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Monday, July 13, 2020
400 police and public order and security representatives will be trained in the efficient response to cases of domestic violence
Ten years of UN Women. Ten promoters of Gender Equality from UN Women Moldova
Thursday, July 2, 2020
On July 2, 2010, at the United Nations General Assembly, a historic decision was unanimously voted - the establishment of the United Nations agency dedicated to the promotion of gender equality and women's empowerment (UN Women).
Tuesday, June 30, 2020
Four military servicewomen told about their experiences as military peacekeepers in UN peacekeeping missions in the Central African Republic and South Sudan.
Thursday, June 25, 2020
Over 40 tons of products were delivered to beneficiaries across the country. Photo: UN Women Moldova In the gross, over 40 tons of products were delivered to beneficiaries across the country, including to 70 multidisciplinary teams providing social services to people from vulnerable groups. “COVID – 19 outbreaks continued to have a disproportionate impact on women underpinning the vulnerabilities that are already faced by women from all regions of the country. COVID has...
Wednesday, June 17, 2020
200 First-Mandate Women Councillors Will Be Able to Attend a Training Program in the Area of LPA and Gender Equality
Tuesday, June 16, 2020
UN Women Moldova and Centre "Partnership for Development" (CPD) presented the results of the research on how COVID-19 impacts the social and economic live in terms of gender equality.
Friday, June 5, 2020
The woman who managed to survive domestic violence is now the shoulder to lean on of many women from the Republic of Moldova
Thursday, June 4, 2020
UN Women and the Government of Japan gearing up to empower women affected by COVID-19 in the Republic of Moldova
Tuesday, May 26, 2020
The COVID-19 outbreak is having a serious impact on people around the world and increasingly affecting Moldova, with more long-term implications still unknown. Businesses, and through them, their employees, suppliers and customers are also being affected. We realize that this is likely a difficult time for any business.
In the COVID-19 response UN Women Moldova and Sweden support local businesses run by women
Thursday, May 21, 2020
Sweden and UN Women Moldova provided 28,000 units of protective equipment to social assistance staff from 36 territorial departments throughout the country. The coveralls and masks were purchased from three local companies run by women. Thus, the procurements provided financial support both to factories and to employees who kept their jobs and salaries during this time of crisis provoked by COVID-19. At the same time, textile enterprises took steps to help front-line workers.
Friday, May 15, 2020
During an online round table session under the generic #DemocracyTalks: “Women’s leadership in pandemic context: a perspective of women leaders at local level”, more than 50 women leaders from across the country discussed a gender-focused response to the COVID-19 crisis and shared the experiences on combating immediate and long-term effects of the pandemic at the grassroots level.
Alina Andronache: Vlogging for gender equality in the Republic of Moldova
Thursday, May 14, 2020
Alina Andronache, an activist and vlogger for gender equality, remembers what started her on the path to a life of activism. Although she was raised in a family where her parents believed in gender equality and gave her the same education as her brother, as Alina grew up she began to understand that society had a different point of view on the matter. “From a young age I noticed that there were many stereotypes regarding how boys and girls should look and how they should behave,”...
Friday, May 8, 2020
The equipment and products are donated under the “EVA - Promoting Gender Equality in Cahul and Ungheni districts” Program funded by the European Union, co-financed by UN Women Moldova and implemented in partnership with UNICEF Moldova.
Friday, May 8, 2020
"Men engage" is an awareness-raising initiative on the importance of equal involvement of men in household responsibilities and childcare in the context of Covid-19, launched by UNFPA Moldova and UN Women Moldova as part of the UN Moldova response to the pandemic.
Wednesday, May 6, 2020
Informative video session organized under the collaboration agreement with A.L.E.G, facilitated by UN Women and financed by Sweden The participants shared information on local support systems for domestic violence, operating during the pandemic, as well as the local response to COVID-19 and impact of this pandemic on women. Informative video session organized under the collaboration agreement with A.L.E.G, facilitated by UN Women and financed by Sweden The Ambassador of Sweden to...
Monday, May 4, 2020
Regardless of the social, political or health situation, notwithstanding quarantine, the social assistance system must be functional at any time. Social workers and assistants need to be able to fulfill their roles of supporting people in distress, visiting families and people with disabilities and helping all of them to cope with their varied obstacles.
Tuesday, April 28, 2020
A second lot of assistance in the form of 28,000 protective coveralls of about $ 174 thousand worth was donated this week to the 36 territorial social assistance structures across the country through the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) Moldova with the financial support of Sweden.
Gender equality starts with you: Nine ways you can keep up your activism from your couch
Tuesday, April 21, 2020
As everyone does their part to slow the spread of COVID-19 by practicing social distancing and isolation, we’re sharing some of the best ways we know to support gender equality in your homes and in the world, without leaving the safety of your own home, or your couch.
Thursday, April 16, 2020
The first lot of personal protection equipment (PPE) in the value of 23 500 USD containing locally produced respiratory protection masks and disinfectant solutions was delivered this week to 36 Territorial structures of social assistance across the country.
Violence against women and girls: the shadow pandemic
Wednesday, April 8, 2020
With 90 countries in lockdown, four billion people are now sheltering at home from the global contagion of COVID-19. It’s a protective measure, but it brings another deadly danger. We see a shadow pandemic growing, of violence against women.