News of ECOM
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 31, 2024
Trans Day of Visibility: Every Voice Must Be Heard
Every year on March 31st, we celebrate International Trans Day of Visibility, marking the resilience and courage of trans and non-binary people around the world. Visibility of trans people is...
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...
March 25, 2024
Vitaly Djuma Appointed as Board Member of Developed Country NGO Delegation to Global Fund Board
In March 2024, Vitaly Djuma, Executive Director of ECOM, was appointed as a Board Member of the Developed Country NGO Delegation to the Global Fund Board. Vitaly Djuma has been...
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 14, 2024
Third Call for proposal CEECA EMERGENCY SUPPORT FUND
Текст українською мовою доступний у додатку до цієї новини. EMERGENCY SUPPORT FUND Third Grants Competition for Initiatives in CEECA—2024 ECOM – Eurasian Coalition on Health, Rights, Gender and Sexual Diversity...
February 12, 2024
Equality Movement: Flow of People Coming to Georgia Does Not Stop — How ECOM's Partners in Georgia Respond to New Challenges Caused by Russian Invasion of Ukraine
LGBTQI community-based organization “Equality Movement” is a partner of ECOM in Georgia. It is implementing a project to reduce the negative impact of the Russian war against Ukraine on the...
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...
