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Countering risks of human trafficking amid refugee flow focus of visit to Moldova by OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President and Special Representative
Publishing date: 22 April 2022
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Office of the Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, OSCE Mission to Moldova
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Gender equality
CHISINAU, 23 April 2022 – Countering the risks of human trafficking amid the humanitarian crisis caused by attack on Ukraine was at the centre of a two-day visit to Moldova by the President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, Margareta Cederfelt (Sweden), and the Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Valiant Richey.
Increasing refugee flow focus of OSCE Anti-Trafficking and Gender Technical Co-ordination Meeting
Publishing date: 21 April 2022
Content type: News
Where we are: Office of the Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, OSCE Mission to Moldova
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Gender equality
On 21 April, the OSCE Mission to Moldova held an Anti-Trafficking and Gender Technical Co-ordination Meeting to discuss the impacts of the increasing refugee flow and the risks of trafficking in human beings.
OSCE Chairman-in-Office Zbigniew Rau concludes visit to Moldova
Publishing date: 26 March 2022
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission to Moldova
CHISINAU, 26 March 2022 — The OSCE Chairman-in-Office and Poland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Zbigniew Rau concluded his first official visit as OSCE Chairman to Moldova today.
OSCE Secretary General concludes visit to Moldova
Publishing date: 3 March 2022
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Mission to Moldova
CHISINAU, 3 March 2022 — OSCE Secretary General Helga Maria Schmid concluded her two-day official visit to Moldova, during which she met with OSCE staff who were temporarily evacuated from Ukraine and with high level officials.
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities says good governance can support integration of society and invites Moldova to share best practices
Publishing date: 2 February 2022
Content type: News
“The promotion of good governance and reforms facilitates harmony among diverse groups in society,” said OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Kairat Abdrakhmanov during his visit to Moldova from 24 to 26 January 2022. In Chisinau, the High Commissioner met with government representatives,
OSCE Media Freedom Representative: “Moldovan public service broadcaster and media regulatory authorities should be free from political interference”
Publishing date: 14 January 2022
Content type: Press release
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media laws
VIENNA, 14 January 2022 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media (RFoM), Teresa Ribeiro, today presented a legal analysis of the Law on Amendments of the Code of Audiovisual Media Services of the Republic of Moldova, no. 174/2018, adopted on 4 November 2021. The amendments lead to increased parliamentary control over the public service broadcaster TeleRadio-Moldova (TRM) and the public authority regulating the public and private broadcast media, the Audiovisual Council.
OSCE Mission supports annual Donors’ Forum for civil society organizations from both banks of the Dniester/Nistru River
Publishing date: 26 November 2021
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Moldova
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution