Azernews.Az

Thursday March 28 2024

UNDP introduces new partnership plan for Georgia

2 October 2014 13:11 (UTC+04:00)
UNDP introduces new partnership plan for Georgia

By Mushvig Mehdiyev

The United Nations Development Programme introduced Georgia a new partnership plan, which is based on country's top priorities.

UNDP head Helen Clark and Georgian PM Irakli Garibashvili met in Tbilisi to discuss the cooperation between the two sides, on October 1.

The United Nations Development Programme helps the South Caucasus country on the issues related to democratic management, economic progress, environmental protection, as well as the prevention of emergency situations and on several other directions.

UNDP is the UN's global development network, which works in more than 170 countries and territories, offering global perspective and local insights to help empower lives and build resilient nations. It's work covers many issues, from combating and adapting to climate change, stopping HIV/AIDS, protecting the environment and promoting good, inclusive governance. UNDP cooperates with Georgia in many fields, including reforms of key democratic institutions and the development of new policies for promoting sustainable economic growth. It jointly works with the government, civil society, private sectors.

Garibashvili noted that UNDP does good work on the peaceful regulation of conflicts, as well as engages in humanitarian activities in the villages next to the borders of Abkhazia and Southern Ossetia. The PM thanked UNDP head for the contributions to the reforms, which was successfully realized in Georgia with the participation of the United Nations Development Programme.

Clark said Georgia has done significant work in terms of development. "I am very happy that Georgia carries out such reforms. Specially delighted for its inclusive development policy. Georgia developed a comprehensive human rights strategy and it will turn into cornerstone of the country's progress," she added.

UNDP head also met with the Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili. They mulled a wide range of issues, including Georgia's economic growth and situation in the breakaway Abkhazia and Southern Ossetia regions. Clark and Margvelashvili focused their talks also on the ways of attracting foreign investments to Georgia.

Georgia has become the UN member-state on July 31, 1992 after it announced its independence from the collapsed Soviet Union.

Loading...
Latest See more