The Kazakhstan Parliament has adopted a law on domestic violence   11.04.2024   Article published on the Zakon.kz website   On 11 April, Senate deputies approved amendments to the law to protect women’s rights and the safety of children, reports Zakon.kz.   The legislation seeks to improve the legal, economic, institutional and organisational framework for …

Updated e-service in Diia: IDPs can now apply for aid for the whole family Published by UNDP The service for registering internally displaced persons has been updated. This service was previously developed with support from the UNDP and funding from the Government of Sweden. Kyiv, 9 April 2024 – The Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine …

In Minsk, the staffing levels of doctors is 79%   Minsk: 07.04.2024   Article published on Sputnik.by website   City authorities believe that problems related to medical personnel in the capital can be solved by increasing the enrolment targets in medical colleges and universities.   The capital’s medical institutions are suffering from a shortage of …

Triple risk of harm for Ukraine’s health transport workers over other health-care staff, WHO data indicates Published by WHO Kyiv, Ukraine, 4 April 2024  A concerning new trend has emerged from the WHO Surveillance System for Attacks on Health Care (SSA) in Ukraine: Ambulance workers and other personnel servicing health transport face a risk of …

Mikhail Mishustin speaks of assistance being provided to CSOs   04.04.2024   Article published on the ASI website   In 2022, Russia’s Council of Ministers provided help to 10,000 CSOs.   On 3 April, Mikhail Mishustin, Russia’s Prime Minister, gave a presentation on the latest annual report on the work of the Council of Ministers. …

Kyrgyz orphans to receive 500,000 soms on their 18th birthday   04.04.2024   Article published on the CentralAsia.news website   According to Kyrgyzstan’s Prime Minister, 270 million soms have been set aside for this purpose.   The Kyrgyz authorities plan to provide orphans with a lump-sum payment of 500,000 soms. Akylbek Zhaparov, Kyrgyzstan’s Prime Minister, …

Proposal to ban participation in the work of undesirable organisations   03.04.2024   Article published on the ASI website   On 2 April, bills were submitted to the Russian State Duma to establish liability for participating in the work of undesirable organisations, i.e.:   “Limitation for bringing to administrative liability” and “Participation in the work …

A supportive chatbot for those who have suffered domestic abuse has appeared online   02.04.2024   Article published on the ASI website   The creation of the chatbot has been timed to coincide with the start of a new season of the Mutual Consent television series directed by Valeria Gai Germanica which deals with the …

Lukashenko insists medicine be made accessible to all   Minsk, 02.04.2024 Source: sputnik.by   Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko visited the Grodno region to mark the start of construction of a municipal hospital.   Upon arriving in Grodno, Lukashenko was briefed by the Minister of Health, Alexander Khojaev, the presidential press service reports.   “We need …

How CSOs work in numbers — survey and statistics   The HSE Centre for Studies of Civil Society and the Nonprofit Sector has revealed which platforms CSOs choose to communicate with donors and who among the benefactors can be called ‘digital outsiders’.   28.03.2024   Article published on the ASI website     The HSE …