and international security in order to draft and adopt resolutions. In this year’s edition of the simulation, the students from Pennsylvania are representing Bulgaria during their week-long participation in Model United Nations.

Ambassador Karadjova confirmed the commitment of Bulgaria to the UN Charter and respect for international law during her meeting with Ms. Rosemary DiCarlo, United Nations Under Secretary-General on Political and Peacebuilding Affairs. The two interlocutors discussed the positions of Member States and the UN in relation to the Russia-Ukraine war and the conflicts in the Middle East and Iran. They also agreed on the importance of the security and stability of the Western Balkans countries and the prospects of their Europe integration as part of the regional stability and prosperity.

Ambassador Gergana Karadjova welcomed Bulgarian students from the Faculty of Law of the Paisii Hilendarski University of Plovdiv at the United Nations Headquarters

Ambassador Gergana Karadjova participates in the meeting of the Core Group in support of the Initiative for the Implementation of Art. 27.3 of the United Nations Charter with Annalena Baerbock, President of the General Assembly.

In the context of the implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Plan for Gaza, Ambassador Gergana Karadjova hosted a briefing dedicated to the situation in the Middle East, with the High Representative for Gaza, Mr. Nikolay Mladenov, as the keynote speaker. The event was held at the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Bulgaria to the United Nations in New York.

The President of the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Annalena Baerbock, has appointed Ambassador Gergana Karadjova as co-facilitator of the intergovernmental process on the modalities for the review of the outcome document of the Second High-level United Nations Conference on South-South Cooperation.

Ambassador Gergana Karadjova participated in a High-Level Meeting dedicated to addressing violence against women and girls. The event took place within the framework of the 70th session of the Commission on the Status of Women.

In her address to the UN General Assembly on the occasion of the seventieth session of the Commission on the Status of Women, Ambassador Gergana Karadjova reaffirmed that for Bulgaria, equality between women and men remains both an urgent priority and a shared responsibility. She added that guaranteeing and strengthening access to justice for all women and girls lies at the core of these efforts.