The United National Movement is launching a large-scale campaign - “Remember Abkhazia - Remember the IDPs.”

As one of the members of the United National Movement, Beso Shengelia, stated at a briefing, the issue of Abkhazia is disappearing from both the international and domestic political agendas, and the ruling power “cannot and does not protect Georgia’s national interests.”

“Today, under the Georgian Dream government, the issue of Abkhazia is gradually disappearing from both the international and domestic political agendas. This is not a random process, but a direct result of the government’s weak, incompetent and Russia-dependent policy. The ruling power, which has developed into an oligarchic regime, cannot and does not protect Georgia’s national interests with the strength that is necessary for the country at this historical stage. Under their policy, international attention to the Russian occupation, ethnic cleansing and the gravest crimes committed in Abkhazia is significantly weakening. At the same time, our citizens who were forcibly displaced from Abkhazia are still living in the most difficult social, economic and living conditions. Unfortunately, there is no decent, systematic or fair policy towards them from the state side. This is a difficult, dangerous and damaging process for the state. Today is a key and crucial time when the issue of Abkhazia should return to both the international and national political agenda. It is precisely now that the state, society and the entire political spectrum need to once again speak out loudly about the Russian occupation, ethnic cleansing, IDPs and those people who paid the heaviest price for the territorial integrity of Georgia. Based on the above, the United National Movement is launching a large-scale campaign - “Remember Abkhazia - Remember the IDPs”.

The campaign is based on two main directions and includes ten specific initiatives. Social direction: 1. Immediate increase of the 45-GEL allowance for IDPs and its equalization with the subsistence minimum. 2. Complete reform of the IDP resettlement program - elimination of corruption, revision of the so-called unfair points system and development of an effective state strategy. 3. Creation of new social and healthcare programs for IDPs and ensuring their real accessibility for each beneficiary. 4. Establishment of a state scholarship for IDP students. 5. Launch of targeted programs promoting the employment of IDPs,” said Beso Shengelia.