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Child Rights and Business Principles, Developed by UNICEF, the UN Global Compact and Save the Children – the Children’s Rights and Business Principles (the Principles) are the first comprehensive set of principles to guide companies on the full range of actions they can take in the workplace, marketplace and community to respect and support children’s rights. While the business and…, About BACC, UNICEF seeks to strengthen engagement with businesses through various forms of shared value partnerships and dialogue. UNICEF Georgia has been recognized as a particularly important convener of multi-stakeholders' partnerships for children, engaging state actors, civil society, academia, children, the corporate sector and citizens around issues of…, Documents, About Business Advisory Council for Children - Download Charter of the BACC - ENG - Download Charter of the BACC - GEO - Download, Presentations, Child Rights and Business Principles - Download Business Advisory Council for Children presentation - June 28, 2022 - GEO - Download Business Advisory Council for Children presentation - June 28, 2022 - ENG - Download, Meetings, Minutes of the first BACC meeting -  Download Minutes of the working group - Access to health and social services - Download Minutes of the working group - Building Skills for Young People - Download Agenda - Business Advisory Council for Children - 6 December 2022 - GEO - Download Agenda - Business Advisory Council for Children - 6 December 2022…

Tbilisi, Georgia. 29 November 2022. UNICEF and the International Chamber of Commerce of Georgia (ICC Georgia) sign a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at mobilizing support for children through ensuring child rights in business practices and empowering young people to become competitive workforce on the labour market.  The three-year Memorandum…

Historical Evolution of Child Rights and CRC "In all actions concerning children, whether undertaken by public or private social welfare institutions, courts of law, administrative authorities or legislative bodies, the best interests of the child shall be a primary consideration." The Convention on the Rights of the Child, Article 3…

Tbilisi, Georgia. 17 December 2021. The Parliament of Georgia and UNICEF sign a historical Memorandum of Understanding aimed at strengthening institutional cooperation between the parties for advancement of child rights in Georgia. The cooperation will also contribute to improving parliamentary oversight on the implementation of the Code on the…

Tbilisi, Georgia, 12 November 2021. USAID and UNICEF renew their partnership to support the government of Georgia in responding to COVID-19 pandemic. The new one-year programme is a continuation of a fruitful cooperation between the two organizations which resulted in reaching over 1.9 million people in Georgia in 2020. The new project will…

GORI, Georgia, 28 October 2021 – UNICEF continues to support the Government of Georgia in creating a safe learning environment for children, teachers and school administrators throughout the country. SARAYA Co. Ltd. from Japan donated 140 tons of alcohol-based hand sanitizers to UNICEF Georgia to reinforce emergency response interventions. UNICEF…

LIKANI, Georgia, 1-2 November 2021. A two-day information session on child rights was organized by UNICEF in partnership with the State Agency for Religious Issues for 17 representatives of seven religious denominations practicing in Georgia. Issues such as general principles and provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Code…

UNICEF Georgia is calling all interested civil society organizations, international and national non-governmental organizations having a focus on children and adolescents, to register and build their profiles at  www.unpartnerportal.org .  A newly launched “ United Nations Partner Portal’,   is a platform collectively used by UNICEF, UNHCR and WFP…

TBILISI, Georgia, 18 March, 2021. The European Union and UNICEF are supporting children in Georgia to live in a protective and caring family environment and have better access to child-friendly justice.   A new project ‘Strengthening Systems and Services for Child Protection in Georgia” aims to support the Government in the implementation of the…

TBILISI, Georgia, 8 December, 2020. Children in Georgia will have improved understanding, protection and realization of their rights thanks to a new project that was signed today between the European Union and UNICEF. The project will support children to live in a protective and caring family environment and have better access to child-friendly…

TBILISI, Georgia, September 30, 2020. The second largest city of Georgia – Kutaisi - has pledged to join 3000 cities and local communities in over 40 countries in the Child Friendly City Initiative (CFCI), supported by UNICEF. A Memorandum of Cooperation was signed today by the interim Mayor of Kutaisi, Mr. David Eremeishvili and UNICEF…

Telavi, Georgia, 27 September 2020 – 25 media representatives from the main national broadcaster and Kakheti regional media outlets participated in a two-day seminar organized by the National Centre for Disease Control and Public Health (NCDC), with the support from UNICEF and USAID. The seminar aimed at informing journalists about the latest…