COVID-19 and CSOs in EECA
July 30, 2020
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.
A shrinking civil society in Tajikistan
July 29, 2020
In the Eastern Europe and Central Asian region (EECA), the space for civil society is constantly shrinking. Central
Women at the forefront of COVID-19 response in Europe and Central Asia
July 29, 2020
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.
World Hepatitis Day
July 28, 2020
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.
Human rights impact assessment of the Covid-19 response on the territory of Ukraine
July 28, 2020
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.
Grants for civil society organizations
July 27, 2020
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.
Human rights impact assessment of the Covid-19 response in Kazakhstan
July 27, 2020
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.
Labor migration: awareness and access
July 20, 2020
There are currently about a million citizens of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan working in the Russian Federation. Key groups of the population are also migrating to different countries seeking a better life. Because of this, the AFEW partnership conducted a study called “Assessment of Labor Migration Among Drug Users in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan”, which ultimately led to the development and implementation of the “Labor Migration: Awareness and Access” project in 2018. This partnership was created in the framework of the “Bridging the Gaps” project and was financed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands.
Prisons in COVID context: how community health systems work in EECA region
July 16, 2020
On-line conference ‘Prisons in COVID context: how community health systems work in EECA region’ will take place on July 24th.
The COVID-19 Pandemic and Central Asian Migrants in Russia
July 15, 2020
On the 16 July the Central Asia Program of the Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies (IERES) will organize a webinar “The COVID-19 Pandemic and Central Asian Migrants in Russia”.