UN General Assembly adopts resolution on ‘safe, dignified return’ of Georgian IDPs
80 countries voted for the resolution, while 14 others voted against it. Photo: Kakha Imnadze’s Twitter page.
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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.
The resolution titled ‘Status of Internally Displaced Persons and Refugees from Abkhazia, Georgia, and the Tskhinvali region/South Ossetia, Georgia’ was adopted yesterday during the 75th session of the UN General Assembly in New York.
Georgian ambassador to the UN has tweeted:
World community spoke again: #UNGA adopted resolution on safe+dignified return of #IDPs & #refugees from #Russia-occupied #Georgian???????? regions #Abkhazia & #Tskhinvali/#SouthOssetia w/ 80 in favor & 14 against. Grateful to those 57 Member states who co-sponsored & 80 who supported pic.twitter.com/gzSjAt1kT1
— Kaha Imnadze (კახა იმნაძე) (@kahaimnadze) June 17, 2021
The resolution tasks the UN secretary general to make an annual report on the condition of Georgian IDPs and refugees.
The resolution ‘recognises the right of return of all IDPs and refugees and their descendants, regardless of ethnicity, to their homes throughout Georgia, including in Abkhazia and the Tskhinvali region (South Ossetia)’ and stresses the need to respect the property rights of all IDPs and refugees affected by the conflicts in Georgia.
Ukraine welcomes the adoption of #UNGA resolution “Status of internally displaced persons and refugees from Abkhazia, Georgia, and the Tskhinvali region/South Ossetia, Georgia”. Ukraine is among main cosponsors of this document. ???????? ???????????? @GeorgiaUN
— UKR Mission to UN (@UKRinUN) June 16, 2021
The resolution says that there is an ‘urgent need’ for unimpeded access for humanitarian activities to all internally displaced persons, refugees and other persons residing in all conflict-affected areas throughout Georgia.
#LT PR @rytispaulauska delivers #NB8 ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????&???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? statement: support #Georgia sovereignty&ter integrity,#IDP #RighttoReturn at #UNGA adoption of Res. on IDPs & Refugees from Abkhazia and Tskhinvali region/South Ossetia, #Georgia.
— LithuaniaUN???????? (@LithuaniaUNNY) June 16, 2021
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Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili has stated that the resolution once again condemned Russia’s occupation actions in Georgia and thanked the countries which co-sponsored and supported the resolution.
Georgian Foreign Ministry has stated that Georgia has been initiating the resolution since 2008 and the number of the countries which co-sponsor the resolution have increased year-on-year.
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'.
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