Georgia, UN sign a new partnership document

Prime Minister of Georgia, Mr. Irakli Garibashvili and UN Resident Coordinator in Georgia, Mr. Niels Scott signed on Friday the United Nations Partnership for Sustainable Development (UNPSD), which outlines the strategic directions of the UN activities in the country over a five-year period (2016-2020).

"Being a UN family member brings lots of benefits to Georgia,” PM Garibashvili said as he delivered a speech at the ceremony."We highly appreciate your recommendations and we are grateful for your continuous support.”

The Prime Minister emphasized the importance of the UN role in support of the reform agenda, and expressed satisfaction that Georgia was first elected as a member of the UN Human Rights Council.

Garibashvili said Georgia and the UN shared the same values and thanked the UN for its participation in the Geneva Discussions, which aimed to stabilize the situation in Georgia’s breakaway regions.  

The PM stressed the importance of the UN’s role in global peace, especially now "when terror attacks became so frequent”.

"The United Nations - through its 14 resident and 4 non-resident funds, programs and agencies - renews its commitment with the Georgian people, to contribute to sustainable development – to strengthening the rule of law, the protection of human rights and democratic values, to help in building a modern economy and reinforcing social justice", - said the UN Resident Coordinator in Georgia, Mr. Niels Scott.

“The United Nations Partnership for Sustainable Development Framework is entirely centered on the Sustainable Development Goals which were recently endorsed by the UN General Assembly in New York,” - said Mr. Niels Scott.

With a budget of around US$ 156 million, the framework aims at delivering key results in the areas of democratic governance; jobs, livelihood and social protection; education; health, and human security and community resilience.

The new programme of cooperation is the result of in-depth consultations with the Government, the UN agencies, donors, civil society and other partners.

After the signing ceremony, the UN Resident Coordinator hosted UN70 official dinner in honour of the Prime Minister of Georgia and representatives of the executive and legislative branches of government, and the diplomatic corps.