UNFPA supports capacity development for a more effective response to violence

An effective response requires coordinated and complementary actions from all professionals involved - across the social, education, health, and law enforcement sectors. Only through genuine collaboration can effective protection be ensured for women and children affected by violence.

Since February 2026, the National Agency, in partnership with UNFPA and A.O. Artemida, has launched local coordination and training sessions dedicated to the multidisciplinary response to violence against women and domestic violence. These activities are carried out under the National Training and Specialization Programme for professionals in the field and are based on a standardized curriculum developed specifically for this purpose.

Between 5 February and 18 March 2026, training sessions were held in Briceni, Soroca, and Ocnița, bringing together around 350 specialists involved in the multidisciplinary response to violence.

Participants included police officers, doctors, social workers, probation officers, mayors and local public authorities, as well as education professionals - psychologists, librarians, and managers of preschool and school institutions.

All participants were trained using a unified approach focused on interinstitutional cooperation, prompt intervention, and effective protection of victims. The course equips them with the tools needed to act responsibly, with empathy, and in line with integrated response standards.

These activities were organized by the National Agency for Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence, with financial support from UNFPA in Moldova and the UK Government, and technical support from A.O. “Artemida”, within the National Training and Specialization Programme for professionals in the field of preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence.