Georgia
What are the challenges in Georgia?
Georgia faces significant challenges in terms of security provision, peace-building and conflict prevention. Many of these date back to the unresolved separatist conflicts in Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
The continued failure of all sides to reach political agreement over the status of the two regions has contributed to:
- insecurity in many communities
- economic hardship
- the proliferation and misuse of small arms
Addressing issues of insecurity, access to justice and the problem of small arms and light weapons proliferation are vital for improving the prospects for peace and sustainable development in Georgia.
What we do in Georgia
With our partner, the Caucasus Institute for Peace, Democracy and Development, we work for stronger small arms control to improve security in Georgia. We also work with international actors to promote a conflict-sensitive approach to development and security issues.
Our projects include:
- monitoring small arms and human security
- helping to develop and carry out small arms controls
- engaging the Georgian government to respond to and demonstrate regional leadership on international arms transfer control initiatives
- training civil society to support their work on arms control and security and justice sector development
Read a case study about conflict-sensitive development
Read our report which presents the findings of research conducted on small arms and light weapons and human security issues in Georgia.
Download Taking Stock: small arms and human security in Georgia
Reports and briefings
Small arms and human security in Georgia: an agenda for action, October 2006
News and activities
In February, Saferworld travelled to Tbilisi and met with partner organisation, CIPDD to discuss plans for future cooperation and follow-up on the project, ‘Improving Democratic Governance of Security Sector in Georgia through Empowering Civil Society’.
During the visit, further meetings were also held with the Georgian Ministry of Interior, the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe and the Swedish International Development Agency. A meeting was also held with the Director of the Open Society–Georgia Foundation, to discuss a CIPDD/Saferworld-commissioned research paper on security sector governance in Georgia.
Saferworld and CIPDD are now developing plans for future work on small arms and light weapons and human security, and assessing further opportunities for work on international transfer controls, security sector reform and conflict sensitive approaches to development in Georgia.
Download Saferworld's full activity report for January - February 2008
Find out more
Read more about our work on:
Arms transfer controls in Europe
Conflict-sensitive development
Security and justice sector development
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