Foreign Minister, UN refugee agency representative discuss issues of IDPs
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Georgian Foreign Minister Mikheil Janelidze has met with Johannes van der Klaauw, the Representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to the South Caucasus.
At today’s meeting the parties spoke about the heavy humanitarian situation that the people face at the Russian occupied regions of Georgia – Abkhazia and Tskhinvali (South Ossetia).
Jaelidze and van der Klaauw also discouraged illegal decisions of de-facto officials, including:
- Discrimination of ethnically Georgian population;
- Restrictions to the freedom of movement;
- Right to receive education in native language.
Speaking about the importance of ensuring safe return of internally displaced persons to their original homes, the UNHCR Representative welcomed the steps that the Georgian government has made for improving their lives during displacement.
1,244 internally displaced families from the Russian occupied regions of Georgia – Abkhazia and Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) now residing in Georgia’s Black seaside town of Poti, will soon have a brand new kindergarten.
The General Assembly of the United Nations has recognised the right of return of all internally displaced persons and refugees in Georgia and their descendants to their homes throughout that country, including Abkhazia and the Tskhinvali region.
Internally displaced persons from the Russian occupied regions of Georgia – Abkhazia and Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) can receive up to 5,000 GEL small grants to lead their own business this year.
200 internally displaced families from the Russian-occupied Georgian region of Abkhazia have received flats in Tbilisi’s Varketili district today.
A brand new kindergarten will serve some 1,244 internally displaced families from the Russian occupied regions of Georgia - Abkhazia and Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) - now residing in Georgia’s Black Sea town of Poti.