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Nov 25, 2019

UN MOLDOVA JOINS THE CAMPAIGN “ORANGE THE WORLD: GENERATION EQUALITY STANDS AGAINST RAPE”

This year in the frames of the international campaign “16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence”, the United Nations in Moldova organizes a series of the events aimed to end violence against women and girls. Organized during 25 November- 10 December, this year’s campaign is running under the message “Orange the world: Generation Equality Stands against Rape” and focuses on the rape culture that prevails in our society.

Nov 7, 2019

The first Rights@Work4Youth Hackathon in Moldova generated innovative digital solutions to promote labour rights among young people

After 3 days of intense work, 20 young people passionate about law and information technologies came up with four concepts for a mobile application to promote the rights of young people at the workplace. The first Rights@Work4Youth Hackathon in the Republic of Moldova was held during 1-3 November in Chisinau. The event was organized by National Youth Council of Moldova (CNTM), with the support of the International Labor Organization (ILO), within the project "Promotion of youth employment".

Oct 29, 2019

UN and Sweden step up their efforts to support protection of human rights in the Transnistrian Region

UN and Sweden will continue supporting the protection of human rights in the Transnistrian region of the Republic of Moldova, as part of a new phase of a joint project, that started recently its operations. The project, covering the 2019-2022 period, will contribute to fostering commitment for human rights-oriented reforms.

Oct 24, 2019

United Nations Day

Today, 24 October, we celebrate the 74th anniversary of the United Nations Charter, that sets the principles, values and ideals of the entity’s work in the entire world.

Sep 23, 2019

Moldova: drive green, drive electric

The electric vehicles registered currently in Moldova reduce CO2 emissions by 500,000 kg annually

Jun 25, 2019

People from Vadul-Rascov reconstructed their traditional costumes

Three stars of luck and a tree of life – the symbol of eternal youth and life without death. This is how the traditional “ia” (shirt) looks like, sewn and worn by women from the Vadul-Rascov village, Soldanesti district, since the early XIX century.

Jun 21, 2019

EU grant: A family from Causeni modernized sheep cheese-making manufacturing

A family gave up their city life with all its facilities and moved to the countryside, where they started a business in sheep-breeding. Two years ago, thanks to an EU grant, the young people modernized the production process. The grant was provided within the framework of the EU „Confidence Building Measures” Programme, funded by the European Union and implemented by the UNDP.

Jun 4, 2019

THE WORLD OF FORENSIC LABORATORIES IN MOLDOVA

BETA Judicial experts of the Moldovan Police have now modern equipment and all the necessary instruments to perform their job “by the book”. Moldovan judicial experts "read" the crime scene evidence and contribute to the delivery of justice. They are specialists in different domains: chemistry, biology, IT, physics, or mathematics. Many would not have imagined themselves in such a role.