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Georgian Deputy Interior Minister, newly appointed UNFPA Office Head discuss cooperation

The Deputy Minister extended his gratitude to the UNFPA for its contribution to the development of capacities of the Ministry. Photo: Ministry of Internal Affairs

Agenda.ge, 02 Apr 2024 - 14:40, Tbilisi,Georgia

Georgia’s Deputy Interior Minister Aleksandre Darakhvelidze on Tuesday met Mariam Bandzeladze, the newly appointed Head of Office at the United Nations Population Fund in Georgia, to discuss “close and fruitful” relations.

The Ministry said the parties also discussed strengthening of the cooperation, with Darakhvelidze highlighting activities carried out within the memorandum of understanding signed between the country’s Emergency Service 112 and the Fund.

The deal included an updated emergency services application for citizens and a public information campaign for raising awareness on early marriage among schoolchildren.

The Deputy Minister extended his gratitude to the UNFPA for its contribution to the development of capacities of the Ministry.

The body also added Georgia had been cooperating with the UNFPA for “many years” for combating early marriage and violence against women and girls, among other projects.

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