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UN Women in Georgia, in partnership with companies that are signatories to the Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs), supports the implementation of impactful initiatives aimed at promoting the activities of women entrepreneurs.
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UN Women Georgia continues to advance initiatives that support civil society organizations working on gender equality and women’s rights in Georgia.
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Mariam Kvanchiani, 25, is an internally displaced person (IDP) from Abkhazia, Georgia. Today, she lives with her husband and two young children in a refugee settlement in Tskaltubo, a city in the Imereti region of western Georgia.
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The role play In Her Shoes is an innovative methodology that UN Women Georgia, in partnership with the Women’s Information Center, has been using since 2021 with diverse audiences to raise awareness about violence against women.
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At the initiative of UN Women, the Gender Theme Group in Georgia held a consultative meeting with civil society on the prevention and elimination of technology-facilitated gender-based violence (TFGBV).
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Elene Maia Rusetskaya, founder of the Women’s Information Center, has received the 2025 Bertha von Suttner Peace Prize, recognizing the role of women in peacebuilding. This year, the award was presented for the first time on the global stage.
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Positive outcomes stemming from the implementation of the United Nations Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs) by businesses in Georgia, and their impact both on women and on the performance of the private sector, were summarized by UN Women through real stories and statistical indicators at its annual conference.
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The programme, which launched in 2024, included two iterations. Each cohort of participants underwent a nine-month training course in AI and web development, receiving innovative, in-depth knowledge and developing new skills in the field of AI.
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Members of the Network of Women and Youth Peace Ambassadors presented their experience and activities at the international conference “A Living Agenda: 25 Years of the Women, Peace and Security Agenda and Armenia’s Call for Human Security”, held in Yerevan, Armenia.
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This year, the event, which is grounded in dialogue among civil society, youth, internally displaced (IDP) and conflict-affected women, UN agencies, and international partners, was dedicated to the 25th anniversary of United Nations Security Council resolution 1325 (2000) on Women, Peace and Security (WPS).
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The event was dedicated to the 25th anniversary of United Nations Security Council resolution 1325 (2000) and the 10th anniversary of resolution 2250 (2015), and it brought together more than 50 young people from different regions of Georgia.
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UN Women in Georgia continues its work to improve gender statistics. Alongside other areas of engagement, this work includes supporting the collection of comprehensive, high-quality data to ensure that projects, strategies and policies take into account the needs of all women and girls and that decision-making is gender-responsive.
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With support from UN Women Georgia, young peace builder Tiko Lagvilava represented Georgia and the Network of Women and Youth Peace Ambassadors at the Second European Union Conference on Youth, Peace and Security.
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The principle of “Leave No One Behind” is particularly relevant when it comes to the participation of women and girls with disabilities. This issue becomes even more critical in the process of introducing gender-responsive and inclusive approaches to disaster risk reduction and response.
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Venero Melua, 29, is a feminist activist, content creator, stand-up comedian, digital communications specialist and originator of the idea for the feminist collective of women comedian in Georgia.
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UN Women in Georgia continues to strengthen partnerships that advance gender-responsive governance by supporting women’s leadership and inclusive decision-making processes. As part of these efforts, UN Women has developed a new e-learning course on Gender Mainstreaming in Public Service, which will be introduced at the Georgian Institute of Public Affairs (GIPA).
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The Model UN Security Council Open Debate on Women, Peace and Security was organized by UN Women in partnership with European University and the youth initiative “16th Element”. The event brought together 31 young delegates from seven higher education institutions in Georgia.
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UN Women conducted a series of trainings titled “Strengthening Community Capacities for Gender-Sensitive Disaster Risk Reduction” in the regions of Georgia in autumn 2025. The sessions brought together 82 participants from the municipalities of Gori, Kobuleti, Zugdidi and Telavi, as well as surrounding villages.
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Ana Nemsadze, 33, is a peacebuilder from Georgia. Growing up in a conflict-affected community, participating in cultural exchanges and volunteering with the European Solidarity Corps (ESC) expanded her understanding of resilience and social cohesion. She now leads the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) direction at the Women’s Information Centre (WIC).
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On 18–19 October, UN Women organized a two-day training for 18 employees of the Academy of the Ministry of Finance, the Georgian Competition and Consumer Agency, the State Audit Office and the Insurance State Supervision Service.