Government adopts 2022–2024 National Action Plan of Georgia for Implementation of the UN Security Council Resolutions on Women, Peace and Security
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The 2022–2024 National Action Plan of Georgia for Implementation of the UN Security Council Resolutions on Women, Peace and Security (WPS NAP) was approved by Ordinance No. 510 of the Government of Georgia on 26 October 2022.
The national-level policy document outlines the Government’s approach and course of action to apply the global Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda to the national context and to secure the human rights of women and girls in protracted conflict settings; prevent armed conflict and violence, including against women and girls; and ensure the meaningful participation of women in peace and security decision-making.
With UN Women technical support, the fourth stand-alone WPS NAP was developed through a wide and participatory drafting process, including consultations and the active engagement of government agencies, relevant municipalities, women’s civil society organizations and around 70 grass-roots internally displaced and conflict-affected women and youth.
“The NAP addresses women’s increased participation in decision-making, with a special focus on IDP and conflict-affected women’s participation in issues related to conflict resolution,” noted Niko Tatulashvili, the Prime Minister’s Adviser on Human Rights. “Further, we have focused on the provision of services and the social and economic empowerment of women and girls, especially those living in villages adjacent to the Administrative Boundary Lines.”
The fourth WPS NAP is aligned with national development agendas, gender equality policies and other relevant policy frameworks, and it is in compliance with Decree No. 629 of the Government of Georgia (adopted on 20 December 2019) on the Approval of the “Rules of Procedures for Development, Monitoring and Evaluation of Policy Documents”. Furthermore, the document is more instrumental than the previous three WPS NAPs (2012-2015, 2016-2017 and 2018-2020) as it is accompanied with a budget and a monitoring and evaluation framework.
The adoption of the fourth WPS NAP by the Government of Georgia is a significant step forward towards achieving women’s full, direct, equal and meaningful participation in peace and security decision-making, as well as the protection of internally displaced and conflict-affected women, girls and youth.
The technical support throughout the development and adoption of the new WPS NAP was provided within the framework of the UN Women project “Accelerating Implementation of the Women, Peace and Security Agenda in Georgia”, generously funded by the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) of the UK Government.