On March 18, 2019, Rossotrudnichestvo hosted an expert round table with Russian NGOs working in the area of international affairs. Representatives of more than 20 organizations gathered to discuss the issues of improving the effectiveness of humanitarian policy of the Russian Federation in the international arena. RIAC was represented ...
On November 26–27, 2018, Moscow hosted International Forum of NGOs in Official Partnership with UNESCO «Science as common good of humankind», with participation of Russian Peace Foundation and Russian Academy of Sciences.
On November 26–27, 2018, Moscow hosted International Forum of NGOs in Official Partnership with UNESCO «Science as common good of humankind», with participation of Russian Peace Foundation and Russian Academy of Sciences.
The forum gathered about four hundred Russian and foreign participants and covered a wide ...
... if we start ignoring principles and values, then the consequences will be much more serious.
Irina Ivakhnyuk:
Proposals for Russia’s Migration Strategy through 2035
What institutions are particularly effective at protecting migrant rights: governmental ... ... or adapt – is the right to work. What institution can ensure their right to work? Of course, the state.
But I cannot ignore NGOs that work directly with migrants and therefore understand their needs much better. It is important that non-profit organizations ...
... nongovernmental organisations operating inside the country. The law has drawn much criticism among the international community. This reaction has awoken Chinese interest towards international experience in NGO activities governance.
The participants from China, Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Mongolia, Iran, Egypt etc. shared their experience and spread on the NGO management, legislation, administration, law enforcement in their countries.
Much attention was paid to the role of foreign NGO in colour revolutions organisation.
Anna Kuznetsova ...
... instead of solving them. Unfortunately, the idea behind «resilience of the surrounding regions» is in fact a continuation of the same logic, which has set the EU at loggerheads with Russia. If to decipher it, the plan is to work through NGOs in those countries in-between the EU and Russia, which political establishments do not suite some EU member states or non- European countries, to «hold governments accountable». It seems that this might be a creative way to describe a regime change from within with a support of outside ...
... we have mutual interests amenable to such would be one way to proceed.
While not as useful in the long run as large moves in areas where mutual interest is clear, if that route is shut it down we should work on what is possibly open.
What role could Russian and American NGOs and think-tanks play in normalization of bilateral relations?
They can and should continue developing ideas and think on areas where we can make some progress and where we might develop an improved relationship. The first step might be to remain ...
... in Moscow and, therefore, should be the subject of a very specific, detailed and honest discussion.
Kadri Liik also writes about the need to engage Russia’s civil society. As a person who has spent most of his professional life leading various Russian NGOs, I wholeheartedly support this proposal. At the same time, my personal experience tells me that quite often the Western approach to the Russian civil society is similar to the Brussels acquis communautaire approach in dealing with EU partners. The ...
Russian-Armenian relations play a key role in both Armenia's foreign policy and Russia’s regional strategy in the South Caucasus. A Russian military base is located in Armenia, while Russian border guards also ensure the protection of Armenia’s ...
... registered IDPs countrywide at 980,000 – a figure that is expected to rise as more IDPs are registered. In addition, some 600,000 Ukrainians have sought asylum or other forms of legal stay since February 2014 in neighboring countries, particularly in Russia, but also in Belarus, Moldova, Poland, Hungary and Romania;
Building the organizational capacities of Ukrainian NGOs and CSOs;
Strengthening international ties.
What can be described as progress in Ukrainian-Western inter-societal dialogue is seen as a regress in Ukrainian-Russian and Russian-Western cooperation. But despite the woeful state of Russian-Ukrainian ...
On April 11, 2014 the Small Mansion of Russian Foreign Ministry hosted a meeting between Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and members of Russian NGOs specializing in international relations.
The Russian Council represented by its Program Director Ivan Timofeev also participated in the event.
Mr. Lavrov stressed the role of nongovernmental organizations in advancing the international interests ...