March 26, 2019, Chisinau - The cooperation between the Republic of Moldova and UN Population Fund (UNFPA), based on the priorities foreseen in the State Program of UNFPA for 2018-2022, along with the national delegation attending the 52 session of the UN Commission on Population and Development, which will take place in New York within the period 1-5 April 2019, represented the main topic of discussion between the State Secretary of MFAEI, Tatiana Molcean and the representative of UN Population Fund in the Republic of Moldova, Rita Columbia.
During the discussion, the officials shared their opinions regarding the priority objectives of the current State Program of UNFPA in the Republic of Moldova for 2018-2022, reviewing also the main projects run by UNFPA, especially within the domains of demographical policy, youth and sustainable social development.
Furthermore, Tatiana Molcean appreciated the activity of UNFPA in the Republic of Moldova, welcoming the UN Office approval of South-South Cooperation of the project “The improvement of availability of administrative data sources for measuring the progress concerning the implementation of the International Conference Agenda on Population and Development within the Objectives of Sustainable Development 2030”, which will help creating a platform of efficient interoperability for performing administrative data exchange between central and local public authorities in order to implement the 2030 Agenda in our country.
At the same time, Rita Columbia mentioned the importance of an active participation of the Government of the Republic of Moldova at the 52 session of UN Commission on Population and Development, which represents a governmental device, based on the basic role in taking decision around the world regarding the demographic trends, strategies of population development, technical assistance for the member states in this field.
Note: UN Population Fund is a specialised agency of UN which promotes the right of every human being to a healthy life and equal chances in society. UNFPA helps the countries in which he works to use information about population to draw up policies and programs to reduce poverty, to create conditions for each pregnancy to be wanted, each birth to be safe, each young person to be protected against HIV/AIDS and each girl or woman to be treated with respect and live a worthy life.
