More and more young men and women across Moldova are choosing to promote human rights, using their skills in various fields of activity. So too did Anastasia Suslov, a young activist who decided to do an internship at UN Women Moldova through the UN’s Diversity Internship Program. We invite you to discover the story of Anastasia.

Roma women discussed gender-based violence from a legal standpoint as well as social norms within their community during an event organized by the Roma Women’s Platform of ROMNI, the Roma Awareness Foundation and UN Women Moldova, with the support of the Government of the United States. Called "Speak up! Violence against girls and women has no ethnicity,” the event is yet another step in raising awareness that violence against women and girls is a human rights violation that can and must be addressed, including among the Roma community.

On November 24, the eve of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, UN Women Moldova, with the support of the Government of the Republic of Moldova, the international community and civil society organizations, launched the United Nations Secretary-General's UNiTE Campaign in support of 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence.

The United Nations in Moldova, in partnership with public authorities, the international community and civil society, joins 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, an annual campaign that takes place from November 25, International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, to December 10, Human Rights Day. The campaign highlights the fact that violence against women is the most widespread human rights violation in the world.

If current trends continue, more than 340 million women and girls— 8 per cent of the world’s female population—will live in extreme poverty by 2030. Without ambitious investments to scale-up prevention programmes, implement effective policies, and provide support services to address violence against women and girls, countries will fail to end gender-based violence by 2030.

A total of 21 women, including Ukrainian refugees and women from the Republic of Moldova, now have the opportunity to start and develop their own businesses, thanks to grants offered through the "Women with Vision" project, carried out by UN Women Moldova with financial support from the Women's Peace and Humanitarian Fund. An event awarding the women their grant certificates took place on 21 November 2023 at Digital Park in Chișinău.

Ukrainian refugee women living in the Republic of Moldova recently launched the Network of Refugee Women from Ukraine – Female Support Force, an association that will help refugee women, as well as women in local communities.

For the second consecutive year, UN Women Moldova organised its annual conference dedicated to the Women's Empowerment Principles (WEP). The event brought together decision makers, the business sector and industry-leading companies with strong commitments to promoting gender equality and reducing gender gaps throughout the value chain.

For five days, the multidisciplinary team from Ungheni, consisting of lawyers, psychologists and social workers, was trained on how to respond more effectively to cases of sexual violence, based on the needs of the victims.

In honor of International Rural Women's Day, celebrated every year on 15 October, we turn our attention to women who are contributing to community development and economic growth in Moldova’s rural areas, playing an essential role in improving the quality of life. UN Women Moldova invites you to discover the story of Natalia Efros-Bujor, co-founder of AlterEgo winery and host of the podcast #WinederfulWomen. She’s a passionate winemaker who masterfully combines the tradition of viticulture with innovation to create remarkable wines.

Women leaders and promoters of equality and peace from about 10 countries met in Chisinau to discuss peace, security and crisis response at the international conference "Women lead the way: strengthening a localized and gender-responsive approach to refugee response and peacebuilding."

‘Law on Psychologists’ play an essential role in ensuring access to high-quality mental health services, provided by well-trained professionals who comply with ethical standards. In Moldova, a law on this issue was drafted and will soon be submitted for approval to Parliament. In this interview, one of the law’s authors, Liliana Grosu, a Member of the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova, discusses the law’s benefits for professionals as well as its future impact on society.

Violence against women and girls disrupts peace and stability within families and communities. It triggers myriad costs to societies in healthcare, education, social protection, justice and productivity, preventing economies from achieving their full potential. The solution lies in robust responses, including investment in prevention.

On September 26, 2023, UN Women Moldova hosted the "Bani la Feminin" conference, which brought together over 150 women and girls, including refugees. This event gathered representatives from the government, business, academia, business associations, and the banking sector, alongside women and girls interested in expanding their knowledge of financial resource management and exploring investment opportunities.

Ministry of Finance and UN Women will collaborate on gender-responsive budgeting Cooperation will take place through a Memorandum of Understanding between UN Women and Moldova’s Ministry of Finance for a period of three years.

Over one thousand students at the Mihai Eminescu Theoretical High School in Căușeni now have access to a modern space for learning and developing digital skills. A digital laboratory recently opened on the school premises, equipped with 20 computers, internet connection and proper space for courses that will help prepare students for future careers in IT.

New figures point to the need of an additional USD 360 billion in investment per year to achieve gender equality and women’s empowerment by 2030. Despite global efforts, the world is falling short of achieving gender equality. This year's edition of the UN Women and UN DESA “Progress on the Sustainable Development Goals: The gender snapshot 2023”, launched today, paints a worrisome picture halfway through the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

World Humanitarian Day is an occasion to highlight our collective role in addressing the needs of refugees in all their diversity. Likewise, it offers a moment to acknowledge the significance of strengthening relationships, partnerships and collaborations between central and local authorities, civil society and the donor community, grounded in trust, respect and recognition.

Lovisa Salomonsson is an international youth volunteer from Sweden, working at UN Women in Moldova since October 2022. The past years, she has become an activist for gender equality, devoting her time volunteering at different organizations in Sweden working for human rights and women’s empowerment. On the occasion of International Youth Day, we spoke to Lovisa about her experiences as a young activist.

Between 2 and 23 August, the National History Museum of Moldova is hosting a unique exhibition on the experiences of Roma women during the Holocaust, from the years 1942 to 1944. The exhibition – the first of its kind in Moldova – features photo-documentary testimonies of Roma women who were deported and murdered during the Second World War in concentration camps near the Dniester and Bug rivers. The exhibition pays tribute to all Holocaust victims of Roma ethnicity, stressing the dangers posed by war and the need to combat all forms of discrimination and hate.