PM's human rights advisor, UNICEF’s newly appointed representative discuss human rights protection in Georgia, future cooperation
The UNICEF representative welcomed Georgia’s “tangible progress” in protecting children’s rights, while the PM's Advisor emphasised the country’s successful cooperation with the organisation in various areas, including education, health and social protection. Photo via Human Rights Council
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Niko Tatulashvili, the Georgian Prime Minister’s Advisor for Human Rights and Jesper Moller, UNICEF's newly appointed Representative in Georgia on Wednesday reviewed the existing mechanisms ensuring the protection of human rights in Georgia and discussed future cooperation.
Tatulashvili briefed Moller on the implemented and planned activities in the human rights direction, as well as on the legislative acts regulating children’s rights in Georgia, the Human Rights Council said.
The conversation also touched on the National Strategy for Human Rights Protection for the years 2022-2030, as well as the Government's action plan in this regard.
The UNICEF representative welcomed Georgia’s “tangible progress” in protecting children’s rights, while the PM's Advisor emphasised the country’s successful cooperation with the organisation in various areas, including education, health and social protection. The parties expressed their readiness to further intensify joint activities in the future.
Niko Tatulashvili, the Georgian Prime Minister’s advisor for Human Rights, on Monday said the Government’s new National Human Rights Strategy, covering the years 2022-2030, ensured protection of “all basic human rights” and defined priorities in economic, social and civil rights.
The steps taken by the Georgian Government to strengthen the national human rights protection mechanisms were discussed on Saturday in a meeting between Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and Dunja Mijatović, the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights.
The Government of Georgia on Thursday approved the second National Strategy for the Protection of Human Rights for the years 2022-2030, Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili announced.
Claus Neukirch, the Director of the Directorate of Programme Co-ordination of the Council of Europe, on Wednesday thanked Niko Tatulashvili, the Georgian Prime Minister’s Advisor for Human Rights, for his efforts in the development of the country’s second Human Rights strategy.
Niko Tatulashvili, the Georgian Prime Minister's Advisor for Human Rights, on Wednesday presented the 2024-2026 Draft National Action Plan for the Protection of Human Rights to representatives of the civil sector.
The fruitful cooperation was reviewed on Tuesday in a meeting between Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili and Jesper Moller, UNICEF's Representative in Georgia.