A/HRC/42/34 82. ICRC suggested that the Government of Georgia set up a body to coordinate the work on the search for the missing individuals and the provision of support to their families, similar to commissions on missing persons that exist in other countries. 42 83. In its information provided to OHCHR, the Government of Georgia reported that a new investigation into missing persons had been initiated. 84. The subject of missing persons continued to be raised in the context of the Geneva international discussions. The work of an expert commissioned by OSCE to focus on missing persons from South Ossetia has continued. 10. Confidence-building measures 85. In June 2018, the parliament of Georgia approved the package of proposals submitted by the Government entitled “A step to a better future”, which envisages, inter alia, confidence-building measures between the communities across the Administrative Boundary Lines. 43 In March 2019, the Government launched a related small grant programme (“Enterprise for a better future”) aimed at supporting joint business production and partner projects across the lines. The Secretary-General commended the focus on concrete measures to encourage and facilitate the free movement of goods, services, persons and finances across the lines, and he urged the continuation of dialogue and political will to ensure their implementation. 44 86. The Council of Europe also continued to implement confidence-building measures in Abkhazia, while noting the impossibility of developing and implementing such measures in South Ossetia.45 11. Incident Prevention and Response Mechanisms 87. While the Geneva international discussions continued regularly during the reporting period, OHCHR regrets the suspension of the Gali and Ergneti Incident Prevention and Response Mechanisms, which offered a platform for joint discussion of a number of issues, incidents and individual cases. While the Ergneti mechanism was eventually renewed in December 2018, the Gali mechanism remained suspended as at the date of the finalization of the present report. C. Situation of internally displaced persons and refugees 88. Pursuant to General Assembly resolution 72/280, the Secretary-General submitted his annual report to the seventy-third session of the General Assembly on the status of internally displaced persons and refugees from Abkhazia, Georgia, and the Tskhinvali region/South Ossetia, Georgia (A/73/880), covering the period from 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2019. The present report therefore does not address this subject. V. Conclusions and recommendations 89. The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights expresses her appreciation for the continuous cooperation between the Government of Georgia and OHCHR, which demonstrates the Government’s commitment to the promotion and protection of human rights. Her Office remains committed to further supporting the Government and other national stakeholders to further improve the promotion and protection of human rights in Georgia. 42 43 44 45 See www.messenger.com.ge/issues/4354_march_15_2019/4354_icrc.html. See also A/HRC/39/44, para. 53. See also A/HRC/39/44, para. 88. A/73/880, para. 54. SG/Inf(2019)12, paras. 64 and 71. 15