A general view of the Plenary Hall at the Beijing International Convention Centre (BICC), during the address by Mrs. Hillary Rodham Clinton of the United States on 5 September 1995. The appearance by Mrs. Clinton was presented as a special event during the Fourth World Conference on Women, meeting from 4 to 15 September 1995. Credit: UN/DPI 051331/Zhang Yan Hui.

In February 1998, the Georgian President established the State Commission for Elaboration of State Policy for Women's Advancement to draft a national plan of action. The government of Georgia approved the National Plan of Action for Improving Women's Conditions for 1998-2000, which identifies seven areas of priority for women. Rusudan Beridze, the Deputy Secretary of the National Security Council of Georgia on Human Rights Issues and Chairperson of the Commission on Elaboration of State Policy for Women's Advancement drafted a report analyzing the national plan of action, identifying obstacles to implementation and concluding with recommendations.

On 29 December 2000, the Georgian government adopted a similar Plan of Action for Improving Women's Conditions in Georgia for the 2001-2004 period. The plan establishes seven areas of priority, including institutional mechanisms, women's participation in decision-making, economic policies, poverty, armed conflict, health, and women's rights. The plan also sets forth the goals, strategies and institutions responsible for implementation. Although violence against women is not explicitly addressed, the Plan of Action seeks to eliminate "all factors of gender discrimination." To achieve this goal, strategies are identified, which include trainings for government bodies, law enforcement, women's NGOs and the media.

On 17 January 2003, the President signed Decree No. 15, or the Action Plan to Combat Trafficking 2003-2005. This Action Plan seeks to reform laws to better protect victims of trafficking, take preventative measures, provide assistance to victims, and regularly monitor implementation of the plan. It also provides strategies to achieve these goals, identifies which institutions are responsible for implementation, and sets forth a timeline.

Georgia has submitted a response to the United Nations' Division for Advancement of Women's questionnaire regarding implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action. To prepare for a "Review of the implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action and the outcome documents of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly" during its forty-ninth session, the U.N. Division for the Advancement of Women sent another questionnaire (PDF) to all governments requesting information on accomplishments and obstacles to implementing the Beijing Platform for Action. Responses were due by 30 April 2004. Georgia has not yet submitted a response to the questionnaire.