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The Security Council approved the transformation of the mission in Haiti into an Anti-Gang Force.

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September 30, 2025 Peace and security

The UN Security Council adopted a resolution transforming the Multinational Security Assistance Mission in Haiti into an Anti-Gang Force. It will operate in close cooperation with the Haitian authorities.

US Ambassador to the UN Michael Waltz said the decision was encouraging and an "important first step" toward resolving the humanitarian and security crisis in Haiti.

The resolution was adopted by 12 votes in favor. Three countries abstained: China, Pakistan, and Russia.

The mission's mandate was approved for an initial period of 12 months. The new force will consist of 5,550 personnel, including 5,500 military and police personnel and 50 civilians.

The Kenya-led Multinational Security Assistance Mission to Haiti was established in 2023 by a UN Security Council resolution. Its contingent was significantly smaller. The mission provided support to Haitian police. Haitian authorities have stated the need to expand it into a much larger operation.

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Following the adoption of the resolution, Haiti's Permanent Representative to the UN, Eric Pierre, said that today's decision marks "a turning point in the country's fight against one of the most serious challenges in its already turbulent history."

He stressed that while the Multinational Security Assistance Mission had provided "valuable support and a strong signal of international solidarity," the "reality on the ground" reminded him that "the scale and complexity of the threat far exceeded the mission's original mandate."

Today, he said, the Council has given it a broader, more "offensive" and operational mandate that will enable the international community to respond effectively to the situation in Haiti.

Russia's Ambassador to the UN, Vasily Nebenzya, stated that his country did not interfere with the adoption of the resolution at the request of Haiti and its neighbors. However, according to Nebenzya, "the Council is once again being forced into a very dangerous and poorly thought-out adventure," and the "recipe for responsible international assistance" for Haiti lies in addressing the root causes of the crisis, "which include a long history of destructive military intervention in the country's affairs."

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Internet outages in Afghanistan hamper earthquake relief efforts

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September 30, 2025 Humanitarian aid

Vital humanitarian aid efforts to remote Afghan communities hit by last month's devastating earthquake have been severely hampered by the de facto Afghan authorities' decision to shut down the internet nationwide.

"We have been informed that starting yesterday at 5 p.m., telecommunications and fiber optic services in Afghanistan will be suspended until further notice," said Indrika Ratwatte, the UN humanitarian coordinator in the country, speaking via a shaky satellite video link from Kabul.

"The rest of the country is now almost completely disconnected from the internet," he added. He also said contact with humanitarian workers in remote areas assisting earthquake victims in eastern Afghanistan has been lost.

Ratwatte described the plight of families who previously lived in mountain villages but are now forced to live in overcrowded informal settlements in the Kunar Valley. In one such community, he met a woman who had lost 11 members of her family. "It's just a colossal trauma," he noted.

There is no connection

An estimated 43 million Afghans now lack internet access since the Taliban began cutting communications cables several weeks ago in an effort to combat "vice" and immorality under a strict interpretation of Sharia law.

The work of UN humanitarian agencies is also complicated by the Taliban's ban on Afghan women entering their premises, introduced earlier this month.

According to Ratwatte, the internet shutdown affected not only the activities of the UN and its partners, but also health programs, banking and financial services.

“At the community level, this means the cessation of normal business operations, banking transactions, remittances and foreign income that are critical to people,” he explained.

A month has passed since a magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan. The disaster claimed the lives of approximately 2,000 people and damaged 8,500 homes.

"Winter is not coming – it's already here," Ratwatte warned, stressing the need to insulate temporary shelters for displaced people and provide them with warm clothing as temperatures plummet.

The planes are not flying

Negotiations are currently underway in Kabul with the country's de facto authorities to ease the internet shutdown to ensure "critical communications" with humanitarian groups.

"This is another crisis on top of the existing one… its consequences will directly impact people's lives," Ratwatte emphasized.

He noted that the current situation will impact medical services, supply chains, and vaccinations. "Aid that ensures the functioning of basic services in the country will also be affected," Ratwatte said. "Flights have been cancelled, and no flights from abroad are arriving today."

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Ukraine: Rehabilitation system saves lives, but needs reform

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September 30, 2025 Healthcare

The number of Ukrainians requiring rehabilitation after injuries, strokes, and other serious illnesses is growing, but the country's medical rehabilitation system is still failing to keep up with this demand. This is according to a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO), which calls for updated approaches to funding and planning this care.

A sharp increase in needs

The WHO reminds us that rehabilitation is not a luxury, but a vital component of medical care. Demand for it among Ukrainian residents increased due to military conflict in 2014, and has skyrocketed since the full-scale invasion. In addition to war injuries, complications from strokes and civilian injuries have been added, as well as age-related diseases due to an aging population.

Over the past five years, the state has noticeably increased investments in this sector: if in 2020 rehabilitation accounted for only 1.2 percent of the budget of the Medical Guarantees Program, then in 2025, according to estimates, it will already be 4 percent – almost 6.9 billion hryvnias (about 154 million euros).

But experts acknowledge that funding doesn't always reach those who need it most. For example, in 2024, only 1.5 percent of patients with severe stroke complications were able to continue outpatient treatment after hospital discharge.

Weaknesses

The gap between inpatient and outpatient care is a major problem. According to the WHO, only 6 percent of patients who complete hospital treatment subsequently undergo outpatient rehabilitation. The rest either abandon rehabilitation altogether or are forced to return to the hospital, even though they could be treated closer to home.

There's also a lack of community-based care—at home, through primary care centers, or through mobile teams. General practitioners cannot yet directly refer patients to a physiotherapist or speech therapist; they must first make a referral to a specialist, which isn't always necessary.

Furthermore, access to free rehabilitation is still determined solely by a formal diagnosis, not by a person's actual functional capabilities. Because of this, people with serious disabilities who haven't received a proper diagnosis may be left without assistance, and doctors are sometimes forced to use specific diagnostic codes to "circumvent" the system.

European experience

The WHO recommends that Ukraine transition to a mixed model, taking into account not only the diagnosis but also the level of functional loss using specialized scales, such as the Barthel Index. This scale is already used in the Ukrainian palliative care system and is planned for implementation in the eHealth platform by the end of 2025.

The WHO report provides examples from other countries:

Croatia uses index scores for inpatient referrals. Lithuania, with the help of schools, determines the length of treatment—from 24 to 40 days for adults—based on the severity of impairments. Estonia divides care into intensive, restorative, and supportive, and prescribes 21-day cycles for patients with severe speech, cognitive, and motor impairments.

Experts believe such models help use resources more efficiently and return people to active life more quickly.

What does WHO offer to Ukraine?

The organization advises:

Establish a patient referral system so that everyone leaving the hospital has a plan for their subsequent recovery; develop single-professional services, where a single specialist, such as a physiotherapist, can manage the entire course of treatment, which is especially useful for mild cases and outpatient care; expand community and home-based rehabilitation so that people don't waste time traveling to large hospitals; and revise tariffs: instead of fixed 14-day cycles, pay for the actual duration of treatment, adjusted for the complexity of the case.

Patients and staff

The number of clinics contracted with the National Health Service of Ukraine increased from 321 in 2021 to 555 in 2025, but only half of them provide both inpatient and outpatient services. The situation also varies by region: in the Chernihiv region, 92 percent of medical institutions provide both services, while in the Kharkiv region, only 27 percent.

The majority of the budget still goes to inpatient care – around 60 percent. Outpatient care accounts for 36–38 percent, and the remaining funds go to infant services. Meanwhile, outpatient rehabilitation spending in 2025 has increased by 41 percent compared to 2024.

The number of patients is growing: from 116,000 in 2023 to 138,000 in 2024, and the number of treatment courses is increasing from 134,000 to 171,000. Most service recipients are men (71 percent in 2024), due to military injuries: military personnel are required to undergo inpatient rehabilitation.

The system still suffers from a shortage of trained specialists – physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech therapists – and also suffers from overlapping responsibilities between healthcare and social welfare agencies.

Investment in the future

The authors emphasize that rehabilitation is an investment in human capital. It allows people after injuries and strokes to return to work, education, and normal life, reduces long-term care costs, and improves the quality of life for families.

WHO calls on the Ukrainian government and international partners to synchronize financial and systemic reforms to ensure that rehabilitation becomes accessible and sustainable even in the context of war and limited budgets.

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Top Stories of the Day | Tuesday: Gaza, Afghanistan, DR Congo, Rohingya

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September 30, 2025 UN

The top news of the day at the UN and around the world: the US proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza, the communication blackout in Afghanistan, a Security Council meeting on the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a meeting on the situation of the Rohingya and other minorities in Myanmar.

The situation in Gaza

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres welcomed the statement made yesterday US President Donald Trump's agreement aimed at achieving a ceasefire and sustainable peace in Gaza and the region. "It is now crucial that all parties commit to the agreement and its implementation," the UN stated. The Secretary-General reiterated that the priority must be "alleviating the enormous suffering caused by this conflict." Meanwhile, UN humanitarian agencies on Tuesday appealed again An urgent ceasefire is called for in Gaza. As winter approaches, Israeli military operations continue to force tens of thousands of people to flee their homes.

Communications in Afghanistan

UN agencies continue humanitarian efforts in Afghanistan Following a devastating earthquake and amid the mass return of Afghans from neighboring countries, the UN warned yesterday that the de facto authorities had suspended telecommunications and internet services in the country for an indefinite period. This impacts not only humanitarian efforts but also healthcare programs, financial services, and air travel. The organization is in contact with the de facto authorities regarding this matter.

Crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Bintou Keita warned the Security CouncilDespite diplomatic efforts and peace agreements, the real situation in the country remains critical. The situation is exacerbated by a humanitarian catastrophe. The new Ebola outbreak in the country coincided with a sharp reduction in international funding. The humanitarian response plan is only 15.2 percent funded, down from 41 percent last year.

Minorities of Myanmar

Humanitarian crisis affecting Myanmar's minorities continues to worsenThis was stated in a statement by UN Secretary-General António Guterres addressed to participants of the High-Level Conference on the Situation of Rohingya Muslims. The goal of the conference is to find solutions to the humanitarian and political crisis surrounding the Rohingya Muslims and other minorities living in refugee camps in Bangladesh. Participants are discussing the decline in humanitarian aid, the internal conflict in Myanmar, and the development of measures for the voluntary return of refugees.

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Valery Falkov met with graduates of the "Intern of the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia" project

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On September 30, 2025, the head of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, Valery Falkov, held a meeting with graduates of the "Intern of the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia" project, which included representatives of the State University of Management.

At the meeting, graduates of all three seasons of the project, who are currently preparing to take up positions or are already working at the Ministry of Education and Science and its subordinate organizations, asked the minister questions and voiced proposals for improving the department's work.

Valery Falkov noted that participation in the project gave the children a chance to prove themselves.

"I am confident that all of you will fondly remember this experience, working at the ministry, and some will certainly connect their lives with this place and have a brilliant career," the minister said.

During the conversation, Valery Falkov discussed the specifics of public service, how to build a capable and reliable team of like-minded individuals, and shared his life experiences.

The State University of Management was represented at the meeting with the minister by Almaz Akhaev, Head of the Patriotic Department of the Department of Youth Policy and Educational Work, and Evgeny Shchedrin, an employee of the Department of Civil Service and Administrative Activities of the Ministry of Education and Science and a graduate of ISUiP.

Evgeny Shchedrin is a participant in the first season of the project. Among approximately 3,000 participants, he was among the top 30 students and master's students offered an internship at the ministry.

"During my internship, I handled official investigations and audits, was recognized by my mentor, and received a permanent position in the Department of Civil Service and Administrative Activities. I graduated from the State University of Management in Political Science, which is a slightly different field. I completed my master's degree in economic security at the Moscow Engineering Physics Institute (MEPhI). At the same time, the State University of Management also contributed to my development in this area, as in 2021 I won a prize at the International Financial Security Olympiad," recalls Evgeny Shchedrin.

Almaz Akhaev participated in the third season and also made it into the top thirty interns. He has now begun the process of applying for a job at the Department of State Youth Policy and Educational Activities of the Ministry of Education and Science.

"During my internship, I provided organizational support for federal events, helping prepare analytical materials, draft legal acts, and reporting documentation. In addition to the work-related events, we were taken on excursions to Patriot Park and the new campus of Bauman Moscow State Technical University. We also held a roundtable discussion with Deputy Minister Airat Gatiyatov, and the interns played a friendly football match with ministry staff," said Almaz Akhaev.

As a reminder, the "Intern of the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia" project has been running since 2023. During this time, it has reached 86 regions across the country, and the number of applications has increased 2.5-fold to 4,600. Sixty-three winners have found employment with the Ministry and its subordinate organizations, 15 of whom have already received promotions.

Applications for Season 4 will begin this December. Learn more about the project on the website.

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Slow Foxtrot

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Library No. 30 invites you to the "Slow Foxtrot" workshop. Under the guidance of instructors, participants will master basic steps, simple combinations, and gain body awareness. The event will conclude with an evening of dance where they can demonstrate their newly acquired skills.

The class is suitable for both beginners and experienced dancers.

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How RUDN University student startup Skopeo.AI grew in a year

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At the end of 2024, a research team of students from the Faculty of Physics, Mathematics, and Natural Sciences at RUDN University—Artur Busardykov, Mikhail Geller, and Kamil Mekhdiev—received a 4 million ruble grant from the Foundation for Assistance to Small Innovative Enterprises (FASI) to develop their startup, Skopeo.AI. Over the past few months, the team has not only refined the product but also gone from an idea to a ready-made solution, which is already being tested by its first partners.

Study, career, startup

The startup's founders combine their studies at RUDN University with work at large companies and their own project. Artur Busardykov, the team's driving force and mastermind, previously held the position of senior DevOps engineer at Innotech (a VTB project), but is now focused on Skopeo.AI and a couple of other personal IT projects. Mikhail Geller, who previously served as a lead DevOps engineer at ET Consulting (RosAtom), is also currently focusing on Skopeo.AI. Kamil Mekhdiev, having gained experience as a business analyst at BEORG, a company specializing in the development of intelligent systems based on neural networks, has moved to the position of team lead at VTB and continues to remain on the team.

"Experience with large IT organizations gave us an understanding of real business pain points: the cost of downtime, the labor-intensive nature of manual scaling, the complexity of multi-cloud management, and observability/audit requirements. This directly informed the Skopeo.AI architecture," says Artur Busardykov, Bachelor of Science (BSc) in the Faculty of Physics, Mathematics, and Humanities, majoring in Applied Mathematics and Computer Science.

From concept to working prototype

Skopeo.AI was conceived as a multi-cloud platform for managing Kubernetes clusters, helping businesses reduce cloud resource costs, improve infrastructure resiliency, and automate processes, eliminating the need for manual configuration.

Key features of Skopeo.AI:

Automatic scaling of cloud resources; load optimization and prevention of application downtime; monitoring and data analysis using artificial intelligence.

"The platform makes business infrastructure transparent, cost-effective, and efficient," says Artur Busardykov.

Today, the team can summarize its initial results. According to Artur, a working platform prototype has been built (cluster agents, server analytics, and a web panel). The MVP is in the final stages of refinement: the team is completing production scenarios for autoscaling and recommendations and polishing the UI. A pilot demonstration of the service is planned for the end of the year.

What was implemented with the 4 million ruble FSI grant?

The funds made it possible to create a fully functional platform framework:

Kubernetes agent (metrics collection, events, fault-tolerant delivery); server side: time series storage, load forecasting (Prophet/XGBoost/CatBoost), recommendation module; web panel: dashboards, forecasts with confidence intervals, list of recommendations and their application history, action audit; REST API and webhooks for integrations, basic economic analytics (assessment of potential savings); CI/CD, Helm charts, on-prem and cloud builds, security (TLS, RBAC, SSO/OAuth2).

Overcoming challenges

The months of development weren't without challenges. The team encountered several issues and found solutions. To eliminate noisy metrics and jagged time series, they added cleansing/normalization, an aggregation window, and confidence intervals, improving model robustness.

The team solved the problem of integrating into heterogeneous clusters by moving the setting to Helm-values and adding an autodetection component (metrics-server/kube-state-metrics/Prometheus). To balance automation versus control, they introduced policies with trust levels: "warn," "suggest," and "automatically execute with rollback."

The team has already conducted internal platform testing at partner facilities. The results showed that the recommendations effectively reduce CPU/RAM overhead. The goal is now to achieve a 30–50% savings from the service in real-world environments.

Team and partnership development

The project team remains compact but effective. It still consists of a Senior ML Engineer and two DevOps engineers. The startuppers also selectively engage external experts for project tasks (UI/UX, security) and developers.

An important achievement for the guys was the establishment of business connections.

"We're actively building and expanding our partner pool: we've already agreed on pilot projects with several companies and systems integrators, and we're continuing to seek new entry points and industry contacts. We don't plan to attract investors yet; we're focusing on expert support. One of our external advisors is experienced engineer and entrepreneur Mikhail Teplov: he helps us with mentoring and industry contacts," says Artur Busardykov.

The team's plans for the coming years are concrete and ambitious:

2025: Complete MVP, conduct 3-5 pilots, validate savings, release commercial pricing plans (on-premise SaaS), close key integrations (Prometheus/Grafana, GitOps, billing); 2026: Scaling sales (e-commerce, financial sector), expanding recommendation logic (SLA/budgets), federating multi-clusters, auto-remediation with secure "railguards," and cloud partnerships. The team also continues to participate in grant programs.

The students are currently preparing an application for the next stage of the competition, which is being held by the Federal Social Research Fund, and are looking at industrial tracks (IT accelerators, regional support measures).

The example of Artur, Mikhail, and Kamil is a story about how one can successfully combine studies, career, and entrepreneurship, creating innovations that can change the approach to working with technology.

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Sobyanin: Nearly 700,000 city residents have taken part in the Moscow Longevity program.

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The capital will continue to expand the range of opportunities for active living, useful leisure, and self-realization for Muscovites of "silver" age. This instruction was given Sergei Sobyanin following the meeting of the Presidium of the Moscow Government. Its participants reviewed the report Anastasia Rakova, Deputy Mayor of Moscow for Social Development, on the implementation of the Moscow Longevity project.

The Moscow Longevity Project

Project implementation Moscow Longevity started in March 2018. Over the course of seven and a half years, approximately 700 thousand people have become participants.

"There are currently over 140 project centers in the city. Their network is constantly expanding and covers almost all districts of the capital. Older Muscovites are most interested in education: courses in digital literacy, history, and local history. They also enjoy excursions around Moscow. Today, the project offers over 100 courses with professional instructors—from website creation and landscape design to Chinese and karate," Sergei Sobyanin announced in his Messenger channel.

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Source: Moscow Mayor's channel Max messenger

Moscow's longevity centers are equipped to a uniform standard and are designed for people with a wide range of interests and needs, from cooking to gym workouts.

The centers have created around seven thousand interest clubs, almost half of which are dedicated to healthy lifestyles. Their founders include lawyers, linguists, athletes, military personnel, and other professionals. After retiring from their professional careers, they continue to share their experience and knowledge.

Senior Muscovites can also take classes with professional instructors in over a hundred areas, from website development and landscape design to Mandarin and karate. There are also courses in SUP and kayaking, graphic design and internet marketing, equine therapy and rock climbing, flight simulator training, and healthy eating.

All interested senior Muscovites—women aged 55 and over and men aged 60 and over—are welcome to participate in the Moscow Longevity program. You can register for classes online at mos.ru or in person at any Moscow Longevity Center or the My Documents government services center.

Additional information about the program is available by calling the capital's unified information service. Department of Labor and Social Protection of the Population: 7 495 870⁠-44⁠-44.

Connection between generations

According to a study conducted by the All-Russian Public Opinion Research Center, which surveyed 1,600 Muscovites over 35, 92 percent believe that Moscow Longevity participants are more involved in public life, continue to acquire new skills, and even change career paths by retraining or turning a hobby into a source of income.

Improved health outcomes were cited as the main benefit for participants by 86 percent of respondents. Of these, more than half noted increased physical activity and attention to preventing age-related diseases.

81 percent of respondents noted a strengthening of ties between different generations, a more respectful attitude towards elders, and a return to the value of a multi-generational family.

Furthermore, respondents noted that Moscow Longevity had a positive impact on the lives of not only older Muscovites but also younger people. With the active lifestyles of the older generation as a role model, many Muscovites aged 35 and over began to think more about how to maintain their health and quality of life in the long term.

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Popular Moscow Longevity activities

The educational program remains the undisputed leader in popularity, bringing together over 146,000 participants in Moscow Longevity. The most popular courses are digital literacy, history, and local history, as well as Moscow tours. As part of the Silver University project, whose partners include Moscow City Pedagogical University and Synergy University, those interested can take professional retraining courses and earn a state-recognized diploma.

Since 2023, the "School of Health" project has been in high demand. It features lectures, seminars, panel discussions, and master classes featuring doctors from city clinics—cardiologists, neurologists, therapists, and other specialists. These classes focus on healthy nutrition, cardiovascular disease prevention, and, starting this year, maintaining a high quality of life for those with diabetes and osteoporosis. Over the past two years, approximately 18,000 senior Muscovites have participated in "School of Health" classes.

Starting in March 2025, you can join a unique program for preserving cognitive skills and psycho-emotional health. Experts from the Federal Medical and Biological Agency of Russia participated in its development. In just seven months, it has become one of the project's most popular programs, with over 40,000 people signing up for classes.

"Another new project this season is the 'Moscow Family Longevity' project. Civil registry offices are holding ceremonies for couples who have been married for over 40 years. There are some real record-breakers—those who have been married for 70 years!" noted Sergei Sobyanin.

More than 200 families have already celebrated their anniversaries in a warm atmosphere.

As part of the "Moscow 2030: Territory of the Future" forum, held from August 1 to September 14 at Gostiny Dvor, Family Day was held. On August 25, 14 couples celebrating their wedding anniversaries, those who had been married for 40 years or more. A couple celebrating their 70th anniversary shared the secret to their happy marriage with the newlyweds.

Expansion of the network of Moscow Longevity partner organizations

According to the study "A Time of Opportunity: The Prospects for the Development of the Silver Economy in Russia"Presented at the "Territory of the Future: Moscow 2030" forum, more than 70 percent of Muscovites over 55 years old note that, compared to previous generations, they now have significantly more opportunities to organize their leisure time and choose goods and services.

This result is largely due to Moscow Longevity's large network of partners, which numbers more than 1,300 organizations and continues to expand.

"The Moscow Longevity project partners with more than 1,300 organizations. These include universities, museums, sports and cultural centers, Moscow parks, schools, cinemas, and other institutions. They help organize education and leisure activities for the older generation, and in return, they receive

support “from the city,” said Sergei Sobyanin.

Source: Moscow Mayor's Messenger channel MAX

To simplify the process of partners joining the program, a special portal was launched on the mos.ru portal in 2025. online serviceNow, any organization willing to offer high-quality services to the senior population can become part of the Moscow Longevity program.

The Moscow 2030 Forum discussed the participation of older generations in the city's economy.Employees of the My Documents government services centers trained over 10,000 city residents in digital literacy.

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Exclusive: Russia hopes to collaborate with Chinese partners in developing the Arctic region, says Murmansk Region Governor

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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News

Moscow, October 1 (Xinhua) – The development of the Arctic and the Northern Sea Route (NSR) have become one of Russia's strategic development priorities, and Russia is counting on cooperation with its Chinese partners to facilitate the development of the Arctic region. This was announced by Murmansk Region Governor Andrei Chibis.

"This route from Asia to the West is 40 percent shorter than through the Suez Canal. Moreover, it's safer in many ways. And, of course, the Russian Federation's goal, as set by the president for the government, companies, and regions, is to make the NSR competitive," Chibis said in an exclusive interview with Xinhua.

He reported that Russia has currently developed detailed plans for the development of the Arctic region and the NSR, including the construction of new icebreakers, improved emergency protection along the route, increased satellite navigation services, and improvements to port facilities and the rail transport network along the NSR.

"This will undoubtedly allow us to make even more active use of the Northern Sea Route and make it a truly comfortable and profitable transport corridor for both our country and our partners," the governor noted.

According to him, Russia expects to expand cooperation with its Chinese partners in the Arctic, primarily in matters of logistics, mineral development, and energy development along the NSR.

The Murmansk deep-water ice-free port is one of the largest ports in the Russian Arctic, with an annual throughput of over 56 million tons, said A. Chibis. This accounts for more than half of the cargo turnover of all Russian Arctic ports. With the development of the NSR, the Murmansk port will play a more important role in Russian-Chinese economic and trade cooperation, the governor is confident.

As A. Chibis noted, the Murmansk Region maintains good cooperative relations and intensive cultural exchanges with regions of China. In recent years, an increasing number of Chinese tourists have been coming to the Murmansk Region to admire the Northern Lights. "We are constantly improving roads and building hotels, and we look forward to welcoming more Chinese tourists," the regional governor emphasized.

He added that trade and economic cooperation between the Murmansk Region and China is also developing steadily. Many of the region's largest companies currently rely primarily on Chinese-made equipment and value it highly.

“Therefore, in my opinion, there is a huge range of cooperation with our Chinese friends – from the emotional cultural sphere to, of course, deep processing, including mineral resources extracted in the Arctic, and the development of logistics, as is happening now,” A. Chibis summarized. –0–

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The 157th joint patrol of the Mekong River has concluded.

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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News

KUNMING, October 1 (Xinhua) — Law enforcement agencies from China, Laos, Myanmar, and Thailand concluded the 157th joint patrol of the Mekong River on Tuesday, according to the Public Security Department of Yunnan Province in southwest China.

More than 100 law enforcement officers from four countries and seven patrol vessels took part in the joint patrol.

The mission aimed to ensure the security of waterways and combat cross-border crimes such as online gambling, telecommunications fraud, drug production and trafficking.

During the patrol, law enforcement agencies from the four countries held an information-sharing meeting in Muang Mo, Laos, to analyze the security situation in the Lancang-Mekong River basin. They also conducted joint training exercises at key sections of the river, focusing on practical aspects such as coordinated command and emergency response.

In addition, three Lao patrol vessels arrived in Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, for a planned friendly visit to the local water patrol unit.

The Mekong River, known as the Lancang River in China, is one of the most important waterways for cross-border navigation in Southeast Asia. Joint river patrols involving China, Laos, Myanmar, and Thailand have been conducted since December 2011. –0–

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