Status verified as of 19 September 2026. Political positions change; this explainer describes the documented position on that date.
Current international position
South Ossetia functions as a de facto independent state, recognized by Russia and a small number of other UN member states since 2008, while Georgia and the great majority of the international community continue to regard it as part of Georgia's sovereign territory. The UN General Assembly continues to adopt annual resolutions on the status of Georgian IDPs and refugees, and the Geneva International Discussions, begun in October 2008, remain the main ongoing diplomatic forum.[1]
Sources for this page
Each number marks a specific claim. Notes give the source, its locator and how it relates to the claim.
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Claim: UN General Assembly Resolution 76/267, adopted 8 June 2022 as part of an annual series dating to 2008, recognized the right of return of all internally displaced persons and refugees, regardless of ethnicity, to their homes throughout Georgia including Abkhazia and the Tskhinvali region/South Ossetia, and referenced the Geneva International Discussions that began on 15 October 2008 as the ongoing forum for addressing the conflicts' consequences.
- United Nations General Assembly, General Assembly Resolution 76/267: Status of internally displaced persons and refugees from Abkhazia, Georgia, and the Tskhinvali region/South Ossetia, Georgia (United Nations) link, Preamble and operative paragraphs 1 and 5. Source record
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