Gov’t commission reviews education, infrastructure for conflict-affected communities
Thea Akhvlediani, Georgia's State Minister for Reconciliation and Civil Equality, has participated in an online meeting of the Government's Temporary Commission for Addressing the Needs of Conflict-Affected Communities. Photo: Reconciliation Ministry press office
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A Georgian Government commission on Monday reviewed support programmes for conflict-affected communities living adjacent to the country’s Russian-occupied Abkhazia and Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) regions, from projects for ensuring access to education to students to rehabilitation of residential homes damaged adjacent to the latter region during the 2008 war between Russia and Georgia.
Members of the Temporary Commission for Addressing the Needs of Conflict-Affected Communities met in a remote format to review topics including the operation of an online registration platform for ensuring access to higher education for students from the communities, The State Ministry for Reconciliation and Civil Equality said.
Members of the Temporary Commission for Addressing the Needs of Conflict-Affected Communities held an online meeting on Monday. Photo: Reconciliation Ministry press office.
Launched by the Education Ministry for the 2022-2023 academic year, the platform simplifies applications for scholarships and “efficiency of process management” for educational programmes.
Construction and renovation projects for rehabilitating residential homes damaged by the 2008 war in the central Georgian village of Zardiaantkari - located near occupied Tskhinvali - were also discussed by Commission members.
The meeting also reviewed the Government's priorities as part of its reconciliation and engagement policy between communities divided by the conflicts on the territory of the country, as well as other “existing needs and challenges” for residents of the affected localities.
Aspects of the cooperation between Georgia and the International Committee of the Red Cross were discussed on Wednesday in a meeting between the Georgian Minister for Reconciliation and Civil Equality Tea Akhvlediani and Agnes Coutou, the Red Cross Envoy on Missing Persons in the Caucasus.
Thea Akhvlediani, the Georgian State Minister for Reconciliation and Civil Equality, on Monday discussed conflict-related and security questions, as well as prospects for a further strengthening of bilateral ties with Oleg Serebrian, the Deputy Prime Minister for Reintegration of Moldova, the Georgian Ministry said.
Thea Akhvlediani, the Georgian State Minister for Reconciliation and Civil Equality, on Thursday said an updated strategy and action plan with regards to the country’s Russian-occupied Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) and Abkhazia regions and the conflict-affected population was expected to “give a new impetus” to the reconciliation process and confidence-building through a “depoliticised dialogue”.
Tea Akhvlediani, the Georgian state minister for reconciliation and civil equality, on Sunday discussed the implementation of reconciliation and inclusion of conflict-affected communities in the country, as well as questions of cooperation, with ambassadors and international organisation representatives.
Amendments to Georgia’s law on higher education, fines for burning of agricultural fields and a new project for creating recreational spaces in urban areas of the country were among topics discussed by the Government in its weekly meeting on Monday.