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 …
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-…
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…
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…
We have just adopted a resolution that reinforces the hopes of hundreds of thousands of men, women and children — citizens of Georgia of various ethnic origins who were forced to flee their homes and communities. It is with them in mind that I would like to thank the members of the General Assembly.…
On behalf of Georgia, I would like today to introduce draft resolution A/63/L.79, concerning the status of internally displaced persons (IDPs) and refugees from Abkhazia, Georgia, and the Tskhinvali region of South Ossetia, Georgia. The draft resolution reaffirms the inalienable right of all IDPs an…
This is a rare occasion on which I would agree with my Russian colleague. The case brought by Georgia before the International Court of Justice against the unlawful actions of the Russian Federation that led to the ethnic cleansing of Georgians in two provinces of Abkhazia and South Ossetia will be …
I would like to briefly respond to what we have just heard from the representative of Russia. It was a desperate attempt to save face and try to justify what has been universally condemned as a misapplication of the noble principle of the responsibility to protect, the unlawful and illegal recogniti…
I should like first to thank the President of the General Assembly for having organized this important debate. We value it as an opportunity to discuss how best to pursue the responsibility to protect (R2P) in ways that are consistent, effective and, above all, in the original
spirit of this founda…
The Government of Georgia deeply regrets the termination of the United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) due to the unconstructive position of the Russian Government. The Mission has long played an important role in bringing a level of security and stability to the Abkhazia region of Geor…
