Irakli Kobakhidze, Chairperson of the Parliament of Georgia, H.E. Janos Herman, Ambassador of the European Union to Georgia, and Members of the Georgian Parliament attended the #EuropeDay2017 celebration in Kutaisi on May 4, 2017. The day kicked off with a public lecture at Akaki Tsereteli Kutaisi State University,...

More than 600 Georgian students, young artists and designers registered to take part in the two creative contests that aim to promote Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Georgia – Visualization of SDGs and Essay Competition. The contests were announced by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)...

COBERM, a joint EU-UNDP initiative, is soliciting innovative project ideas from representatives of civil society, including registered local and international non-governmental organizations, foundations and academia, that are in line with the following aims: Support innovative people-to-people confidence-building...

The World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) called for a press conference on May 2, 2017, to support the adoption of the Tobacco-Control Law in Georgia. Representatives of the United Nations - Marijan Ivanuša, WHO Representative in Georgia; Shombi Sharp, UNDP Resident...

Starting from April 27, 2017, people with visual impairments will be able to make full use of information and electronic services provided by the website of the Public Service Development Agency (PSDA) of Georgia: voice.sda.gov.ge The presentation of the adapted web resource on April 27 brought together...

Representatives of the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia, Ministry of Agriculture of Georgia, Georgian universities and agriculture extension centres gathered on April 27, 2017, to discuss a new model of educational and qualification programmes for vocational teachers in agriculture. The workshop was...

Over 40 young people from the town of Akhmeta and Pankisi Gorge got together in Tbilisi on April 20, 2017, to talk about professional and personal development, meet motivational speakers and agree about joint community projects. The event for ethnic Georgian and Kist youth was organized by the non-governmental...

On April 11, 2017, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Georgia presented two fundamental reports of 2016 that address global human development challenges as well as specific developmental issues faced by the societies in the region of Eastern Europe, Turkey and Central Asia. The event was organised...

How successful is Georgia in implementing its Human Rights Strategy 2014 - 2020? Findings and recommendations of an independent report were presented on April 10, 2017, to representatives of the Georgian Government, Parliament, civil society and international organizations. The independent report was prepared by...

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Protection of Georgia are releasing the results of the Initial Mercury Assessment in Georgia. The research carried out in 2016 shows that, although Georgia has no mercury mining, the amount of imported mercury...

On April 5, 2017, national stakeholders of the Open Government Georgia met with the Open Government Partnership (OGP) Support Unit Deputy Director Mr. Joe Powel and Director for Civil Society Engagement Mr. Paul Maassen. The meeting was organised by the co-chairs of the Open Government Georgia Forum – the...