Small towns from both banks of the Nistru River have a sustainable development potential, but migration, population ageing and lack of jobs hinder the possibility to make the best use of it. This is the conclusion drawn by a group of researchers from both riverbanks, who have assessed the sustainable development potential of small towns from the Nistru River valley. The cooperation was organized in the framework of the EU-funded “Support to confidence building measures” Programme, implemented by UNDP.
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The Law on Whistleblowers should be enforced so as to become a tool against corruption. At the same time, the persons who disclose illegal practices occurring in the institutions in which they work should benefit from maximum protection provided by responsible authorities. This was the conclusions drawn by the participants attending a capacity development workshop organized on the 27th of May 2019 for the employees of the National Anticorruption Center (NAC) and the People’s Advocate Office, in the framework of the UNDP “Curbing Corruption by Building Sustainable Integrity in Moldova” Project.
On 22 February 2018 the Government of Moldova has adopted the National Strategy on prevention and combating violence against women and domestic violence for 2018-2023, a premier for Moldova.
Touristic guesthouses, farms, playgrounds, vegetable processing enterprises – these are just several ideas to be implemented this year in ATU Gagauzia, Taraclia and neighboring villages through the Local Action Groups (LAG), based on the EU LEADER approach to rural development. For this purpose, the 8 LAGs established in 2017 in the region benefited of European Union grants of about 24 000 Euro (USD 30,000 USD) each through the SARD Programme.
Today, on 28 May 2019, the Central Electoral Commission and UNDP Moldova presented the gender equality analysis of the February 2019 parliamentary elections. The data are presented in comparison with the previous elections and include the participation of women and men in electoral processes as voters, candidates, electoral officials and observers.
Zero Discrimination Day has been observed every 1 March since its creation in 2014.
On May 26, 2019, the winners of the second edition of InnoVoter, creative laboratory in the electoral field, have been awarded. For three days, 30 young women and men, fond of innovations, have created prototypes to visualize data on financing of political parties and electoral campaigns.
The United Nations House in Moldova opened its doors to visitors on the occasion of the 26th anniversary of the Republic of Moldova's accession to the UN. More than 120 people, in the vast majority school and university students, visited for the first time the organization and learned first-hand about the work of the United Nations agencies and projects in Moldova.