Regional News
Increase in measles and whooping cough in Armenia
Increase in the number of measles and whooping cough cases in Armenia 21.08.2024 Article published on the aysor.am.ru website Armenia has seen an increase in recorded cases of infectious diseases since last year, Director of the National Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Stepan Atoyan, told a press conference on Wednesday. …
Grim milestone on World Humanitarian Day: WHO records 1940 attacks on health care in Ukraine since start of full-scale war
Published by: World Health Organisation (who.int) 19th August 2024 Since 24 February 2022, following the Russian Federation’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the WHO Country Office in Ukraine has been monitoring, verifying and reporting attacks on health care. Today, as we observe World Humanitarian Day, we aim to remind …
Ukraine’s domestic violence dilemma
‘Can I complain while we’re at war?’: Ukraine’s domestic violence dilemma Published by The Guardian, 13 August 2024 Nearly 300,000 cases were registered last year, but victims often prefer to keep quiet where servicemen are involved In May this year, Lubov Nedoriz, a volunteer social worker, received a call from the police in Pervomaiskyi, a …
Amended Kyrgyz law on protection from domestic, sexual and gender-based violence
Kyrgyzstan’s President amends legislation on protection from domestic, sexual and gender-based violence 08.08.2024 Article published on the 24.g website Kyrgyzstan’s President Sadyr Zhaparov has signed a law On Amendments to Legislative Acts for Protection from Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence, according to a statement issued by the head of State’s Press Office. …
Moldova to set up a Committee to Protect Pensioners and People with Disabilities
Moldova to set up a Committee to Protect Pensioners and People with Disabilities 08.08.2024 Article published on the infotag.md website Moldova is to create a National Committee for the Protection of Pensioners and People with Disabilities, which intends to make its presence felt prior to the upcoming Presidential election. This was …
Russia: Proposal to involve CSOs in preventing violations of migration legislation
Proposal to involve CSOs in preventing violations of migration legislation 08.08.2024 Article published on the ASI website According to Izvestia, Yaroslav Nilov, head of the State Duma’s Labour, Social Policy and Veterans’ Affairs Committee, has drafted a bill that would enable CSOs to work on preventing violations of migration laws. Under …
Russia: PM orders finalisation of Family project to support families
Mikhail Mishustin orders work on the national Family project to be finalised 08.08.2024 Article published on the ASI website Following a strategy session in the Federation’s Council of Ministers in July, Russia’s Prime Minister ordered work on the national Family project to be finalised. He endorsed the general approach and the list …
68% of Russian entrepreneurs believe that businesses should help in resolving social problems and improving people’s lives.
Eighty-six percent of entrepreneurs have implemented a socially useful project at least once in the last two years 02.08.2024 Article published on the ASI website 12.6 million entrepreneurs and self-employed people believe that their business should benefit society. The Russian Ministry of Economic Development, Sberbank and the Public Opinion Foundation have …
Russia: Formal guidelines approved for treatment for people with disabilities
The Russian Council of Ministers has approved formal guidelines for a comprehensive habilitation and rehabilitation of people with disabilities 01.08.2024 Article published on the ASI website It has been decided to involve scientific organisations and civil society associations for disabled people in establishing proper habilitation and rehabilitation standards. Russia’s Prime Minister …
Proposal to reduce barriers to employment of disabled people in Russia
The Russian Tripartite Commission supports the idea of increasing employment opportunities for people with disabilities 29.07.2024 Article published on the ASI website This initiative will contribute to the social and professional integration of people with disabilities in the labour market. Following a recent meeting of the Russian Tripartite Commission (RTC) on …