Georgia's 2003 Rose Revolution ushered in President Saakashvili's enthusiasm for open markets and prospective NATO membership. But popular unrest posed unfamiliar problems for the government. Failure to resolve the separatist conflicts in the republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, alongside poor relations with Russia, launched the country into crisis in 2008, and the jury is still out on Saakashvili's plan to create a "Georgia Without Poverty" by 2013.
Georgians collecting food from the United Nations World Food Program. © United Nations
WASHINGTON, Jan 15 (OneWorld.net) - Ahead of the Orthodox Christmas celebrations, Georgians hard hit by the August 2008 conflict with Russia receive food, household items, and other necessities as they struggle to cope with dropping temperatures, hunger, poverty, and emotional healing.
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