Round table “HIV and AIDS in the Mirror of the Media”

Participation in the press conference in the House of Journalists announcing the XV ‘Stalker’ International Human Rights Festival

United Nations Organization staff in Russia are planning to undergo HIV testing on December 1, the World AIDS Day.

Testing will be confidential and anonymous. Pre- and post-testing counseling will be provided by consultants of the All Russian Union of People Living with HIV (AU PLHIV). Heads of UN agencies called their staff to support this initiative.

Denis Brun, Regional Director of UNAIDS office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia makes the following points:

New York, 25 November 2009 - In the ten years since the General Assembly designated 25 November as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, the circle of engagement has widened. More groups and individuals, including men and boys, are getting involved in efforts to prevent and address this heinous violation of women’s human rights. There has also been significant progress at the national level as many countries have adopted laws and comprehensive action plans.

I have the right to know!

UNICEF announces the launch of media campaign timed to coincide with the 20th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child

Participation in the Higher School of Economics and Oxfam International joint seminar ‘Sharing responsibility for development: studying experience for results’

On-line conference ‘Global Climate Change –What it Means for Russia and All Us’

Mission of The UN Resident Coordinator/UNDP Resident Representative in the RF to the North Caucasus to monitor UNDP projects and UN activities in the region

Signing of the MoU with Rossotrudnitchestvo on cooperation on international development assistance

UNDP and Global Environment Facility (GEF) mission to Russia on current Energy Efficiency and Climate Change project portfolio development, as well as possible ideas for portfolio extension