Public Ombudsman meets UNICEF head

Levan Ioseliani,  the public Ombudsman of Georgia on Friday had a productive meeting with Jesper Moller the head of UNICEF (United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund )  to review the general situation of children’s rights in Georgia. He was accompanied by the Deputy Ombudsman, Irine Chikhladze.

Besides the general discussion on the situation of children’s rights throughout the country, especially in rural areas, the Georgian official and UNICEF head also discussed the monitoring mechanisms and results in detail.

During this significant meeting the cases of violations of the rights of the child were discussed in  details by both the sides . Simultaneously during the session of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, the Georgian delegation presented a report to them.

 

It is to be added that UNICEF is a world-level body working to protect children’s rights. The agency has been instrumental in launching a children’s protection drive in many conflict zones across the globe. At the same time, UNICEF also helps local, regional, and other civil organizations that are also working to improve children’s lives.

 

As far as the question of Georgia is concerned, the children as well as the women are still the most vulnerable section of Georgian society. It is to be added that just a day ago, the public defender of Georgia called upon the Georgian government to make a strict law to curb the menace of violations against women. Many non-governmental organizations, civil organizations, and other groups are doing their best to protect the interests of children and women.

 

The Georgian delegation assured the UNICEF head of every kind of cooperation so that the rights of children can be preserved in letter and spirit as well. Similarly, Levan Ioseliani and Jasper Moeller agreed on further cooperation, both in terms of strengthening the protection of children’s rights in general and of considering and implementing the public defender’s future recommendations of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child.