General Assembly: 85th plenary meeting, 78th session

General Assembly: 85th plenary meeting, 78th session. General Assembly Adopts Texts to Support Conflict-Affected in Georgia, Address Central Asian Illicit Drug Trade

• Categories: Meetings & Events / General Assembly
• Video Length: 01:38:15
• Production Date: 4 June 2024
• Asset Language: Arabic; English; French; Russian; Spanish; Chinese; Original
• Personal Subject: DENNIS FRANCIS
• Corporate Name: GENERAL ASSEMBLY
• Subject Topical: DRUG TRAFFICKING; GENERAL ASSEMBLY; REFUGEES; DISPLACED PERSONS; GENERAL DEBATE; INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS
• Geographic Subject: GEORGIA; CENTRAL ASIA; CAUCASUS
• MAMS Id: 3214720
• Parent Id: 3213693

Description

The General Assembly adopted two resolutions today, one by recorded vote concerning the rights of persons affected by the conflicts in Georgia and another by consensus on regional cooperation in tackling drug-related challenges in Central Asia. The annual text on “Status of internally displaced persons and refugees from Abkhazia, Georgia, and the Tskhinvali region/South Ossetia, Georgia” (document A/78/L.74) was adopted by a recorded vote of 103 in favour to 9 against (Belarus, Burundi, Cuba, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Mali, Nicaragua, Russian Federation, Syria, Zimbabwe), with 53 abstentions. Through the resolution, the Assembly recognized the right of return of all internally displaced persons and refugees and their descendants — regardless of ethnicity — to their homes throughout Georgia, including in Abkhazia and the Tskhinvali region/South Ossetia. It also stressed the need to respect their property rights. Further terms underlined the urgent need for unimpeded humanitarian access to all persons residing in all conflict-affected areas throughout Georgia, as well as the need to develop a timetable to ensure the voluntary, safe, dignified and unhindered return of all internally displaced persons and refugees affected by the conflicts in that country. The Assembly also called on all participants in the Geneva discussions to intensify their efforts to establish a durable peace. Introducing that text, the representative of Georgia said that it aims to address the humanitarian plight of internally displaced persons and refugees who were forced to flee their homes due to multiple waves of ethnic cleansing that culminated in full-scale military aggression in 2008. Those individuals have been deprived of their fundamental right to return to their place of origin in safety and dignity, he emphasized. Calling for a peaceful resolution to the conflict, he said that this resolution is human-centred and aims to uphold lasting, durable peace in the region.

Related Sites and Documents

Press Coverage of GA/12604

A/78/864

A/78/L.68

A/78/L.74