“I’m proud to be a Geneva Gender Champion and to support the initiative. I hope that sharing the experience of my country Bulgaria will be an added value to the gender equality debate. I firmly believe that gender-balanced society would be the one where the word ‘gender’ does not exist anymore.”

I, Deyana Kostadinova, support the GGC Panel Parity Pledge.

As the Permanent Representative of the Mission of the Republic of Bulgaria to the United Nations in Geneva, I commit to also undertake the following:

• Systematically advocate for references to gender equality and gender empowerment in resolutions in the Human Rights Council and other international institutions.
• In the proposals to national authorities, promote the gender balance in the choice of candidates in Geneva based elections.
• Promote the career perspective and advancement of the diplomatic staff of the Mission, which is predominantly female.