Georgia and UN

World Tourism Day kicks off in Georgia

World Tourism Day kicks off in Georgia

A three-day forum on the occasion of World Tourism Day has kicked off in Tbilisi. This year's events are dedicated to the theme of tourism and peace.

UN calls on Georgia to abandon foreign agent bill

UN calls on Georgia to abandon foreign agent bill

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk voiced concern over reports of unnecessary and disproportionate use of force against demonstrators and media personnel in Tbilisi. He urged the authorities to fully …

Georgia joins FAO Council for the first time

Georgia joins FAO Council for the first time

Georgia has become a member of the Council of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation for two years for the first time, the Ministry of Environmental …

Zurabishvili leaves for U.S. visit

Zurabishvili leaves for U.S. visit

Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili started her working visit to the United States on Sunday, within which she is set to address the representatives of the United Nations member states on Monday at the 67th session of the UN Commission on the …

UN to help Georgia reform Ministry of Economy

UN to help Georgia reform Ministry of Economy

On Thursday, November 11, Minister of Economy of Georgia Natia Turnava, Resident Representative of the UNDP Development Program in Georgia Nick Beresford and Deputy Head of the British Mission in Georgia Claire Allbless signed a memorandum in …

UN notes Georgia's achievements in gender policy

UN notes Georgia's achievements in gender policy

Tbilisi summed up the annual results of implementation of the Georgian National Action Plan on gender equality issues in 2014-2016. Progress in gender policy in Georgia is obvious, the head of the UN Development Program (UNDP) …

Dubravka Simonovic to visit Georgia

Dubravka Simonovic to visit Georgia

The United Nation's Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, Dubravka Simonovic, will visit Georgia from 15 to 19 February to assess the situation of violence against women and girls in the …