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Status of Internally Displaced Persons and Refugees From Abkhazia, Georgia

A/RES/62/249No PDF available

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 16Protracted conflicts in the GUAM area and their implications for international peace, security and development, published in 2008.

What subjects does this mandate have?

7 topics
Abkhazia (Georgia)Displaced PersonsGeorgiaGeorgia SituationHuman RightsProperty RightsRefugees

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

1 report of the Secretary-General submitted under this mandate, 2009.

  • 2009A/63/950Status of internally displaced persons and refugees from Abkhazia, Georgia report of the Secretary-General

iIdentified automatically from the metadata in each report’s UN Digital Library catalogue record.

What does this mandate say?

5 operative paragraphs
1
Recognizes the right of return of all refugees and internally displaced persons and their descendants, regardless of ethnicity, to Abkhazia, Georgia;
2
Emphasizes the importance of preserving the property rights of refugees and internally displaced persons from Abkhazia, Georgia, including victims of reported “ethnic cleansing”, and calls upon all Member States to deter persons under their jurisdiction from obtaining property within the territory of Abkhazia, Georgia, in violation of the rights of returnees;
3
Underlines the urgent need for the rapid development of a timetable to ensure the prompt voluntary return of all refugees and internally displaced persons to their homes in Abkhazia, Georgia;
4
Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its sixty-third session a comprehensive report on the implementation of the present resolution;
5
Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its sixty-third session the item entitled “Protracted conflicts in the GUAM area and their implications for international peace, security and development”.

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