On 18 September in Moscow Representatives of the "Conference of International NGOs" of the Council of Europe met the Heads of Russian and foreign communal organisations working in Russia in order to discuss issues connected with the implementation of…
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Minister calls for employment of childrens’ homes’ staff
The Minister of Health, Mr Zurabov, has told the deputy heads of Federation executive agencies that the measures in the demographic field have begun to show positive results. He said that in the first half of this year, the…
NGO finances in Voronezh
Voronezh State Registry Office publishes Information on Financial Activities of NGOs, Communal and Religious Organisations In 2006 the above organisations spent 360 million roubles, including 18 million received from abroad. This information was made public by the Voronezh State…
HIV-positive people concerned at shortage of medicines
Twenty regions of Russia are experiencing a shortage of anti-retroviral drugs, according to HIV positive sources in Nizhny Novgorod, St Petersburg and other cities at a press conference on the provision of drugs for HIV positive patients in Russia. …
Russia 138th in a world index of charity work
CAF Russia has published the results of a survey (http://www.cafrussia.ru/CAFRussia/research/research_worldgivingindex/), showing statistics for private charitable giving by 95% of the world’s population, and for the first time allowing a comparison between different countries in charitable activity. The research by CAF…
Russian government adopts WHO plan for anti-tobacco campaign
Prime Minister Putin said the adoption by the World Health Organisation (WHO) of a framework convention against tobacco and smoking was a key event for Russia. Speaking at the 60th session of the European Regional Committee of WHO in Moscow,…
Advocate of corporate responsibility
Report by ASI: Death of ‘Body Shop’ Founder who was first to raise Subject of Responsible Behaviour by Businesses Anita Roddick has died in Britain at the age of 65. She founded the international chain known as ‘The Body…
New NGO Acccounting Forms on Internet
The new forms, in both English and Russian, are set out on the website belonging to Lawyers for a Civil Society at http://www.lawcs.ru. NGOs may use the site for consulting the lawyers, particularly as regards registration and accounting practice. http//www.asi.org.ru/AS13/main.nsf/0/95D04F2742A9F3C0C32571E100515808
No Loyalty Test in NGO Competition
NGOs are participating in a competition for financial resources which is being held by the Citizens' Chamber. Nearly 90% of the submissions have come from the provinces. A. Adamsky, a member of the responsible committee of the Chamber, said…
New HIV/Aids Prevention Programme for Drug Users
A project for opening up wider access to prevention and cure of HIV by developing related services for intravenous drug users in the Russian Federation is being implemented with the support of the Global Fund for Combating AIDS, Tuberculosis and…