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Democracy and Governance

Working independently and through partnerships with other national Civil Society Organizations UNAG strives to strengthen the organizational backbone of democratic institutions and promote good governance. UNAG encourages cooperation of public and civil institutions, supports transparency and promotes demand-driven civil development. 
UNAG focuses on further development of CSOs in Georgia so they can better respond to and advocate the needs of beneficiary groups.

UNAG supports the government to operate in a manner consistent with democratic values of transparency, representation, and accountability.

  • Advancing National Integration (2011-2015) is a USAID project, implemented by the United Nations Association of Georgia (UNAG). The project renders a complex set of activities that aim to support civic integration across diverse ethnic and geographic boundaries in Georgia. The project introduces NGO-based youth clubs throughout Georgia; furnishes local NGOs with advanced capacities to manage diversity and civic participation more effectively; exploits social media and social exchange to establish active connections between the young boys and girls of Georgia from different regions and ethnic communities; builds awareness and stimulates national debate through Our Yard weekly talk show and other media production on local and national television; and supports Public Defender’s Tolerance Center and the Civic Integration and Tolerance Council at the President of Georgia to advance sustainable capacities on local and national levels
  • Civic Education for Samtskhe-Javakheti Youths (2011): a project, supported by the Central Elections Commission of Georgia, aims to provide civic education tools for local youths in Samtskhe Javakheti region. Through intensive trainings and seminars, the project provides the target youths with deep knowledge of democratic development, civic activism, community involvement, and other topics that are central to a cohesive and democratic development of the civil society in Georgia.           
  • Citizens Service Center - was a four months duration program implemented by the coalition of Georgian civil society organizations: UNA Georgia, Liberty Institute and Partners Georgia. The program was supported by the Open Society Georgia Foundation. 
       
  • Support of Uniform Judicial Practice - the project developed effective performance of Judicial System by unification and generalization of the court practice. Project also focused on complex problem of prolonged court cases. 
        
  • National Integration and Tolerance in Georgia (2006-2010) – a USAID funded four year program, implemented by the UNAG in partnership with the Government of Georgia and local and international partner organizations. NITG aimed to promote building of cohesive multi-ethnic nation.
         
  • Drafting the Public Service Code  - UNAG worked on drafting a unified Public Service Code and promoted effective public service. The initiative was supported by the Eurasia Foundation, acting with financial assistance from USAID and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation.
  • Improved Public Administration: the project, funded by IRIS Centre at the University of Maryland, aimed at fostering modern public service, based on principles of transparency and accountability to the public. The project addressed all major chapters of General Administrative Code: freedom of information (FOI), administrative contract and administrative proceeding. The project also aimed at establishing a cooperative pattern of interaction, with public officials providing relevant services in a predictable, efficient, and timely manner. The project covered 250 public institutions in nine (9) provinces, eighteen (18) cities, and 7 municipalities in Georgia. The early stages of the project focused on municipal and local authorities and in 2004 the central authorities were more actively targeted.
  • Reform of the Public Servants’ Financial and Property Status Bureau of the Ministry of Justice - The following project strengthened the Bureau of Declaration of Georgia through elaboration of relevant policy and developing legal recommendations, creation of guidelines for the declarer, introducing innovations (special software and network, data base) in daily work of the Bureau, and supporting production of promotional materials including the web-page.
             
  • “New Adjara-New Challenges” - The program encouraged development of CSOs in Adjara Autonomous Republic by cooperating with CSOs and public sector organizations nationally and establishing more efficient and effective decision-making practices. The “New Adjara-New Challenges” was supported by the Catholic Relief Services (CRS).
              
  • Citizens Advocate! Program (CAP) - joint initiative of six prominent Georgian and one US Civil Society Organizations aimed to increase the capacity of CSOs to run the advocacy campaigns, as well as to create an enabling environment so that CSOs can promote citizens’ interests and effectively advocate their cause. The program was supported by USAID.   


Articles:
» ANI Advances Civic Activism of Qist and Chechen Women in Pankisi Gorge
» UNAG/ANI contributed to a renewed anti-discrimination framework in Georgia
» Meeting with Public in Akhaltsikhe
» UN Association of Georgia conducted a cycle of trainings and discussion meetings in Tbilisi and the regions of Georgia
» Justice Initiative
» The Official Closing Ceremony of National Integration and Tolerance in Georgia (NITG) Program
» UNA Georgia organized study tour for the representatives of Civic Education Centers
» The United Nations Association of Georgia attended 39th Plenary Assembly of the World Federation of United Nations Associations
» Intergovernmental Commission workshop supported by The National Integration and Tolerance in Georgia Program (NITG)
» The Administration of the President of Georgia held a conference in frames of The National Integration and Tolerance in Georgia program (NITG) in Gudauri
» Exchange visit of The United Nations Association of Georgia in Sweden
» A project “Talks On Tolerance” implemented in frames of The National Integration and Tolerance in Georgia Program (NITG)
» Zurab Zhvania School of Public Administration has been implementing a project “Enhance Democratic Governance Within Ethnic Communities” with support of The National Integration and Tolerance in Georgia Program (NITG)
» Festival “Diversity is our Wealth”
» Presentation of Diversity.Ge Website in Akhalkalaki
» Civic Integration and Tolerance Council visits Akhaltsikhe
» UNAG launches Kutaisi Legal Clinic presentation
» Assessment Survey Report of Integration and Tolerance Status Quo in Georgia Presentation
» Celebrating Diversity in “Abanotubani”
» National Integration and Tolerance in Georgia Program delivered training for Regional Media representatives
» On November 16, 2006 UNA Georgia held official launch ceremony of the National Integration and Tolerance in Georgia Program
» NGO Coalition Continues Working for the Empowerment of Civil Society in Georgia
» Development of Civil Society Organizations in Georgia
» NGO Forum Awards Civil Society Promoters
» NGOs in Adjara Slowly Come to Life
» CSOs Work on Ethics Code

 News:
» Discussion meeting about justice system reform in Akhaltsikhe
» Seminar for students “Integration and Tolerance”
» Grant competition in frames of The National Integration and Tolerance in Georgia Program
» Intergovernmental Commission workshop supported by The National Integration and Tolerance in Georgia Program (NITG)
» The Administration of the President of Georgia held a conference in frames of The National Integration and Tolerance in Georgia program (NITG) in Gudauri
» A project “Talks On Tolerance” implemented in frames of The National Integration and Tolerance in Georgia Program (NITG)
» Zurab Zhvania School of Public Administration has been implementing a project “Enhance Democratic Governance Within Ethnic Communities” with support of The National Integration and Tolerance in Georgia Program (NITG)
» UNA Georgia conducted awareness raising week dedicated to Millennium Development Goals
» Interethnic Festival 2008, Diversity is our Wealth hosts Civil Integration and Tolerance Council’s Session
» Civil Integration and Tolerance Council publishes the Journal
» National Integration and Tolerance in Georgia Assessment Survey report has published
» Civic Integration and Tolerance Council holds another open discussion of draft Strategic Vision of National Integration and Tolerance in Georgia in Marneuli
» Ombudsman and President’s Council Agree to Cooperate on Ethnic Minority Rights
» NITG supports the Ministry of Education and Science initiative in Kvemo Kartli and Samtskhe Javakheti regions
» Educational Documentary Series
» Eurasia Partnership Foundation and United Nations Association of Georgia Call for Proposals
» UNAG assistance to CEC for Extraordinary Presidential Elections and Plebiscites of January 5, 2008
» Stronger Communities Initiative
» NITG awarded the short film “Patsani” on International Film Festival for Youth and Amateurs ”Sunrise in Tbilisi”
» The Citizens Service Center delivers trainings for its staff members
» UNAG with USAID and Georgian Public Broadcaster, held the presentation of documentary film
» Assessment Survey Report of Integration and Tolerance Status Quo in Georgia Presentation
» Judicial Practice Analysis
» Training on moderating weekly TV Talk Show of the NITG
» Training for Georgian Public Broadcasting team
» Small Grants Program Competition
» On November 16, 2006 the UNA Georgia held official launch ceremony of NITG
» Draft Public Service Code Presented
» Promotional Presentation on Public Service Code on July 20

  Documents
» Report on the Implementation of the Action Plan for Tolerance and Civic Integration
» National Concept for Tolerance and Civic Integration and Action Plan
» National Integration and Tolerance in Georgia Assessment Survey Report(2007-2008)
» State Policy on Tolerance and Civil Integration
» Review of Implementation of the General Administrative Code of Georgia
» 5 Steps for Public Service Code Draft Initiation
» Conclusive Report about Public Service
» 1st Forum of Civil Society Organizations in Georgia




 
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