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Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights Magdalena Sepúlveda.
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Moldova: UN expert urges greater social inclusion of people with disabilities, Romas

13 September 2013
A United Nations independent human rights expert today urged Moldovan authorities to urgently adopt measures for greater social inclusion and take more efforts to integrate people with disabilities and Romani communities into society.
High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay.
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UN rights chief urges action in disputed areas with first report on Transnistrian region

14 February 2013
Human rights transcend borders and abuses require swift and effective action, a top United Nations official said today, following the first published report on the situation in the politically unrecognized Transnistrian region.
City centre in Chisinau, Moldova

Moldova must implement laws against discrimination based on gender – UN experts

30 May 2012
A group of United Nations independent human rights experts today urged the Government of Moldova to ensure the implementation of the country’s non-discrimination legislation to accelerate progress on gender equality and ensure the protection of women’s rights.
OHCHR spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani.
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Moldova urged by UN human rights office to adopt anti-discrimination law

11 May 2012
The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) today called on the Moldovan Government to follow up on its commitment to adopt a comprehensive anti-discrimination law.
High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay

Moldova must work harder to end discrimination, says UN rights chief

4 November 2011
It is vital for authorities in Moldova to ensure an independent judiciary, tackle discrimination and protect the rights of minorities as it works to strengthen democracy, the United Nations human rights chief said today.
City centre in Chisinau, Moldova

Moldova: Ban voices concern over violent post-election protests

7 April 2009
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed his concern over violent protests that broke out today in Moldova, following the European nation’s Parliamentary polls on 5 April.

Moldova: UN agencies maintain emergency assistance in wake of drought

27 February 2008
United Nations humanitarian agencies are continuing to provide emergency assistance to families in Europe’s poorest country, Moldova, which last year experienced its worst drought in six decades.

Joint UN appeal for mumps vaccines as epidemic strikes Moldova

6 February 2008
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have launched an appeal for $1.9 million to buy mumps vaccines for hundreds of thousands of Moldovans as an epidemic of the viral disease sweeps the small Eastern European country.
Severe drought affects crops

Most severe drought in memory drastically reduces crops in Moldova, UN reports

25 September 2007
The most severe drought in living memory has drastically reduced crops in Moldova, driving up food prices and cutting access for poor households, according to a new United Nations report issued today.

UNICEF welcomes Moldovan law aimed at combating domestic violence

13 March 2007
With more than a quarter of Moldova’s women over 15 years of age having experienced domestic violence, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has welcomed parliament’s decision to adopt a law aimed at preventing and combating the problem, along with setting up rehabilitation centres and providing other support services for the victims.