Position paper for Georgia
| Committee: | GA First |
| Topic: | Reducing space threats through norms, rules and principles of responsible behaviours |
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| The Georgian delegation states that outer space is and should be a peaceful, secure and sustainable area that would benefit the entire human race. Being a nation that abides by international peace and stability, Georgia stresses the relevance of international law, such as the Charter of the United Nations, to outer space activities. Georgia reminds the resolutions of the General Assembly 76/231 and 79/22, which are encouraging Member States to seek transparency, confidence-building, and responsible conduct to reduce the risks of misunderstanding, miscalculation, and conflict. We have the same interests as those mentioned in the case of an intentional destruction of space systems, resulting in an extended orbital debris that poses a threat to both civilian and military space resources. In this respect, we embrace the increasing tendency of States to avoid tests of destructive direct-ascent anti-satellite missiles and also feel that this habit ought to become a global standard. Georgia acknowledges the increasing dependency of societies on space-based services, including communications and navigation, to disaster response, and as a consequence, it is important to note that the security of these assets is critical to human security. We promote international collaboration in space situational awareness, capacity-building and the inter- State Consultation mechanisms. | |
| Committee: | GA First |
| Topic: | The illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects |
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| Since our independence in 1991, renewed conflicts have found themselves spilling over our borders, bringing with them vast amounts of unanticipated, unwanted, often illegal weapons. These transfers of weapons pose a serious threat not only to Georgia and its sovereignty, but to the global community at large. We believe that it is not only in our interest, but the community’s interest, to further regulate the movement of illegal small arms, prevent their misuse and maintain order through reducing the number of inefficient security resources. This does not advocate a reduction of security measures, but rather a consolidation of assets to ensure that the military is as unified and effective as possible in keeping people safe. Georgia welcomes the international support it has already received for the legal framework in slowing the trade of illicit arms. Georgia would like to note its success with weapons collections, increased faith in the justice system under the Georgian dream party, and closer management of state small arms holdings alongside increased border regulations, especially near Georgian regions that are currently out of state control. With this in mind, we hope nations across the globe can learn from our connected past and propel us into an even safer future. | |
| Committee: | GA Second |
| Topic: | Role of the United Nations in promoting development in the context of globalization and interdependence |
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| Georgia advocates for increased support of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) by other Member States. Georgia believes that the UNDP is an effective way to promote sustainable economic development in our increasingly globalized international community. Georgia especially advocates for supporting the 4 trillion dollar challenge of investing one percent of global wealth into the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The reality of the modern world is that interdependence is necessary for sustainable growth, and that common goals such as the SDGs are unifying. By increasing funding for the UNDP, all nations will see benefits as developing nations will further be able to participate in the global economy when their access to global markets improves. Georgia itself has experienced success working with the UNDP since 1993. We declared all 17 SDGs national priorities in 2017, and encourage all other Member States, especially developing Member States to do the same. Georgia, alongside the UN, is working to end poverty and ensure that its Georgians can enjoy peace and prosperity by committing to the SDGs. Georgia recognizes barriers that exist within economic development, especially in post- pandemic economies. Georgia emphases how crucial reducing inequalities in technology, labor, market, and employment opportunities between rural and urban committees is in ensuring sustainable growth. Georgia expresses its deep gratitude to the United Nations in their support of these goals, and encourages other nations seeking to develop economically to cooperate and work alongside the United Nations. Georgia encourages larger nations to offer support of member states’ development goals, and support the UN’s plans to work towards a more sustainable future. | |
| Committee: | GA Second |
| Topic: | Protection of global climate for present and future generations of humankind |
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| Georgia remains committed to the preservation of the environment and urges other Member Nations to promote the clear necessity for protection of global climate. Georgia, a signatory of the Paris Agreement, committed to achieving the goal of limiting global temperature rises to below 2 degree Celsius. Georgia aims to achieve this by unconditionally reducing our GHGs to 35% below our 1990 baseline level by 2030, of 13 million tons carbon dioxide equivalent. Georgia greatly appreciates the support we have received in achieving our climate goals, and requests continuation of international support to both Georgia and other nations. With sufficient international support, Georgia would increase our commitment to lowering GHGs to 50-57% below the 1990 level. Georgia encourages other Member States to also set clear and specific goals for improving global climate and reducing their GHGs. Georgia specifically targets lowering emissions in transport, buildings, energy generation and transmission, agriculture, industry, waste and forestry. Georgia also reemphases the value of global cooperation in achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement, as climate change is a global issue faced by all nations. Member States can effectively respond to public scrutiny of their climate change commitments, and ensure transparent, accountable climate action by participating in the Voluntary National Review (VNR), and submit reports to the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) which Georgia has submitted reports to in 2016, 2020, and 2025. Georgia encourages countries who have not participated to present in the upcoming HLPF and to participate in the VNR. | |
| Committee: | GA Third |
| Topic: | Universal realization of the right of peoples to self-determination |
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| Georgia promotes the rights of a country’s people to self-determination, notably in the context of territorial integrity. Throughout a treacherous history of land disputes, Georgia, now more than ever, emphasizes the importance of and encourages the pursuit of self- determination throughout the globe. As a result of decades' worth of land disputes regarding the previously Georgian regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, Georgia takes a firm stance in the unification of Georgian territory under one nation and Georgian identity. Georgia’s primary priority is to pursue and safeguard the territorial integrity of all regions under its nation. Georgia actively pursues representation in NATO and is currently viewed as one of NATO’s largest allies. Officially being recognized as a candidate in 2008, Georgia continues to move forward in it’s efforts to safeguard it’s sovereignty despite ongoing challenges and advocate for NATO membership with high public support. However, due to fluctuating definitions of “people” as per the United Nations, Georgia urges the definition of “people” per the articles of the Charter signed by the United Nations Organization on June 26, 1945. If all people have a right to self-determination, representation under self-determination is bound to conflict. Nonetheless, Georgia advocates and commits itself to representing the best interests of its people united through its formally occupied area. | |
| Committee: | GA Third |
| Topic: | Improvement of the situation of women and girls in rural areas |
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| Georgia remains committed to the improvement of the condition of women and girls in rural areas, as demonstrated through the association with the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women). Women in Georgia comprise more than half of the rural population in the nation, with many who engage in the workforce by means of the agricultural sector. Providing safe and structured practices in the workforce for rural women is vital to Georgian interests, as women in the agricultural sector provide a substantial portion of the work that goes into efforts in that area. Additionally, in keeping with the nation's traditional practices and recognizing the importance of the roles of mothers in Georgian homes, having adequate access to basic services such as clean water, waste disposals, public transportation, healthcare facilities, early education centers for children, local roads, and similar services are efforts that Georgia seeks to provide for women in these areas. As Georgia seeks to impact rural women and girls by means of support in the home and community, the nation seeks to provide assistance strictly in that sector, viewing the larger economic and political realm as an area that should be left up to the traditional structure of society, having men as the authority regarding domestic and international matters. This is demonstrated through the Georgian legislature removing mandatory electoral quotas for women in 2024, celebration of recently established “Family Purity Day” in the nation, as well our nation’s ties to the Georgian Orthodox Church, seeking to protect traditional roles at home and in Georgian communities. Georgia calls on all nations to protect traditional roles in society and provide for the women in rural areas across the globe in ways that they need at home and in their communities, as they are the backbone of the family and support many different aspects of highly relished cultural practices in many countries across the world today. | |
| Committee: | GA Plenary |
| Topic: | Our ocean, our future, our responsibility |
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| As our world continues to grow more interconnected than ever before, the threats of climate change and pollution grow in turn, putting at risk our world’s marine resources on an unprecedented scale. The delegation from Georgia remains in firm support of previous measures taken by this body for the preservation of our oceans and reaffirms its commitment to fulfilling our obligations to one of our world’s most important shared resources. Particularly, we commend the passage of Resolution 76/296 and the commitments therein to existing treaties such as the Paris Agreement. Our connection to the Black Sea, through which much of our modern economy has been fueled, and through which polluted waters are able to flow into the oceans, accords us further responsibility to mitigate the growing threats of pollution to our world’s water. We have demonstrated our commitment to fulfilling this responsibility routinely, through measures such as our continued participation in the UN’s own Commission on the Protection of the Black Sea Against Pollution. We urge our fellow Member States to renew and revitalize their own efforts, including committing to a firm timeline for implementation of the measures obligated by the Paris Agreement, to avert the dire catastrophe that continues to threaten our oceans and ensure that we leave behind a sustainable, clean world for future generations. | |
| Committee: | GA Plenary |
| Topic: | Strengthening of the coordination of emergency humanitarian assistance of the United Nations |
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| In times of international conflict, it has always been the United Nations’ duty and prerogative to protect the rights and safety of civilians globally, through sustained effort and organized cooperation. Georgia remains grateful to our fellow delegations for their sustained history of aid to ours and similarly situated Member States in our times of need. We believe the cornerstone of a peaceful and prosperous global community is unity and mutual assistance of our fellow States in moments of crisis. We are deeply concerned, however, by the troubling pattern of States who have historically contributed vital resources to these efforts now pulling their funding and support, as our world continues to be plunged into conflict after conflict and millions of lives remain at risk. We condemn those States who neglect their duty to their global community even as we continue to fail to meet the needs of civilians, especially in war-torn areas, wherein a reduction in funding of humanitarian assistance means lives are lost. Georgia remains committed to fulfilling our duties to our fellow Member States in the capacity available to us, and strongly urges our fellow delegates to join us in ensuring that in times of crisis, the United Nations is equipped to meet the needs for life-saving support of our communities globally, through the consistent funding of these operations to the fullest extent possible by every Member State. | |
| Committee: | IAEA |
| Topic: | Nuclear security |
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| Observing the events of the late 20th century, Georgia, along with many other post-Soviet states, recognizes the importance of international cooperation in achieving global nuclear security. Holding no ambitions for nuclear, chemical, or biological weapons, the peaceful nation of Georgia is grateful for the past support we received from other nations in decommissioning some of our facilities and disposing of nuclear waste after the fall of the Soviet Union. Nevertheless, Georgia’s geographic position makes nuclear security a sustained priority for our republic. The Black Sea region provides a gateway from Eurasia to the Middle East optimal for illicit trafficking in radioactive materials such as highly enriched uranium. Organized criminal syndicates perpetrating nuclear theft and smuggling seek to arm non-state actors with the materials necessary to make highly destructive dirty bombs, also known as Radiological Dispersion Devices. Georgian authorities have repeatedly seized weapons-grade uranium from smugglers traveling through our country, and the International Atomic Energy Agency reported over 1,000 incidents of radiological theft within a 20-year span. Without intervention from this body, the global community risks devastation. Heightened border security, increased oversight, and harsher sentencing guidelines for smugglers and corrupt officials are absolutely necessary in curbing illicit trafficking of radioactive materials. Georgia looks forward to strengthening nuclear security on a collaborative basis by limiting the smuggling capabilities of non-state actors and organized criminal organizations. | |
| Committee: | IAEA |
| Topic: | Strengthening the Agency's activities related to nuclear science, technology and applications |
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| Georgia strives to be a shining example in the peaceful and safe cultivation of nuclear energy. In our recent past, unsafe storage and lack of transparency regarding radioactive material in the Soviet Union exposed Georgian citizens to permanently life-altering health conditions. In cooperation with the IAEA, Georgia was able to identify contaminated areas, saving countless lives and allowing our nation to safely and peacefully pursue nuclear research. It is imperative that the IAEA maintains an active role in fostering safe ventures and protecting civilians from exposure. The global nuclear balance of power is in jeopardy in light of recent funding changes. Georgia calls for increased cooperation from nuclear-armed nations in strengthening nuclear research and safeguards around the world as outlined in the Treaty on the Non- Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. | |
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