News and press releases

The OSCE Mission to Moldova organized the third Human Rights Club meeting this year for lawyers from both banks of the Dniester/Nistru River. The event, hosted by the Mission on 30 October 2015 in Tiraspol, brought together some 25 lawyers to discuss legal approaches to safeguarding the rights of children living on both banks of the Dniester/Nistru River...

The OSCE Mission to Moldova organized the second in a series of three debate tournaments for 24 students and six teachers from Bender, Ceadîr-Lunga, Comrat, Tiraspol and Vulcănești. During the event, which took place on 24 October 2015 in Ceadîr-Lunga, the young participants deliberated on how to achieve professional development goals...

The training of trainers remains an effective way to disseminate knowledge among legal professionals in handling cases of human trafficking, domestic violence and the sexual exploitation of children through the internet, concludes an evaluation report presented by the OSCE Mission to Moldova on 22 October 2015 in Chisinau...

An event to launch the activities of a Territorial Commission on Anti-trafficking for the Autonomous Territorial Unit (ATU) of Gagauzia was held in Comrat on 6 October 2015 with the support of the OSCE Mission to Moldova. Members of the local Commission, the Permanent Secretariat of the National Committee for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings and representatives of the OSCE Mission to Moldova attended the event...

The OSCE Mission to Moldova supported three concerts and one workshop within the 14th Ethno Jazz Festival, one of the largest cultural events in Moldova, which took place in Chisinau, Teleneşti and Tiraspol between 23 and 27 September 2015. The Mission’s involvement was aimed at building cultural bridges and enhancing intercultural dialogue between people on both banks of the Dniester/Nistru River...

The OSCE Mission to Moldova organized the first in a series of three debate tournaments for 35 selected high school students from Bender, Cahul, Ceadîr-Lunga, Comrat, Taraclia, Tiraspol and Vulcănești. During the event, which took place on 26 September 2015 in Comrat, the young participants deliberated on the positive impact of increasing the number of women in politics...

CHISINAU, 25 September 2015 – Eight officers of the Moldovan armed forces successfully completed today a training course supported by the OSCE Mission to Moldova on testing the safety and stability of ammunition.