The Russian Government approves a strategy to protect children from harmful information   05.05.2023   The strategy spells out ways in which children and teenagers can be protected from harmful information.   According to the State’s Telegram channel, Russia has approved a revised strategy to protect the online safety of children in which the Government …

Patient Control asks the Russian Government to increase the procurement of drugs for HIV patients   05.05.2023   The social activist group Patient Control has sent a letter to the State Duma and the Government requesting an increase in this year’s funding for the procurement of antiretroviral drugs for patients with HIV. It states that …

Russian Red Cross launches one-stop portal for finding care assistants The platform will allow people to search for a social worker, nanny or home help 04.05.2023 The one-stop information portal Help is Here, where users will be able to find a care assistant or nanny, is currently online in ten pilot areas: the regions of …

Ministry of Justice proposes changes to CSO court application procedure The ministry believes that a mandatory pre-trial dispute resolution mechanism for CSO-related public service provision will lighten court workloads and help CSOs save on legal fees. 28.04.2023 A draft bill providing for this change has gone out to public consultation on the federal portal for …

The Russian Children’s Ombudsman to propose enshrining the definition of bullying in law   27.04.2023   Maria Lvova-Belova, the Russian Presidential Commissioner for Children’s Rights, has said that the problem of bullying exists in part because there is no such definition in law, TASS reports.   “Bullying – what is it anyway? A man comes …

Ministry of Education to bring in training standards to prepare orphans for adult life Since 2021, the ministry has been developing standards designed to prepare young adults across Russia for the moment when they leave their orphanages. 27.04.2023 This year, the Ministry of Education is to bring in training standards to help orphans to live …

Kazakhstan sets 2026 target for getting drinking water to the regions Households in 1,395 villages do not have running water. Published by Eurasianet Almaz Kumenov Apr 24, 2023 Heavy machinery digging trenches for water pipes near the city of Zhezkazgan. (Photo: Kazakhstan government website) Kazakhstan’s government has pledged to hook all villages across the country …

Armenia and WHO work towards achieving tuberculosis elimination goal Published by WHO Office, Armenia, 20 April 2023 Field experts and leading specialists highlighted regional experience and cooperation at a conference in Armenia to mark World Tuberculosis Day on 24 March 2023. The event, Tuberculosis – a Modern Health Challenge, presented updates on the current epidemiological …

Published by Amnesty International, December 2022 Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, which began on 24 February 2022, has been characterized by a flagrant disregard for civilian life and frequent war crimes. Russia has indiscriminately attacked Ukrainian cities, including with banned weapons, committed extrajudicial executions in areas under its control, and targeted clearly-marked civilian infrastructure in …

At least 10% of summer camp places to be reserved for children with disabilities   19.04.2023   At its meeting on 18 April, the State Duma passed the first reading of a Bill that will allow the allocation of recreation places for children with disabilities.   The Bill’s authors want to strengthen the concept of …