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Russia: women prisoners to be allowed to keep children with them when undergoing medical treatment
The Ministry of Justice has proposed allowing women prisoners to take their children with them when undergoing medical treatment 10.10.2023 The Ministry believes that this proposal will help to preserve “family ties”. Draft amendments to the Order on providing medical care to prisoners or those held in pre-trial detention centres reflect the …
Russia: Proposal to fine employers who do not fulfil disability quota
Ministry of Labour proposal to fine employers for failure to comply with employment quotas for people with disabilities 18.10.2023 A draft law that amends the Russian Federation Code on Administrative Offences has been submitted for public discussion. The Ministry has recommended making changes to employment law that considers the employment quota for …
Emigration leading to shortage of doctors and other healthcare workers in Moldova
Published by vedomosti.md 14.10.2023 More than 1,700 health workers request certification of their educational qualifications in order to leave Moldova Over the last four years, more than 1,700 medical workers have applied for the certification of their educational documents for travelling abroad. Nine years ago, the number of applications from doctors was much higher. …
Which Russian regions provide most support for SONGOs?
The Ministry of Economic Development has revealed which regions have provided the most support to SONGOs (socially-oriented NGOs) 11.10.2023 On 9 October, Tatyana Ilyushnikova, the Ministry’s Deputy Minister, announced the results of their annual ranking exercise for regions that provided the most support to SONGOs and social entrepreneurs during 2022. The Deputy …
UNESCO study of early childhood care in Moldova
Published by UNICEF 10.10.2023 UNICEF commissions a new study of parental knowledge, attitudes and practices in early childhood care and development Parents and caregivers are increasingly positive about inclusive education for children with disabilities. This is one of the findings of a study on “Parental Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices in Early Childhood Care and Development” …
Proposal to allow CSOs to change the composition of their founders
Proposal to allow CSOs to change the composition of their founders 06.10.2023 This proposal would allow CSOs the possibility of removing founders from their membership and was discussed on the Telegram channel by Artem Metelev, Chair of the Duma Committee on Youth Policy. “Founders of CSOs often lose contact with their organisation, …
How to measure the social impact of CSO projects: A new methodology
How to measure the social impact of CSO projects: A new methodology 06.10.2023 The Contribution to the Future Foundation has developed its own methodology for evaluating social projects and initiatives, taking their social significance into account. Ekaterina Yadova, Project Director of the Foundation, says that 92% of Russian investors believe that measuring …
Nearly one million people living below the poverty line in Kazakhstan
Published by the Economic Research Institute, Kazakhstan 05.10.2023 Nearly one million people living below the poverty line in Kazakhstan The Office of National Statistics has published figures on population living standards for the second quarter of 2023. In the second quarter of 2023, the number of households with incomes below the subsistence minimum reached 177,800, …
Proposal to create a register of “destructive” foreign CSOs in Russia
A proposal to create a register of “destructive” foreign CSOs in Russia 05.10.2023 At the end of July, the Federation Council approved amendments to the law “On Non-Profit Organisations” that will allow citizens and companies to participate in the activities of a foreign CSO that does not have a presence in Russia, provided …
