News of ECOM
April 12, 2024
ECOM expert takes part in Global Youth Dialogue
Uluk Batyrgaliev, Health Officer at ECOM, took part in the International Global Youth Dialogue with the theme: “A new generation’s vision for the future”, which was held as part of...
April 8, 2024
ECOM Joins Task Force Partnership Aimed at Achieving 10-10-10 Targets
On March 28, the first Task Force meeting was held with the participation of experts from ECOM. The Task Force partnership aimed at achieving 10-10-10 targets is a community-based partnership...
April 4, 2024
2023 in Facts and Figures: ECOM's Annual Report
Today we present our annual report for 2023, in which we collected our most important achievements and successes. Over the past year, ECOM demonstrated its sustainable development, its readiness to...
March 27, 2024
First Meeting of Regional Decriminalization Movement "Rise & Decriminalize" Takes Place
On March 12–13, 2024, the first meeting of the movement for decriminalization “Rise & Decriminalize” was held. In 2023, five regional networks: ECOM — Eurasian Coalition on Health, Rights, Gender...
February 26, 2024
ECOM Steering Committee Meeting: Discussion of Strategies and Prospects
On February 14-15, the first in-person meeting of the ECOM Steering Committee (SC) this year was held in Istanbul. At the meeting, SC members discussed key areas of activity and...
February 23, 2024
ECOM is growing: we are strengthening our team with new experts
2024 began with the addition of new staff members to ECOM’s team. Two new team members joined ECOM in February. Nazarii Boiarskyi was chosen as ECOM’s new Programs Lead: “I...
February 22, 2024
A website for LGBT teenagers was blocked in Kazakhstan
Selftanu.kz, a website for LGBT+ teenagers that contained materials on health, relationships, and acceptance of sexual orientation and gender identity, has been blocked in Kazakhstan. News about this appeared on...
February 5, 2024
Russia suspends implementation of ICD-11: a threat to healthcare and the rights of the trans community
On January 30, the government of the Russian Federation issued a decree suspending the implementation of the International Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 11th Revision (ICD-11). “The contradiction...
December 14, 2023
Results of the 1st (Sub) Regional Consultation on PrEP among MSM and Trans People in Central Asia
On November 21–22, the 1st (Sub) Regional Consultation on PrEP among MSM and trans people in Central Asia was held in Almaty. This is the first consultation of this scale,...
December 1, 2023
Decision of the Supreme Court of Russia violates fundamental human rights, including the rights of LGBT people
ECOM’s position paper regarding the decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation to recognize the LGBT movement as “extremist” and to prohibit its activities in the country. On...
