Georgia
Georgia At A Glance
Launch Date: 1995
Institutional Funders: SDC (Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation), ECHO (European Commission Humanitarian Aid), European Commission
Press Contact
Prensa y Comunicación Institucional, ACF-Spain
criaza@achesp.org
Direct: +34 91 391 53 06
Despite having been one of the most prosperous regions during the Soviet era due to agricultural exports and its potential for tourism, Georgia's socio-economic indicators have progressively worsened since independence. Today 50% of the population is living below the poverty line.
The population is facing a situation of chronic food insecurity which is getting worse every day. Low family incomes are undermining the country's output.
Thousands Displaced by Georgia-Russia War Still Lack Basic Services
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New York, NY—One year after the Russia-Georgia conflict over South Ossetia, nearly 30,000 people displaced during the fighting still lack sufficient access to potable water and adequate sanitation, according to the results of a joint study carried out by Action Against Hunger (ACF), UNICEF, and the International Rescue Committee (IRC). » Read more |
ACF to Improve Poor Conditions in Georgian Relief Shelters
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Madrid, Spain — With an estimated 20,000 people still displaced in the aftermath of the recent Georgian conflict, the humanitarian aid organization Action Against Hunger | ACF International has initiated an emergency intervention in Tbilisi. In addition to poor hygienic conditions in shelters, food is scarce and expensive. » Read more |
Displaced Georgian Families Face An Uncertain Future After Conflict
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Madrid, Spain—Pasha Pakeliana, 63, lives in Georgia’s Kodori Valley in Abkhazia and is no stranger to hardship. Like her fellow Georgians, this is not the first time she and her family have had to flee their homes as a result of conflict. "We live in Abkhazia but I know that if I return, I’ll never be able to leave again," states Pasha who now sleeps on a mattress on the floor, in very poor hygienic conditions, in one of the shelters of Kutaisi, west of Georgia. |
Emergency Teams Assist Displaced Georgians
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Madrid, Spain — The humanitarian agency Action Against Hunger (ACF-USA), which has been present in Georgia since 1995, will provide assistance to displaced people in Kutaisi, Georgia’s second largest city, where more than 13,000 have been temporarily accommodated. » Read more |
