We thank you, Mr. President, for convening today’s debate and welcome the report of the Security Council introduced today by the Estonian presidency of the Council for the month of June (A/75/2). We would also like to commend the Niger for its efforts aimed at coordinating the introduction of the re…
I would first like to thank the Secretary-General for his report on advancing the atrocity prevention work of the Office on Genocide Prevention and the Responsibility to Protect (A/75/863).
As a strong supporter of the principle of the responsibility to protect, Georgia welcomes the forthcoming ado…
Georgia supports United Nations cooperation with regional organizations and believes that they play a significant role in advancing the purposes and principles of the United Nations. However, as a founding Member of the United Nations, Georgia cannot support resolution 75/9, which welcomes the effor…
I would like to thank the President of the Human Rights Council (HRC), Ambassador Elisabeth Tichy-Fisslberger, her team, the Bureau and the Secretariat for their outstanding work in steering the Council through the session despite the unprecedented challenges imposed by the coronavirus disease (COVI…
I would like to speak in support of the request for the inclusion of the item entitled “The situation in the temporary occupied territories of Ukraine” in the agenda of the seventy- fifth session of the General Assembly.
The illegal annexation of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Se…
The protection and promotion of human rights is at the heart of our work, and the Human Rights Council is uniquely positioned to address the key challenges facing the world in this respect. We must strive to make the best possible use of the Council while at the same time vigorously seeking to furth…
We highly value this opportunity to discuss the report of the Security Council and we welcome the 2018 report (A/73/2). It is a critical exercise to ensure transparency and accountability in the relationship between the Security Council and the General Assembly. It is an important and necessary prac…
I would like to express our appreciation to the Franco-German presidencies of the Council for their leadership in advancing the issue of sexual violence in conflict. I also want to thank the Secretary-General for his report (S/2019/280), as well as this morning’s briefers, who gave us moving account…
In today’s interdependent world, better management of migration at all levels is crucial. The international community should be capable of adequately addressing this complex and often contested global phenomenon in order to harness its benefits, reduce potential challenges and guarantee the protecti…
We are pleased to join today’s celebration of the twentieth anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration on the Right and Responsibility of Individuals, Groups and Organs of Society to Promote and Protect Universally Recognized Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. We strongly believe that human …
I join others in congratulating you, Madam President, on assuming the presidency of the General Assembly, and I assure you of our full support.
With regard to the inclusion on the agenda of the General Assembly at its seventy-third session of the new item entitled “Situation in the temporarily occu…
Let me express my sincere gratitude to the United Kingdom presidency for convening today’s important debate.
Georgia aligns itself with the statement delivered by the observer of the European Union. I will now add a few remarks in my national capacity.
Since the last Security Council debate on thi…
I thank the President of the Human Rights Council for presenting his comprehensive report (A/72/53). Georgia reaffirms its full support for the Human Rights Council and its mechanisms as important instruments in efforts to promote universal respect for the protection of all human rights. During the …
Georgia aligns itself with the statement delivered on behalf of the European Union (see A/72/PV.36). In addition, I would like to add a few remarks in my national capacity.
At the outset, let me thank the President of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Ms. Silvia Fernández de Gurmendi, for the…
Let me first express our gratitude to the French presidency for convening today’s debate on the implementation of the women and peace and security agenda.
Georgia aligns itself with the statement delivered earlier by the observer of the European Union. Let me add few remarks in my national capacity…
At the outset, let me express our gratitude to the Spanish presidency of the Security Council for convening this open debate and for its successful chairing of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004). We welcome the adoption of resolution 2325 (2016) today, whic…
At the outset, I would like to extend my congratulations to Mr. Ion Jinga, Permanent Representative of Romania, and Mr. Mohamed Khaled Khiari, Permanent Representative of Tunisia, for their appointment as the co-Chairs of the intergovernmental negotiations on Security Council reform, and wish them e…
For the record, I would like to state one more time that we have heard an account from the Russian Federation that is once again designed to mislead the international community about its ongoing aggression against sovereign neighbouring States, while Georgia, in sharp contrast, referred in its state…
