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On 8th September 2025 the UN Human Rights Council adopted a Resolution on the human rights implications of drug policy.

“Keep UNAIDS — the HIV response in EECA is not finished” is the main message of the statement from the regional networks of Eastern Europe & Central Asia”

Informal discussions ahead of the 60th session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC60) have already spotlighted the shrinking space for civil society in the Eastern Europe and Central Asia (EECA) region.

First time ever European Commission is developing a dedicated Strategy to ensure support to and cooperation with civil society across all areas of European Union activities.

RESILIENT Project is looking for 10 Focal Points from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan (1 per country) to provide information on shrinking space and criminalization of key populations.

16th June 2025 marked a deadline for providing input for the UNGA-80th thematic report on “Freedom of assembly and association rights, collective action and human solidarity facing existential threat: preserving the fundamental principles”

The 68th session of the United Nations Commission on Narcotics Drugs (CND) took place in Vienna 10-14 March. It presented several opportunities to address the issue of shrinking space in the region of Central Eastern Europe and Central Asia.

“There is already anecdotal evidence that individuals from highly stigmatised groups…are avoiding approaching NGOs