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During the First Regular Session of the United Nations Development Programme / United Nations Population Fund /United Nations Office for Project Services Executive Board, Ambassador Gergana Karadjova, Permanent Representative of Bulgaria to the UN, reaffirmed Bulgaria’s strong support for United Nations Population Fund’s work amid global challenges.

Bulgaria took an active part in the 64th session of the United Nations Commission for Social Development (CSocD64), held in New York. Bulgaria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Gergana Karadzhova, together with the Youth Delegates Viktor Tsvetanov and Vyara Trifonova, delivered a national statement on behalf of Bulgarian youth.

Ambassador Gergana Karadjova participated in the discussion on Mandate Creation, Implementation, and Review for an Effective United Nations, highlighting the importance of effective, accountable, and regularly reviewed UN mandates. Bulgaria fully supports the mandate review process, the proposed timeline, and the overall approach. We appreciate the zero draft resolution as a solid foundation for constructive dialogue and mutual understanding, and we believe the level of ambition should remain high. Transparent, system-wide mandate reviews—based on performance, conducted on a regular cycle, and linked to budgetary reassessment—are essential to ensure that UN mandates remain relevant, effective, and fit for purpose, while allowing resources to be reallocated where they are most needed.

Ambassador Gergana Karadjova participated in the discussion on Mandate Creation, Implementation, and Review for an Effective United Nations, highlighting the importance of effective, accountable, and regularly reviewed UN mandates.

As part of Bulgaria’s chairmanship this month, Ambassador Gergana Karadjova hosted the Group’s final working meeting. The UN Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications, Ms. Melissa Fleming, was a special guest at the meeting.

Among the key topics discussed was the upcoming working meeting of the Eastern European Group (EEG), which Bulgaria will chair in January 2026. The UN Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications accepted the invitation to be a special guest at the event. During the meeting, Bulgaria reaffirmed its support for the UN Global Communications Strategy, as well as the country’s active role in promoting human rights and combating disinformation.

On 15 January 2026, at United Nations Headquarters in New York, Bulgaria, in its capacity as Chair of the Eastern European Regional Group for the month of January, organized an ambassadorial-level briefing. The briefing, dedicated to the proposals of the United Nations Secretary-General for restructuring the development pillar under the UN80 Initiative, was chaired by Ambassador Gergana Karadjova, Permanent Representative of Bulgaria to the United Nations, with the United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Ms. Amina Mohammed, serving as the briefer.

The Permanent Representative of Bulgaria to the United Nations, Ambassador Gergana Karadjova, held a meeting with the Permanent Representative of Nepal to the United Nations, Lok Bahadur Thapa, in his capacity as President of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).

On January 9, Ambassador Gergana Karadjova, Permanent Representative of Bulgaria to the United Nations in New York, held a protocol meeting with Annalena Baerbock, President of the 80th session of the UN General Assembly, on the occasion of Ambassador Karadjova assuming her duties of Permanent Representative.

On 16–17 December, Bulgaria participated in the UN General Assembly High-Level Meeting on the overall review of the implementation of the outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS+20). In her statement, the Permanent Representative of Bulgaria H.E. Ms. Gergana Karadjova reaffirmed Bulgaria’s long-standing and consistent engagement in the WSIS process and its strong support for the multistakeholder model of Internet governance, highlighting its role as one of the early proponents of this inclusive approach. Bulgaria underscored the importance of preserving an open, global, interoperable and secure Internet that serves people and supports sustainable development.