U.N. General Assembly Adopts Resolution Recognizing Right of Internally Displaced Refuges from Georgia’s Abkhazia, Tskhinvali Regions to Return Home (June 5, 2014) [1]
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On June 5, 2014, the General Assembly adopted Resolution 68/274 [3] (draft only), which “[r]ecognizes the right of return of all internally displaced persons and refugees and their descendants, regardless of ethnicity, to their homes throughout Georgia, including in Abkhazia and the Tskhinvali region/South Ossetia.” According to a press release [3], the resolution was adopted out of concern “about forced demographic changes, as well as the humanitarian situation resulting from armed conflict in Georgia.” The resolution was passed by recorded vote of 69 in favor, 13 against, and 79 abstentions.