Gov’t approves action plans encouraging women’s public engagement, combating femicide, domestic violence
Niko Tatulashvili, Georgian prime minister’s advisor for human rights, on Tuesday said the government had approved two action plans related to women’s rights. Photo: government of Georgia press office
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Niko Tatulashvili, Georgian prime minister’s advisor for human rights, on Tuesday said the government had approved action plans providing measures against femicide and domestic violence and ensuring women’s engagement in public life.
Tatulashvili said the action plans had been drafted through close cooperation with the United Nations’ women’s organisation, discussed with domestic non-governmental and international organisations, and covered the period between 2022-2024.
We have been working on the action plans for about a year along with UN Women, with a very active engagement of the domestic non-governmental sector, international organisations, and the public defender’s office”, Tatulashvili said and noted the government had considered feedback from the organisations “as much as possible”.
Providing details on the content of the former action plan, the advisor said the document was mainly focused on prevention of femicide and provided instructions for relevant state agencies on how to act in specific cases.
The approval of the actions plans was among the nine topics discussed at Tuesday's government meeting chaired by prime minister Irakli Garibashvili. Photo: government of Georgia press office.
The latter action plan aims to ensure increased participation of women in the decision-making process. The emphasis is placed on the participation of internally displaced and conflict-affected women in discussing questions related to conflict resolution. Social and economic empowerment of women, especially those living in rural areas, is also in focus”, said the official.
Along with the approval of the two action plans on its meeting on Tuesday, the government also decided to prolong social support for Ukrainian refugees in Georgia, and launch a new methodology for clinics involved in the state-funded general healthcare programme, in a bid to offer improved treatment efficiency and prevent patient over-treatment in medical services.