Potential long-term impact of the destruction of the Kakhovka dam

Potential Long-Term Impact of the Destruction of the Kakhovka Dam: UNCT Joint Analytical Note (9 June 2023) Sources UN RC/HC Ukraine UNCT Ukraine 9 Jun 2023 View original Attachments Download Report(PDF | 146.62 KB) The Kakhovka dam’s destruction on 6 June 2023, as a consequence of Russia’s war on Ukraine, has led to the flooding …

Tooba users donate over three million roubles in four days

Tooba users donate over three million roubles in four days   During the first four days of June, 3,023,987 roubles were collected via Tooba to help children with congenital diseases   07.06.2023   Thanks to donors, several organizations received funding to support their important work: AiF. Kind Heart, Butterfly Children, Road of Life, Spina Bifida, …

One Health approach for Central Asia

A High-level Workshop Convenes Experts to Discuss Early Assessment Findings on One Health Approach for Central Asia Programme A World Bank report Samarkand, June 5, 2023 Government officials representing health, environment, agriculture and finance sectors from countries across Central Asia participated in the One Health Regional Technical Workshop, entitled Developing the Central Asia One Health …

Russia to Introduce  Registry of Government-Funded CSOs

Russia to Introduce  Registry of Government-Funded CSOs The register will also include information on any misuses of these funds.   05.06.23   All socially oriented civil society organizations (CSOs or SONGOs) that have ever received funding from federal, regional, or local government budgets — alongside any violations in the use of these funds — are planned …

St. Petersburg Hospice celebrates its 20th anniversary

St. Petersburg Hospice for Children and Adults celebrates its 20th anniversary   The celebration took place on Children’s Day, June 1, at the hospice on Babushkina Street   02.06.23   More than 400 guests gathered at the celebration, including patients, families, staff, volunteers, donors, partners, prominent city residents, and representatives of the city administration.   …

HIV infection rates in rural Russia increased by 4%

HIV infection rates in rural Russia increased by 4%   According to a report by Rospotrebnadzor for 2022.   01.06.2023   The HIV infection rate among rural residents in 2022 reached 35.1 cases per 100,000, which is 4.0% higher than in 2021, according to a report by Rospotrebnadzor (the Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer …

371 children deported by Russia returned to Ukraine

May 31, 2023 By RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service Zelenskiy Says 371 Children Deported By Russia Have Been Returned To Ukraine A woman holds her daughter and son, who went to a Russian-organized summer camp from nongovernment-controlled territories and were then taken to Russia, after they returned via Belarus in Kyiv in April. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy …

Kyrgyzstan ploughs ahead with ‘foreign agent’ law

Kyrgyzstan ploughs ahead with foreign agent law, ignores foreign critics The bureaucratic hassle caused by the changes to the law will force many NGOs to shut their doors. Ayzirek Imanaliyeva Published by Eurasianet, May 31, 2023 NGOs working with underrepresented groups could be forced out of existence by changes to the law. (Photo: Adilet)   …

Revised procedures for observer visits to Russian penal institutions

Procedures approved for public observer visits to penal colonies and pre-trial detention centres A measure that caused public outcry has been removed from a new version of the legal order. 31.05.2023 The Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia has approved the rules and procedure under which members of public monitoring commissions (ONKs) can visit penal institutions. …