STADA company to double donations to elderly people from nursing homes 10.07.2019 In honour of 100 years of its manufacturing facilities ‘Nizhpharm’, the STADA company together with the charity ‘Starost v radost’ has launched the project ‘Svyaz pokolenii’ (‘Connecting the…
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Electronic register to simplify access to state services for disabled people in Russia
Social support procedure for disabled people to be simplified from next year 10.07.2019 Information about the disability of citizens will be available to state agencies and local governments from an electronic federal register of disabled people, so relevant decisions will…
Report on state support for Russian SONGOs in 2018
Ministry of Economic Development has reported on state support of SONGOs in 2018 10.07.2019 The Ministry of Economic Development has published a report on the measures implemented by the constituent entities of the Russian Federation to ensure the access of…
Armenia’s #metoo aims to break silence on sexual violence
The campaign also has sparked a backlash against some who believe it is a European-backed effort intended to get Armenia to sign on to international conventions on preventing sexual violence. Published by Eurasianet.org Ani Mejlumyan Jul 9, 2019 The logo…
Domestic violence and women’s rights in Uzbekistan
Open Democracy: In Uzbekistan, women’s rights are changing – but not fast enough Uzbekistan still lacks a law on domestic violence, and legislation on gender equality is yet to appear. 4 July 2019, Darina Solod. In Uzbekistan, women facing domestic violence…
Changes in spread of HIV in Russia
Why HIV is affecting older people and how risk groups have changed: epidemiological data from Rospotrebnadzor 03/07/2019 In 2018, 70% of people newly infected with HIV in Russia were economically active and aged between 30 and 50. A report entitled…
Russia increases allowances for care of disabled children
Russia to increase monthly allowance for care of disabled children 01/07/2019 The allowance for care of children with disabilities, and for people with a Group 1 disability since childhood, will be almost doubled as of today. Parents, guardians, and the…
Azerbaijan’s first Inclusivity Hackathon for people with disability
Azerbaijan’s first Inclusivity Hackathon reveals breakthrough software solutions for people with disability Baku, 30 June 2019– An intensive 48-hour non-stop Inclusivity Hackathon, the first of its kind organized by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Azerbaijan, concludes today introducing…
Support for people with HIV/AIDS in Belarus
Positive movement: safety, trust and services for people who inject drugs Published by UNAIDS 28 June 2019 Most people in the capital city of Belarus become infected with HIV from injecting drugs. As a result, a nongovernmental organization in Minsk…
Russian attitudes to and contributions to NGOs in Russia
HSE study reveals a third of Russians contribute to the work of at least one NGO 27/06/2019 A study entitled ‘Trust and Participation: what do citizens know about NGOs?’ has been completed by the Centre for Civil Society Research,…