Therefore the Assembly recommends that the Committee of Ministers
take fully into account the recommendations contained in
on the humanitarian consequences of the war between
Georgia and Russia, and in particular:
3.1 continue to liaise with the European Union, the United
Nations, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
(OSCE) and other international actors;
3.2 provide full support to the United Nations in its efforts
to broker a new mandate for the United Nations Observer Mission
in Georgia (UNOMIG);
3.3 adopt an action plan, in particular with specific activities
focused on the protection and promotion of human rights and international
humanitarian standards in South Ossetia and Abkhazia and examine how
the Council of Europe can be present in these two regions, either
in its own right or as part of another international mission run
by the United Nations or others;
3.4 provide full support and funding to the Council of Europe
Commissioner for Human Rights’ activities and programme in South
Ossetia and Abkhazia;
3.5 ensure that the regular reporting requested by the Committee
of Ministers to the Secretary General on the human rights situation
in the areas affected by the conflict (requested at the 1048th meeting
of the Ministers’ Deputies on 11 and 12 February 2009), takes fully
into account the humanitarian concerns, including those of internally
displaced persons (IDPs) from both the recent and previous conflicts,
in this reporting exercise. Furthermore, the reporting should cover
all the areas affected by the conflict in Georgia, including the
regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, and also North Ossetia and
the plight of all of the refugees and displaced persons in these
areas;
3.6 take initiatives to build up dialogue and trust between
all parties, in particular between the parties to the conflict and
the international community;
3.7 support civil society initiatives, which are essential
for empowerment of the people, especially young people, and the
development of society, in order to ensure a strong human rights
and humanitarian culture in the former conflict zones.
