First of all, Georgia fully associates itself with the statement made by the observer of European Union. Nevertheless, I would like to add some comments in my national capacity and contribute to these fruitful discussions by sharing our country’s experience in assisting women to promote their fundam…
Let me start by mentioning that Georgia fully associates itself with the statement by the observer the European Union. Allow me to add some comments in my national capacity.
First of all, I, too, would like to join in expressing sympathy to the families of the victims and to remember those who fell…
Today I have the honour to introduce the draft resolution on “Status of internally displaced persons and refugees from Abkhazia, Georgia and the Tskhinvali region/South Ossetia, Georgia”, contained in document A/67/L.68, and to seek the Assembly’s support in once again recognizing the right of retur…
Georgia welcomes this high-level meeting as a good opportunity to discuss the achievements and challenges presented by implementation of the United Nations Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons. My delegation aligns itself with the statement delivered by the observer of the European…
It is my honour to speak on behalf of the Group of Eastern European States on the occasion of commemorating the thirtieth
anniversary of the opening for signature of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
Exactly 30 years ago in Montego Bay, Jamaica, the Convention, which is now…
At the outset, allow me to note that Georgia has aligned itself with the statement to be delivered shortly by the observer of the European Union on the issue at hand. Nevertheless, I would like, in my national capacity, to provide a few additional points that we deem important to explain why Georgia…
Together we have just adopted resolution 66/283, which lifts the spirits of hundreds of thousands of internally displaced persons and refugees who were forced by violence and fear to flee their homes and communities. It is on behalf of those men, women and children, citizens of Georgia of various et…
Sometimes no news is good news. But that is definitely not so when it comes to the right of return. Another year has passed since the General Assembly adopted its most recent resolution upholding that fundamental right (resolution 65/287). Yet, what we hear from Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is that…
On behalf of my delegation, I would like to express my most sincere gratitude to the President of the General Assembly for having appointed me as one of the co-Chairs of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Revitalization of the General Assembly. The assignment is of significant importance, as it is the …
I would like to take this opportunity to join previous speakers in referring to the essential role of the International Court of Justice as the principal judicial organ of the United Nations.
In the light of that, the report before us (A/66/4) and its presentation today by President Owada once agai…
Together, we have just adopted a resolution (resolution 65/287) that lifts the hopes of hundreds of thousands of internally displaced persons (IDPs) and refugees who were forced by violence and fear to flee their homes and communities. It is with them — the citizens of Georgia of many ethnic origins…
Today we introduce draft resolution A/65/L.74 on the right of Georgia’s internally displaced persons and refugees to return to their homes in safety and dignity. Almost a year has passed since the adoption of resolution 64/296 upholding the right to return. Regrettably, as Secretary- General Ban Ki-…
My delegation would like to join previous speakers in welcoming the President of the International Court of Justice, His Excellency Hisashi Owada, and to commend him for the informative presentation he made earlier today (see A/65/PV.38). Georgia takes note of the report of the International Court o…
As one of the sponsors of resolution 64/292, I would like to take this opportunity to welcome the adoption of that resolution, which recognized that the right to water and sanitation is essential to the full enjoyment of life and all human rights. I would like to express our gratitude to President M…
Together we have just adopted a resolution that lifts the hopes of hundreds of thousands of internally displaced persons (IDPs) and refugees who were forced by violence and fear to flee their homes and communities. It is with my mind on these brave men, women and children, citizens of Georgia of man…
Today, I would like to introduce draft resolution A/64/L.62 on the right of Georgia’s internally displaced persons (IDPs) and refugees to finally return to their homes in a safe and dignified manner.
Over the course of the past 17 years, more than 400,000 people have been driven from the Georgian r…
At the outset, let me join other delegations in expressing gratitude to the President of the General Assembly for organizing this important event and in commending the Secretary- General for his efforts in preparation of the first report on human security (A/64/701). It is indeed an important docume…
To begin, I would like to thank the President of the General Assembly for convening this plenary meeting to mobilize international efforts to alleviate the effects of the unprecedented humanitarian disaster unfolding in Pakistan.
I would like to convey the sympathy of the people of Georgia to the p…
I wish to make two very brief remarks. What our opponents have just given themselves the freedom to call a decision based on shaky legal grounds is something that we read about in paragraph 14 of the report by the International Court of Justice (A/64/4):
“After a thorough analysis of the arguments …
Georgia welcomes the publication of the annual report of the International Court of Justice (A/64/4) and would like to thank the
President of the Court, Judge Hisashi Owada, for his presentation yesterday, which was both detailed and informative. I would like to take this opportunity to express our…
