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

Ambassador Gergana Karadjova held a meeting with Sivanka Dhanapala, Director of the New York Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). The meeting took place at the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Bulgaria in New York.

Bulgaria’s delegation to this year’s ECOSOC Youth Forum, headed by the Permanent Representative, Ambassador Gergana Karadjova, included this year’s Youth Delegates, Viktor Tsvetanov and Vyara Trifonova, as well as Mr. Kaloyan Stoynov, Director at the Ministry of Youth and Sports. Mr. Stoynov and the delegation held a meeting with the President of ECOSOC and actively contributed to several panel discussions. Bulgaria’s Youth Delegates spoke in sessions on youth leadership and on youth in Europe and North America, while Mr. Stoynov participated in the panel on SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities. An alumna of the Youth Delegate Program, Ms. Emily Karakoleva, also delivered remarks during the panel on SDG 9 on fostering sustainable industrialization and innovation.

Ambassador Gergana Karadjova visited the “Investigative Research Laboratory,” which is part of the Center on Extremism at the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). The Permanent Representative of Bulgaria to the UN held a meeting with Alexander Rosemberg, Director of International Organizations and Outreach at ADL. The organization’s mission is to combat antisemitism, discrimination, and hate speech, as well as to promote justice and equality.

During the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, under the agenda item “Use of the veto”, the Permanent Representative of the Republic of Bulgaria to the United Nations, Ambassador Gergana Karadjova, expressed regret over the use of the veto in the Security Council and underlined the importance of the Veto Initiative as a key tool for transparency and accountability.

UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women, Sima Sami Bahous, expressed appreciation for Bulgaria’s consistent support for gender equality and the empowerment of women, including its active role on the UN Women Executive Board, as well as its overall support for the Organization.

Ambassador Gergana Karadjova participated in the session of the United Nations Commission on Population and Development.

UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women, Sima Sami Bahous, expressed appreciation for Bulgaria’s consistent support for gender equality and the empowerment of women, including its active role on the UN Women Executive Board, as well as its overall support for the Organization.

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.