Findings of the Black Sea Monitoring Surveys, carried out by the team of Georgian, Ukrainian and European researchers with assistance from the European Union (EU) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), were presented in Tbilisi on May 23, 2017. The event brought together representatives of the...

Legal and institutional framework, and financial resources needed to promote sustainable urban transport in Georgia were in focus of a workshop on May 19, 2017. The event brought together representatives of the Georgian Government, civil society, and 10 municipalities across Georgia – Tbilisi, Batumi, Kutaisi, Rustavi,...

Human rights, gender equality, healthy life-style and reproductive health will make integral part of the school curriculum in Georgia. The Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia and the UN Joint Programme for Gender Equality signed a Memorandum of Understanding to assist the ongoing revision of national...

On May 12-13, 2017, Tbilisi hosted an International Conference of Bars of Georgia, Baltic States and the CIS Countries “Challenges of Modern Legal Profession”. The two-day event opened with welcome remarks from the President of Georgia, Giorgi Margvelashvili, and Georgian Parliament Chairperson, Irakli Kobakhidze....

Eight universities across Georgia hosted discussions about the country’s progress toward the European Union (EU) and the Parliament’s role in the European integration. Public meetings on May 1-8, 2017, were attended by students and teachers, Members of the Georgian Parliament (MPs) and ten Ambassadors of the...

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)...

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...