UN General Assembly adopts resolution initiated by Georgia
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The UN General Assembly has once again adopted the Resolution on the Status of Internally Displaced Persons and Refugees from Abkhazia, Georgia and the Tskhinvali Region/South Ossetia, Georgia” yesterday in New York City.
The number of supporters of the resolution was high as in previous cases, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia said today.
The resolution has been adopted annually by the UN General Assembly beginning in 2008, and is aimed at strengthening IDPs fundamental rights especially in terms of the right to a voluntary, safe and dignified return to their homes.
#UNGA72 adopted Resolution on "Status of #IDPs & #Refugees from #Abkhazia, #Georgia & #Tskhinvali regn/#SouthOssetia, Georgia" w/ 81 in favor. Grateful to all the supporters who took their stance because of principles, int't law, not politics, & voted in favor of #RighttoReturn" pic.twitter.com/mnSc7THFmb
— Kaha Imnadze (@kahaimnadze) 13 June 2018
The resolution condemns the forced demographic changes in the occupied regions and underlines the importance of the inviolability of property rights. It also highlights the importance of humanitarian activities in the occupied regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali.
Besides the humanitarian context the resolution also has practical importance as far as it calls on the UN Secretary General to prepare an annual report reflecting the conditions of IDPs living in Georgia.
"The resolution is particularly important given that the situation in terms of human rights in the occupied territories is difficult and there is a lack of international monitoring mechanisms, which serves as another obstacle for the safe and dignified return of IDPs and refugees,” the Foreign Ministry said.
On the other hand the resolution calls on the parties involved in the Geneva talks to strengthen their efforts to ensure the security and improvement of human rights protection in the occupied regions of Georgia.
The high representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini and more than thirty European Parliament members from eight different political groups took part in discussions on Russian aggression in Georgia yesterday.
The United Nations (UN) Secretary-General António Guterres has defined 12 areas of concern, mentioning Georgia in terms of "removing the paralysis that has let European conflicts fester and freeze”. He believes that all challenges demand an investment of time, money, energy, political capital and more.
25 years ago on this day Georgia became a member of the United Nations (UN). Attending the UN Day reception today, Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili addressed the representatives of the diplomatic corps and international and non-governmental organisations.
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirkashvili addressed the United Nations General Assembly members in New York, United States (US). This year marks the 25th anniversary of Georgia’s membership in the United Nations.
According to official data, 126 Georgian citizens were illegally detained by Russia-controlled border guards last year at the Georgia-breakaway Tskhinvali occupation line. In most cases detainees are released after paying a fine which amounts to about $30.
The need to recognise the return for internally displaced peoples as a human right and a humanitarian issue is essential, reads a report released on World Refugee Day by the General Secretary of the UN, Antonio Guterres.
The resolution - Affirming United States support to the nations of Ukraine, Georgia, and Moldova in their effort to retain political sovereignty and territorial integrity - has been co-sponsored by eight other congressmen from the Republican and Democratic parties.
A resolution 'On Security Challenges in EaP States and Enhancement of EU Role in Regulation thereof' has been adopted at the ordinary session of the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly.
Georgian Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze use the UN tribune to reach out to the world about the problems Georgia is trying to address currently, as well as plans for the future development of the country.
Prime Minister of Georgia Mamuka Bakhtadze opened his address to the 73rd UN General Assembly in New York yesterday by talking about the Russian occupation of Abkhazia.
The resolution reads that Russia’s war in Georgia, as well as its illegal occupation of the two Georgian regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) since 2008, its illegal annexation of Crimea in 2014, its involvement in the conflict in eastern Ukraine since 2014 and its continued military activities along NATO’s eastern flank “have given rise to concerns about its intentions in Central and Eastern Europe, but also elsewhere around the world.”
The United Nations Human Rights Council has adopted a resolution on cooperation with Georgia. In the resolution the Council reaffirms its commitment to the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of Georgia within its internationally recognised borders.
The resolution with the name ‘Status of Internally Displaced Persons and Refugees from Abkhazia, Georgia and the Tskhinvali Region/South Ossetia’, condemns the forced demographic changes in Georgia’s Russian-occupied regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) and emphasises the right of all internally displaced persons and refugees, regardless of their ethnicity, to a safe and dignified return to their places of origin.
The United Nations General Assembly has adopted a resolution on Georgian IDPs and refugees from the Russia-occupied Abkhazia and Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) regions, co-sponsored by 54 states. The resolution was passed with 84 votes in favour, 13 against and 78 abstention.
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia has posted on his official Twitter account that the United Nations’ recently adopted resolution on Georgian IDPs and refugees from the Russia-occupied Abkhazia and Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) regions is a 'clear success of the Flag of Georgia diplomacy'.
The UN General Assembly has adopted a resolution initiated by Georgia and co-sponsored by 57 other countries which condemns the demographic changes in Georgian regions due to the Russian occupation of Georgian territories and calls for the dignified and safe return of the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and refugees to their homes.