On October 8, during a session in Geneva, the UN Human Rights Council adopted the resolution “Cooperation with Georgia” concerning the country’s Russian-occupied territories, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia reported.

According to the Ministry, this marks the first time the resolution has been adopted by consensus—a development the MFA describes as “unprecedented support to Georgia.” Georgia has been presenting this resolution annually since 2017.

Deputy Foreign Minister Lasha Darsalia formally introduced the resolution at the session.

The resolution strongly reaffirms support for Georgia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity within its internationally recognized borders. It also expresses serious concern over ongoing human rights violations and various forms of discrimination targeting ethnic Georgians in the Russian-occupied regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali (South Ossetia).

It highlights the importance of the Geneva International Discussions (GID)—a diplomatic forum established as part of the 12 August 2008 ceasefire agreement—and again recognizes Russia’s occupation of the two regions.

As in previous years, the resolution also references rulings by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) from 2021 to 2024, which document violations connected to the occupation.

The Human Rights Council further notes with concern that international and regional human rights monitoring mechanisms remain blocked from accessing the occupied territories. It calls for the immediate and unrestricted entry of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and other monitoring bodies into Abkhazia and the Tskhinvali region.