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.

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 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. 

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.

On May 11-12 CCDS conducted a conference for the US-Black Sea Nonproliferation Professional Exchange: Tbilisi Regional Forum. The conference was held for the US-Black Sea Nonproliferation Exchange participants, who have been involved in program’s various activities.

CCDS hosted a joint conference for Black Sea Women in Nuclear Leadership Group and U.S. -Black Sea Nonproliferation Professionals Exchange. The conference was held on May 10, at Hilton Garden Inn, Tbilisi. Attendees included nuclear, defense and security scholars, most of whom has participated in the abovementioned exchange initiatives.

The Civil Council on Defense and Security hosted a conference, “Peace and Security in the Context of New and Evolving Threats: Perspectives from Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia”. 

Within the framework of the project Promoting Pluralism and Combating Stereotypes, second workshop was held for civil society representatives, in Marneuli, Kvemo kartli region. Participants were from local civil society organizations and NGOs, as well as local representatives of bigger nation-wide organizations.  

December 5, 2022, marked an opening of the project Promoting Pluralism and Combating Stereotypes, which will focus on three diverse regions of Georgia – Kvemo Kartli, Adjara and Samtskhe-Javakheti. Within the framework of the project, first workshop was held for media representatives, in Marneuli, Kvemo kartli region.

The 4^th Tbilisi International Forum for Regional Stability: Nuclear and Radiological Security in the Black Sea Region in Light of New and Evolving Threats and Circumstances was held on 8-9 November 2022 at the Courtyard by Marriott Tbilisi Hotel.

On 22-24 August 2022, CCDS organized the 7th annual Batumi Summer University, which gathered around 40 scholars, experts, young professionals and university students who take interest in international relations, nuclear security and non-proliferation.  

A two-day youth forum was held as part of the project New Generation for Pluralism and Democracy at the National Museum of Georgia on 24-25 November.

The sixth Batumi Summer University kicked off at the Batumi State University (BSU) on 1 November. For six consecutive years, CCDS has been organizing summer university sessions in Batumi.

A regional forum - Ethnic minority youth in search of peace and equality - was organized by young activists participating in the CCDS project “New Generation for Pluralism and Democracy” and representing two membership groups - “Ethnic Azerbaijanis” and “the Integration Centre of Azerbaijanis in Georgia”.

The workshop Diversity & Inclusion in Defense and Security Institutions: Towards more Equitable Representation & Participation was conducted in 20 November 2019, at the Defense Institution Building (DIB) School of the Ministry of Defense of Georgia. The workshop ...