Georgia
A combined view of Georgia's UN General Assembly speeches, treaty commitments, and voting record.
The narrative paragraphs below are AI-generated syntheses of the data shown — the tables and figures themselves come directly from the underlying records, not from the AI.
Compare with another country →Speech history
Georgia's UN rhetoric has shifted markedly from highly emotional, multilateral appeals (2006–2013) toward increasingly self-promotional national progress reports with declining multilateral framing. The early period featured passionate condemnations of Russian actions paired with concrete multilateral proposals, but by 2024–2025 speeches emphasized domestic achievements and regional connectivity with minimal institutional engagement. Emotional intensity peaked in 2012–2013 at over 90 points before declining to 46–61 range; conversely, concreteness improved substantially from 2014 onward, with statistics-heavy accounts of economic and reform achievements dominating recent speeches. This evolution reflects a pivot from seeking international intervention against Russia to projecting national resilience and self-sufficiency, though Russia's occupation remains a recurring grievance thread.
| Session | Multilateralism | Emotional intensity | Concreteness | Self-accountability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | High | Very High | High | Medium |
| 2007 | Medium | Very High | High | Medium |
| 2010 | Medium | Very High | Medium | Medium |
| 2012 | Low | Very High | High | High |
| 2013 | Low | Very High | Medium | Medium |
| 2014 | Medium | High | High | High |
| 2015 | Medium | Medium | High | High |
| 2017 | Medium | Medium | Very High | High |
| 2018 | High | High | Medium | Medium |
| 2019 | High | High | High | High |
| 2021 | High | Medium | Medium | High |
| 2022 | High | Medium | High | High |
| 2023 | Medium | Medium | High | High |
| 2024 | Low | Medium | High | Medium |
| 2025 | Medium | High | Medium | Medium |
Treaty status
Full treaty record →Georgia has demonstrated strong and consistent commitment to environmental and human rights frameworks, having ratified all tracked environmental treaties (15 total) and all major human rights conventions. The country has also embraced international accountability mechanisms, ratifying the Rome Statute on international justice and key treaties against corruption and organized crime. However, Georgia has notably declined to act on the Mine Ban Treaty and the Nuclear Weapons Prohibition Treaty, both arms control instruments, suggesting reluctance to constrain security options amid ongoing territorial disputes. Overall, Georgia's 22-of-24 ratification rate indicates deep integration into the international legal order across development, human rights, and governance domains.
Arms control & security
- Arms Trade TreatyRatified
- Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban TreatyRatified
- Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their DestructionNo action
- Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear WeaponsNo action
Environment & climate
- Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their DisposalRatified
- Convention on Biological DiversityRatified
- Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone LayerRatified
- Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate ChangeRatified
- Minamata Convention on MercuryRatified
- Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone LayerRatified
- Paris AgreementRatified
- Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International TradeRatified
- Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic PollutantsRatified
- United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in AfricaRatified
- United Nations Framework Convention on Climate ChangeRatified
Human rights
- Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or PunishmentRatified
- Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against WomenRatified
- Convention on the Rights of Persons with DisabilitiesRatified
- Convention on the Rights of the ChildRatified
- International Covenant on Civil and Political RightsRatified
International justice
- Rome Statute of the International Criminal CourtRatified
Trade & governance
- United Nations Convention against CorruptionRatified
- United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized CrimeRatified
- United Nations Convention on the Law of the SeaRatified
Voting record
Full voting record →Georgia's voting record shows strong alignment with General Assembly consensus (1,551 yes votes of 2,802 total), with abstentions (749) used selectively rather than blanket dissent. Notably, Georgia's sparse recorded dissents cluster entirely in 1995 on decolonization votes regarding small territories, where it voted "no" while 97% of members voted "yes"—a pattern suggesting principled or procedural reservations rather than systematic opposition. The high abstention rate relative to "no" votes indicates Georgia typically prefers non-engagement over open contradiction, aligning with a diplomatic posture of measured independence rather than confrontation.
Notable dissents from consensus
Individual territories : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly.
1995-12-06 · voted N · 97% voted yes
General : Questions of American Samoa, Anguilla, Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Guam, Montserrat, Pitcairn, St. Helena, Tokelau, the Turks and Caicos Islands and the United States Virgin Islands : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly.
1995-12-06 · voted N · 97% voted yes
Pitcairn : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly.
1995-12-06 · voted N · 97% voted yes
Turks and Caicos Islands : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly.
1995-12-06 · voted N · 97% voted yes
American Samoa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly.
1995-12-06 · voted N · 97% voted yes
Human development
Full HDI record →Human Development Index: 0.844 (Very High), ranked #57 globally in 2023.
Combines life expectancy, education, and income into one comparable score, 0 to 1. Source: UNDP Human Development Report 2025 — deterministic figures, not AI-generated.
2000–2023