On 10 October 2024, Ekaterine Lortkipanidze, Counsellor at the Permanent Mission of Georgia to the United Nations delivered a statement within the UNGA79 3C Interactive Dialogue with the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General for Children and Armed Conflict, Ms. Virginia Gamba.

On 10 October 2024, Ekaterine Lortkipanidze, Counsellor at the Permanent Mission of Georgia to the United Nations delivered a statement within the UNGA79 3C Interactive Dialogue with the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General for Children and Armed Conflict, Ms. Virginia Gamba.

In her statement, Georgian delegate thanked Madam Gamba for her work and expressed grave concern due to the absence or lack of protection of children residing in conflict areas, including in Ukraine.

The Georgian delegate stressed that regrettably, children in the Russia-occupied Abkhazia and Tskhinvali regions of Georgia undergo continued grave violations of their fundamental rights and discrimination, including prohibition of the right to education in their native Georgian language.