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of the

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passed 32 resolutions where it recognizes

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as an integral part of

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and supports its

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according to the principles of the

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. The UN is urging both sides to settle the Georgian–Abkhazian conflict through peaceful means by intensifying diplomatic dialogue and ratifying the final accord about the status of Abkhazia in the Georgian

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. Moreover, United nations calls for immediate return of all expelled ethnic

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(approximately 250,000) and determining the final status of Abkhazia as maximum

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or federative structure within the borders of the Georgian state. The resolutions also commend

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's role as a peacekeeper and facilitator towards a resolution of the conflict. Resolution 1716 also urges Georgia to ensure that no troops are present in the

Kodori Gorge The Kodori Valley, also known as the Kodori Gorge ( ka, კოდორის ხეობა, ab, Кәыдырҭа, Kwydyrta), is a river valley in Abkhazia, Georgia's breakaway autonomous republic. The valley's upper part, populated by Svans, ...

and asks Georgia to refrain from provocative actions in the Kodori Gorge. Many of the resolutions relate to the establishment and extension of the United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia. On May 15, 2008, the

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adopted a non-binding resolution recognising the right of all refugees (including victims of reported “ethnic cleansing”) to

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to Abkhazia and their property rights. It "regretted" the attempts to alter pre-war demographic composition and called for the "rapid development of a timetable to ensure the prompt

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of all refugees and internally displaced persons to their homes." The following are United Nations resolutions adopted by the Security Council with regards to Abkhazia: *

United Nations Security Council Resolution 849 United Nations Security Council resolution 849, adopted unanimously on 9 July 1993, after noting with concern the recent fighting around Sukhumi in the disputed region of Abkhazia, the Council requested the Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghal ...

(July 9, 1993); *

United Nations Security Council Resolution 854 United Nations Security Council resolution 854, adopted unanimously on 6 August 1993, after recalling Resolution 849 (1993) which concerned a deployment of military observers if a ceasefire was observed between Abkhazia and Georgia, the Council ...

(August 6, 1993); *

United Nations Security Council Resolution 858 United Nations Security Council resolution 858, adopted unanimously on 24 August 1993, after recalling resolutions 849 (1993) and 854 (1993) and noting a ceasefire between Abkhazia and Georgia and commitments to withdraw forces, the council esta ...

(August 24, 1993); *

United Nations Security Council Resolution 876 United Nations Security Council resolution 876, adopted unanimously on 19 October 1993, after reaffirming resolutions 849 (1993), 854 (1993) and 858 (1993) concerning the Georgian–Abkhazian war, the council determined that the situation cont ...

(October 19, 1993); *

United Nations Security Council Resolution 881 United Nations Security Council resolution 881, adopted unanimously on 4 November 1993, after reaffirming resolutions 849 (1993), 854 (1993), 858 (1993) and 876 (1993) concerning the Georgian–Abkhazian war, the Council extended the mandate ...

(November 4, 1993); *

United Nations Security Council Resolution 892 United Nations Security Council resolution 892, adopted unanimously on 22 December 1993, after reaffirming resolutions 849 (1993), 854 (1993), 858 (1993), 876 (1993) and 881 (1993) on the Georgian–Abkhazian war and Resolution 868 (1993) con ...

(December 22, 1993); *

United Nations Security Council Resolution 896 United Nations Security Council resolution 896, adopted unanimously on 31 January 1994, after reaffirming resolutions 849 (1993), 854 (1993), 858 (1993), 876 (1993), 881 (1993) and 892 (1993) on the Georgian–Abkhazian war and Resolution 86 ...

(January 31, 1994); * United Nations Security Council Resolution 901 (March 4, 1994); *

United Nations Security Council Resolution 906 United Nations Security Council resolution 906, adopted unanimously on 25 March 1994, after reaffirming resolutions 849 (1993), 854 (1993), 858 (1993), 876 (1993), 881 (1993), 892 (1993), 896 (1994) and 901 (1994), the council regretted that n ...

(March 25, 1994); *

United Nations Security Council Resolution 934 United Nations Security Council resolution 934, adopted unanimously on 30 June 1994, after reaffirming resolutions 849 (1993), 854 (1993), 858 (1993), 876 (1993), 881 (1993), 892 (1993), 896 (1994), 901 (1994) and 906 (1994), the Council note ...

(June 30, 1994); *

United Nations Security Council Resolution 937 United Nations Security Council resolution 937, adopted on 21 July 1994, after reaffirming resolutions United Nations Security Council Resolution 849, 849 (1993), United Nations Security Council Resolution 854, 854 (1993), United Nations Security ...

(July 21, 1994); * United Nations Security Council Resolution 971 (January 12, 1995); * United Nations Security Council Resolution 993 (May 12, 1995); * United Nations Security Council Resolution 1036 (January 12, 1996); * United Nations Security Council Resolution 1065 (July 12, 1996); *

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1077 United Nations Security Council resolution 1077, adopted on 22 October 1996, after reaffirming all resolutions United Nations Security Council Resolution 937, 937 (1994), United Nations Security Council Resolution 1036, 1036 (1996) and United Nat ...

(October 22, 1996); * United Nations Security Council Resolution 1096 (January 30, 1997); * United Nations Security Council Resolution 1124 (July 30, 1997); * United Nations Security Council Resolution 1150 (January 30, 1998); * United Nations Security Council Resolution 1187 (July 30, 1998); * United Nations Security Council Resolution 1225 (January 28, 1999); * United Nations Security Council Resolution 1255 (July 30, 1999); * United Nations Security Council Resolution 1287 (January 31, 2000); *

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1311 United Nations Security Council resolution 1311, adopted unanimously on 28 July 2000, after reaffirming all resolutions on Georgia, particularly resolutions 1287 (1999) and 1308 (2000), the Council extended the mandate of the United Nations Obse ...

(July 28, 2000); * United Nations Security Council Resolution 1339 (January 31, 2001); * United Nations Security Council Resolution 1364 (July 31, 2001); * United Nations Security Council Resolution 1393 (January 31, 2002); * United Nations Security Council Resolution 1427 (July 29, 2002); * United Nations Security Council Resolution 1462 (January 30, 2003); * United Nations Security Council Resolution 1494 (July 30, 2003); * United Nations Security Council Resolution 1524 (January 30, 2004); * United Nations Security Council Resolution 1554 (July 29, 2004); * United Nations Security Council Resolution 1582 (January 28, 2005); * United Nations Security Council Resolution 1615 (July 29, 2005); * United Nations Security Council Resolution 1656 (January 31, 2006); * United Nations Security Council Resolution 1716 (October 13, 2006);
UN Security Council Resolution 1752
(April 13, 2007);

(October 15, 2007); * United Nations Security Council Resolution 1808 (April 15, 2008);
UN General Assembly Resolution GA/10708
(May 15, 2008). * Status of internally displaced persons and refugees from Abkhazia, Georgia and the Tskhinvali region/South Ossetia, Georgia : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly (2009) * Status of internally displaced persons and refugees from Abkhazia, Georgia, and the Tskhinvali region/South Ossetia, Georgia : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly (2016) * Status of internally displaced persons and refugees from Abkhazia, Georgia, and the Tskhinvali region/South Ossetia, Georgia : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly (2017) * Status of internally displaced persons and refugees from Abkhazia, Georgia and the Tskhinvali region/South Ossetia, Georgia : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
/ref> (June 1, 2018) * Status of internally displaced persons and refugees from Abkhazia, Georgia, and the Tskhinvali region/South Ossetia, Georgia : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly (June 4th, 2019) * Status of internally displaced persons and refugees from Abkhazia, Georgia, and the Tskhinvali region/South Ossetia, Georgia (September 8th, 2020)

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Resolutions and Documents on Abkhazia
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