UN Human Rights Council Adopts Resolution on Cooperation With Georgia
By Messenger Staff
Friday, October 9, 2026
The UN Human Rights Council has adopted by consensus a resolution on "Cooperation with Georgia," addressing the human rights situation in Georgia's Russia-occupied territories, the Georgian Foreign Ministry said on October 7.
Georgia has submitted the resolution annually since 2017. The ministry said the latest consensus adoption demonstrates continued international support for Georgia. Georgian Dream Deputy Foreign Minister Lasha Darsalia presented the resolution to the Council in Geneva.
The resolution reaffirms support for Georgia's sovereignty and territorial integrity within its internationally recognized borders and expresses concern over discrimination and human rights violations against ethnic Georgians in the Russia-occupied Abkhazia and Tskhinvali/South Ossetia regions.
It also underscores the importance of the Geneva International Discussions established under the August 12, 2008 ceasefire agreement and expresses concern over restrictions on access to the occupied territories for international and regional human rights monitoring mechanisms.
The resolution calls for the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and international and regional human rights mechanisms to be given immediate and unhindered access to the occupied regions.
It also refers to European Court of Human Rights judgments issued between 2021 and 2026 concerning Russia's actions in Abkhazia and the Tskhinvali region. According to the Georgian Foreign Ministry, the judgments condemned actions undertaken by Russia toward the future illegal annexation of the two regions.
