Bulgaria's Prime Minister Addresses UN General Assembly on Global Unity and Reform

Bulgaria's Core Principle: Unity

• 🇧🇬 Unity makes strength is Bulgaria's guiding principle, born from history and essential in a world facing division and conflict.
• 🌍 This principle is offered as a message to the world, emphasizing that hope lies in coming together, not isolation.

Commitment to Multilateralism and UN Reform

• 🤝 Bulgaria reaffirms its commitment to effective multilateralism and the rules-based international order, with the UN at its core.
• 🏛️ As Bulgaria celebrates 70 years of UN membership, it renews its pledge to the UN Charter and supports the Secretary-General's UN80 initiative for reform.
• ⚖️ The Security Council must be reformed to be more effective, representative, and accountable, including equitable allocation of non-permanent seats to the Eastern European group and limits on veto misuse.

Addressing Global Conflicts and Instability

• 🇺🇦 Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine is an existential challenge to the rule-based international order and threatens the UN's legitimacy.
• 🕊️ Bulgaria calls for Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity to be restored, along with an immediate and unconditional ceasefire.
• 🇵🇸 A two-state solution is urgently needed for a just and lasting peace in the Middle East, following the Hamas attack and subsequent conflict.
• 🌍 Instability in regions like Yemen, Syria, Sudan, Libya, and the Sahel highlights the need for a new regional security architecture grounded in diplomacy and development.
• ⚛️ Bulgaria condemns nuclear proliferation and urges Iran and North Korea to cooperate with international bodies and dismantle weapons programs.

Regional Cooperation and European Integration

• 🌐 Bulgaria actively engages in regional cooperation processes like the South Eastern European Cooperation Process and the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation.
• 🇪🇺 Bulgaria firmly supports the European integration of the Western Balkans as a path to peace, stability, and prosperity.
• 🚢 Bulgaria is working to make the Black Sea region a space of stability and sustainable development, assuming chairmanship of key regional organizations.

Human Rights and Sustainable Development

• ❤️ Bulgaria upholds universal, indivisible human rights, prioritizing gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls.
• 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Young people must be empowered and have meaningful participation in decision-making, including on climate action.
• 📈 Bulgaria is committed to the 2030 Agenda and its SDGs, presenting its second Voluntary National Review and emphasizing inclusive participation and financing.
• 💻 Digital governance, AI, and new technologies are central to advancing SDGs, with an emphasis on open internet, human rights, and digital inclusion.
• 🌍 Urgent climate action is critical, with Bulgaria supporting the Paris Agreement and calling for ambitious contributions at COP 30, while also focusing on safeguarding oceans and marine resources.