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Tbilisi. On October 11, the Office of the Public Defender of Georgia, with the support of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), organized an online conference dedicated to the World Mental Health Day. The subject of the conference was – “Provision of mental health services during the COVID-19 pandemic”.

“There was discussed at the conference the quality of provision of psychiatric inpatient and community outpatient services during the pandemic. Besides, participants of the conference also talked about mental health and impact of COVID-19 on people with mental health problems”.

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Source: ombudsman.ge

Tbilisi. The British Embassy Tbilisi and UNDP are launching a new stage of their support to the public administration reform.

“This fundamental transformation has been initiated by the Government of Georgia to modernise governance systems and build stronger democratic institutions”.

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Source: www.ge.undp.org

Photo: Nino Zedginidze/UNDP

Tbilisi. UNICEF Georgia releases an article: Four things you can do to support your teen’s mental health.

Whether you and your teen are getting along well or having challenges, it is important to show that you love and support them, that you can help them navigate tough times and that you are always there for them.

Here are four things to keep in mind when having that ‘how-are-you-doing?’ conversation with your teen and to show that you are always there for them.

• Encourage them to share their feelings
• Take the time to support them
• Work through conflict together
• Care for yourself

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Source: www.unicef.org

Tbilisi. The UN Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities #UNCRPD is a critical tool to ensure social, economic, and legal protection. It is the legal protection of people with disabilities and supports their inclusion and integration in society.

“Georgia is establishing an Inter-Agency Committee to serve as a responsible agency and coordination mechanism in the UNCRPD implementation”.

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Source: The organization’s page on the social network

Tbilisi. Rights Georgia presents a blog post of Nana Mchedlidze, an expert in international law: Compulsory vaccination does not violate human rights.

“The purpose of the article is to inform society about an existing European standard on obligations of the state and rights of people in regard to the vaccination, which standard is compulsory for 47 member states of the Council of Europe, including Georgia”.

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Source: rights.ge