The number of transgender people who use non-injecting drugs has significantly increased in recent years, according to the HPLGBT, a recipient of the Emergency Support Fund for Key Populations in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. As a result of this, their sexual behaviour has become more risky and the likelihood of becoming infected with HIV has increased significantly.
The roles and perspectives of key stakeholders on access to health services for labour migrants in Russia have not been studied extensively. Chamid Sulchan, a student of Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and intern of AFEW International, during his internship made a research “Roles and perspectives of key stakeholders on access to health services for labour migrants from Central Asia to Russia”.
How NGOs in Russia and Kazakhstan are helping migrants.
AFEW International is conducting a questionnaire among Civil Society Organisations in the EECA region to measure the impact of COVID-19 on CSOs in the region.
In the Eastern Europe and Central Asian region (EECA), the space for civil society is constantly shrinking. Central
In response to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and the relatively limited data available, the UN Women Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia developed a rapid survey, through the Making Every Woman and Girl Count global programme, to assess the gendered impacts of COVID-19 on women and men.
Viral hepatitis B and C affect 325 million people worldwide causing 1.4 million deaths a year. Hepatitis B and C are the second most fatal infectious diseases after tuberculosis, and 9 times more people are infected with hepatitis than HIV.
The International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR), together with civil society organisations and researchers from across the Former Soviet Union (FSU), conducted an assessment of national government’s responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the impact on human rights in Ukraine.
UNODC seeks to provide funding support to Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) particularly Community Based Organisations (CBOs) working in the area of HIV prevention, treatment, care and support among people who use drugs and people in prison to ensure quality HIV services that are tailored to their needs.
In the framework of an initiative of International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) and its partners from Central Asia a paper has been prepared to monitor and document the human rights impact of governments’ responses to the COVID-19 pandemic in this region.
