Project Building sustainable and inclusive peace, strengthening trust and social cohesion to be implemented in Moldova

Chisinau, August 24 /MOLDPRES/- Deputy Prime Minister for Reintegration Oleg Serebrian, Resident Coordinator Simon Springett and heads of United Nations agencies in Moldova (UNDP, UN Women, OHCHR, Human Rights Adviser) signed today an Agreement on implementation of project Building sustainable and inclusive peace, strengthening trust and social cohesion in Moldova, previously consulted, including with the national and international institutions interested and targeted, the Reintegration Policy Bureau has reported.

The project aims to improve and strengthen respect for human rights in the Transnistrian region of the country, with the transposition of good practices and standards implemented on the right bank and at the international level, while also stimulating the promotion of gender equality, initiatives aimed at young people, strengthening projects of trust and elimination of disparities between the two banks of the Dniester etc.

The signatories of the Agreement highlighted that through this project it is proposed to increase the degree of interaction between both banks in order to ensure proportional access to essential assistance services, the realization of universal instruments to guarantee human rights, the implementation of peace-building initiatives and the prevention of confrontationist rhetoric, the more active involvement of women in peace processes, thus contributing to supporting the desired sustainable settlement of the Transnistrian conflict and reintegration of the country.

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