Opening of four playing rooms for children in social institutions

Briefing for NGOs and Human Rights Defenders of St-Petersburg on the outcome of the Universal Periodic Review for Russia and the report of last year’s visit of the Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers

Presentation of the UN joint publication Russia: on the Path to Equal Opportunities, in cooperation with the UN Information Centre and the Office of the UN Commissioner for Human Rights in RF, and with support of St. Petersburg Gerzen Pedagogical University and St. Petersburg Humanities and Policy Research ‘Strategy’ Centre.

Opening of an exhibition of photographs “The Upper Pechora,” on the occasion of the International Day of the World’ Indigenous Peoples, in partnership with the Representative Office of Komi Republic under the Russian President

Meeting of the working group, involving the expert team, representatives of interested federal and Moscow government ministries, NGOs, and UN structures (UNDP, UNIC, UNICEF, OHCHR, and RC Office) on preparation of the UN publication on the rights of the disabled for education and employment

Participation in the XXVII International AIDS Conference

ILO Moscow specialists will make a presentation on HIV/AIDS workplace prevention projects at the 17th International AIDS Conference

Meeting of the national Inter-confessional Committee on AIDS

St.Petersburg Inter-confessional Committee on AIDS meeting

Special event dedicated to the International Day of the World’s Indigenous People, to be jointly organized by the UNIC, the Mission of Komi Republic and the city office of Petchory. During the event, the opening of an art exhibition will take place; the exhibit puts on display the works of paintings and applied arts by the artists from Russia’s North