Georgia was not directly involved in the process to develop a Political Declaration on the use of explosive weapons in populated areas. It was, however, among the first group of states to endorse the Political Declaration in Dublin in November 2022.
Statements and positions
During the 2024 General Assembly First Committee, Georgia spoke about the use of explosive weapons in the context of the war in Ukraine, calling out Russian missile strikes against Ukrainian energy infrastructure.1
Georgia aligned itself with the EU statement at the 2024 UN Security Council open debate on the protection of civilians in armed conflict. In the statement, the EU stated it was “deeply concerned by the use and humanitarian consequences of explosive weapons in populated areas, which has significant civilian impact and should thus be restricted or avoided”.2
In 2018 and 2019, Georgia joined some 50 and 71 states respectively to endorse joint statements on the use of explosive weapons in populated areas at the UN General Assembly First Committee, calling attention to the devastating and long-lasting humanitarian impact of the use of explosive weapons in populated areas and urging states to reverse the trend of high levels of civilian harm.3