Civil Council on Defense and Security (CCDS) took part in the meetings of the US-Black Sea Nonproliferation Professional Exchange Group held in Monterey, USA on 4-8 March 2024.

   Civil council on Defense and Security (CCDS) and the Ministry of Defense (MoD) organized a planning workshop for MoD’s Suicide Prevention and Management Programme at the Defense Institution Building School (DIBS) in Tbilisi on 14 March 2024. 

The project Promoting Pluralism and Media Freedom in Georgia is dedicated to supporting diversity, inclusion, and respect for varying opinions. It employs a multifaceted approach, including blogs, study visits, discussions, policy meetings, awareness campaigns and networking. Target groups range from youth to policymakers, with a focus on specific regions to create a more understanding and inclusive society. As part of the project, mini-projects were implemented by civil society representatives from three regions of Georgia: Kvemo Kartli, Samkhtse-Javakheti and Ajara.

IAEA has announced that following discussions with the Zaporizhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), the plant has taken action to ensure an immediate supply of back-up electricity in case its main external power line is lost.

CCDS organized a concluding event of the project “Promoting Pluralism and Media Freedom in Georgia” on 7-8 December in Tbilisi. During the meeting, project participants shared their reflections on diversity/inclusion and media freedom in Georgia and future perspectives in this area.

On 24 November, CCDS hosted the screening of the documentary "Fighting for Life at the Cost of Life" at the Ukrainian Civil Society Hub at the Station Europe Building of the European Parliament in Brussels. Ukraine’s ambassador to the EU was in attendance along with other guests.

CCDS took part in a policy dialogue on Georgia’s potential EU candidate status and future reforms organized by the European Policy Centre (EPC) at their offices in Brussels on 23 November.

The environmental campaign group, Greenpeace Germany, has warned that the military threat posed by the Russian presence at and near Ukraine’s Zaporizhia nuclear plant (ZNPP)...

 CCDS board member Shorena Lortkipanidze overviewed the European Commission president’s speech on EU expansion on Euronews Georgia.

August marked one year since the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) set up the IAEA Support and Assistance Mission to Zaporizhya (ISAMZ).

The 8th Batumi Summer University was conducted on August 22-24, 2023, at Shota Rustaveli Batumi State University (BSU). The summer university was held within the framework of the international project: “Nuclear Security and Nonproliferation in Turbulent Times: Vision for the Future” in partnership with the Civil Council for Defense and Security and the Swedish Radiation Safety Agency.

CCDS on August 3-4 hosted workshops in Akhaltsikhe Within the framework of the project “Promoting Pluralism and Media Freedom”.

CCDS  hosted a series of workshops in Batumi on  "Promoting Pluralism and Media Freedom," on 31st of July and 1st of August. 

In June 2023, the EU adopted its 11^th sanctions package against Russia after the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine more than a year ago.

In July 2023, experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) are continuing to closely monitor the situation at the Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP)...

The documentary "Fighting for Life at the Cost of Life" was filmed in February -March 2023. The movie has been crafted using interviews conducted with the members of the Georgian Legion, the most significant foreign unit actively participating in the conflict in Ukraine.

The Belarusian ruler, Alexander Lukashenko, confirmed on 14 June that Russia was moving tactical nuclear warheads for deployment in Belarus.

On July 13-21 CCDS hosted a series of workshops on "Advanced Conventional Weapons and Ways to Identify, Assess, and Prevent Transactions with Prohibited and Malicious Entities" for government agencies, private companies and financial institutions.

 CCDS board member Shorena Lortkipanidze appeared on the Social Justice Centre’s programme “Satkmeli”.

On June 22 - 29, CCDS participated in a working visit to the Kingdom of the Netherlands which was hosted by the Netherlands Veterans Institute.