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'.
Today our IDP resolution at @UN GA reiterating the right of return for all displaced persons & refugees was adopted w/ unprecedented int’l support of 84 countries & 54 co-sponsors. This vote is a clear success of ???????? diplomacy! Grateful to our partners for their support. pic.twitter.com/QIpfjQGhb2
— Giorgi Gakharia (@GakhariaGiorgi) September 3, 2020
The General Assembly has adopted the resolution continuously since 2008, 'reaffirming the fundamental rights of forcefully displaced persons, first and foremost their right of voluntary, safe and dignified return to their homes'.
The resolution condemns 'forced demographic changes in the occupied regions, 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, and focuses upon the need to fully respect and protect their property rights'.
It further reiterates the importance of 'unimpeded humanitarian access' in both Russia-occupied Georgian regions.
The resolution also calls upon the participants of the Geneva International Discussions 'to reinvigorate their efforts to ensure security and human rights protection in the occupied regions, which in turn will facilitate the return of IDPs and refugees to their homes'.