New law introduced to humanise the prison system   13.06.2023   Vladimir Putin has signed a law to humanise Russia’s penal system which has been published on the Government’s legal information website. Vasily Piskarev, Chair of the State Duma Security and Anti-Corruption Committee, said that it was necessary to improve the conditions of those held …

New online platform to help people recovering from Covid-19 created in Russia   13.06.2023   Doctors and rehab specialists led by Denis Protsenko, head physician at Kommunarka hospital, have developed a comprehensive online course of treatment for those who have contracted Covid-19 and other severe viral infections.   Users will be able to devise their …

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 …

Foreign CSOs to be placed on a special register   08.06.2023   Individuals and legal entities can take part in the activities of a foreign or international CSO without risk of criminal prosecution, provided the organisation is on a formal register of their branch and representative offices.   This is the subject of a draft …

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, …

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 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 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%   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 …

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 …