Deputy Minister of Justice Giorgi Dgebuadze addressed participants at debates held within the framework of the plenary session of the International Migration Forum.

In his speech, the Deputy Minister emphasized the importance of coordinated approaches to migration management and the need to balance global principles with national contexts when responding to modern migration challenges.

Giorgi Dgebuadze introduced participants to the key priorities of Georgia’s Migration Management Strategy, including combating illegal migration and trafficking, strengthening document security and data protection, reforming the asylum system, modernizing and digitizing border management technologies, and expanding reintegration programs and services for migrants.

The International Migration Forum aims to support countries in improving migration governance at the global level, effectively addressing existing challenges, and advancing the implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) related to migration.

The Georgian delegation to the forum is headed by Giorgi Dgebuadze and includes deputy ministers from the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Internal Affairs, and Internally Displaced Persons from the Occupied Territories, Labor, Health and Social Protection, as well as representatives of various state agencies.

As part of the visit, the Deputy Minister of Justice also held a meeting with the head of the International Organization for Migration.

Deputy Minister of Justice Lana Morgoshia and Head of the Special Penitentiary Service Giorgi Pataridze hosted the First Lady of Georgia, Tamar Bagrationi, and invited guests at Penitentiary No. 5 for women.

During the visit, the First Lady toured the various spaces created to support the resocialization and rehabilitation of convicts. She also visited the newly renovated sewing workshop operating within the institution, where female convicts are employed.

The sewing workshop was supplied with fabrics and other necessary materials, enabling the women to create different types of clothing, including festive garments. At the initiative of the First Lady, sewing, needlework, and other master classes are planned to be held at Penitentiary No. 5.

Using the provided materials, the female convicts will also sew stage costumes for the musical group Kakhaberi and Khanum.

At the conclusion of the visit, a concert featuring the convicts and the group Kakhaberi and Khanum was held for the Deputy Minister of Justice, the First Lady of Georgia, and other invited guests.