A/HRC/RES/43/37
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
6 July 2020
Original: English
Human Rights Council
Forty-third session
24 February–13 March and 15–23 June 2020
Agenda item 10
Technical assistance and capacity-building
Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council
on 22 June 2020
43/37.
Cooperation with Georgia
The Human Rights Council,
Guided by the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations,
Reaffirming the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other relevant
international human rights instruments,
Bearing in mind relevant regional instruments, in particular the European Convention
for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms,
Recalling its resolutions 34/37 of 24 March 2017, 37/40 of 23 March 2018 and 40/28
of 22 March 2019,
Expressing serious concern that the provisions of the above resolutions with regard to
Abkhazia, Georgia and the Tskhinvali region/South Ossetia, Georgia have not been
implemented,
Reaffirming its commitment to the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity
of Georgia within its internationally recognized borders,
Reaffirming also the primary responsibility of States to promote and protect human
rights and fundamental freedoms,
Recognizing the importance of the Geneva International Discussions established on
the basis of the ceasefire agreement of 12 August 2008 as an instrument for addressing
security, stability, human rights and humanitarian issues on the ground,
Underlining the role of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanisms in Gali and
Ergneti in finding durable solutions for the safety and humanitarian needs of conflict-affected
persons on the ground,
Welcoming the cooperation of the Government of Georgia with the Office of the
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and its office in Tbilisi, and with other
relevant international and regional human rights mechanisms and actors,
Welcoming also the continuous technical assistance provided by the Office of the High
Commissioner through its office in Tbilisi,
GE.20-08964(E)