You don't have permissions to access this page began implementing the EVA project – ‘Promoting Gender Equality in Cahul and Ungheni Districts’ The project aims to promote gender equality and women’s empowerment by mainstreaming gender in local public policies and by combating domestic violence against women and children The EVA Project is to be implemented in 12 settlements across Cahul and Ungheni districts until December 2022 Copyright © UN Women EUROPA PENTRU TINE!Află despre beneficiile și oportunitățile oferite Republicii Moldova de Uniunea Europeană Chișinău - While on a working visit to Cahul the Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration met with local elected representatives from several villages in the southern region of the country The dialog with the mayors focused on Moldova's European agenda we explained the potential of the Growth Plan for Moldova and what we are doing to strengthen our capacity to absorb European funds We analyzed together the challenges faced by authorities at local level but also how important it is to involve every citizen in the process of modernizing the community we encouraged the mayors to continue working together to improve the lives of our citizens here at home,’ said Cristina Gherasimov The Cahul district is one of the regions of the country benefiting from most European investment more than 60 million euro worth of projects have been carried out here which have visibly improved the daily lives of citizens renovated kindergartens and better public services All materials featured on this site are licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0) Technical-technological administration: Information Technology and Cyber Security Service. 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The memorial also presents the opportunity "to educate future generations in the spirit of universal human values: faith and dignity prosperity and equality of nationalities,” he said A moment of silence and the laying of wreaths by entities including the OSCE Mission to Moldova and other international and national organizations took place in honor of the victims only about a tenth of respondents noted that Temporary Protection (TP) significantly or mostly eased access to healthcare few encountered barriers to healthcare either before or after TP provision • Less than a fifth of respondents found that TP significantly or mostly facilitated access to education while a slight increase in Ukrainian refugee children enrolling as full-time students was observed • The impact of TP on employment access appears limited About a quarter of respondents reported that TP did not facilitate access to employment • Refugee access to information and level of awareness concerning TPdefined rights and obligations appears to be relatively good in Cahul 112,811 Ukrainian refugees remain in Moldova1,2 granting those displaced from Ukraine special entry/exit rights Moldova introduced Temporary Protection (TP) for Ukrainians and eligible Third-country Nationals As of December 2023 registration is ongoing While existing research focuses on TP enrolment REACH conducted an assessment to get an initial understanding of TP’s impact on refugees’ conditions Chișinău - The infrastructure in the field of solid waste management in southern Moldova will be developed at the expense of a grant worth 4.34 million euros The government today approved the signing of an agreement on grant between Moldova and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) According to the government’s communication department the agreement is meant to ensure the carrying out of the Solid Waste in Moldova project which provides for the development of the specific infrastructure in three regions of waste management according to the strategy of waste management in Moldova the southern region of the country is regarded Ceadar-Lunga and Comrat from the Autonomous Territorial Unit (UTA) of Gagauzia the station of sorting of composting from the Cahul city will be built; the old waste storage facility from the Cahul city will be closed; transfer stations will be constructed in the towns of Cania as well as vehicles will be purchased in the entire region The signing of the agreement on grant is planned to take place at the annual conference of the Moldova Partnership Platform scheduled to be held in Chisinau on 17 September 2024 July 17 - Increasing mobility through efficient sustainable and safe transportation systems is one of the objectives of the National Development Strategy European Moldova 2030 modernization and extension of public roads often go beyond the boundaries of state-owned land they will be declared of public utility in order to speed up the works modernization and extension of national public roads will be declared of public utility of national interest: M3 Chisinau-Comrat-Giurgiulești- Romanian border (bypasses of Vucănești and Cimislia) R14 R6-Codrul Nou-Soroca-Unguri-Ukrainian border (Soroca-Arionești) R34 Hincesti- Leova-Cahul-Giurgiulești (Cantemir-Cahul) M5 Ukrainian border-Criva-Balti-Chișinău-Tiraspol-Ukrainian border (Criva-Balti) R7 R14 - Drochia - Costești - Romanian border and R14 3 Access road to Cosăuți - Yampil bridge with border crossing point and related infrastructure Government will take the necessary measures for the expropriation of real estate located on the site of the works of public utility of national interest in order to ensure the construction of these roads on schedule The payment of compensation for expropriation and the expenses for cadastral works and evaluation of real estate will be paid from the Road Fund Migrant needs and the policies aimed at supporting them are often evaluated in isolation making the formulation of effective policies that respond to the reality on the ground more difficult two major IOM global initiatives have been identified as crucial data sources to enable a comprehensive assessment of the needs of migrants in order to inform policy and programmatic responses: the Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) and the Migration Governance Indicators (MGIs) These two methodologies have been combined to develop an innovative approach in two municipalities of the Republic of Moldova – Balti and Cahul – selected based on their geographically strategic positions on main migration corridors socioeconomic profiles and local authorities’ close collaboration with IOM The goal of this report is to analyse the extent to which migration policies and services available in Balti and Cahul address the needs of migrants the evaluation considers the characteristics and needs of migrants and the local migration governance landscape The analysis is based on data collected from a DTM survey in Balti and Cahul in February and March 2023 and the local MGI assessments conducted in both municipalities between September 2022 and August 2023 The results of the simultaneous analysis of data from both tools are used to inform tailored policy and programming recommendations effectively bridging the DTM’s operational humanitarian approach with the policy-focused perspective of the MGIs but also the clarity of who provides a service accessibility to information and advice on areas of public interest are essential for public administration The launch of the One Stop Shop is only one element that boosts other administrative processes in the context of digitization We thank the “EU4Moldova: Focal Regions” programme for the support in the implementation of this important project for our citizens“ Among the services provided by the One Stop Shop Cahul are: issuance of planning certificates for design certificates of the absence or existence of arrears against the local budget applications of enrollment of children in preschool institutions issuance of extracts from decisions and copies of decisions of the Municipal Council “We see this One Stop Shop as an important step in improving public services in Cahul which is also in line with the overall process of digital transformation of the Moldovan society and economy We praise the digitalization efforts of the Cahul City Hall which demonstrate its commitment to better serve citizens’ needs The European Union is committed to support such initiatives within our EU4Digital umbrella programme and the Economic and Investment Plan for Moldova” Delegation of the European Union to the Republic of Moldova “EU4Moldova: Focal Regions” programme (2019-2024) supports smart and sustainable socio-economic development in Cahul and Ungheni regions to bring a better quality of life to citizens The programme has a total budget of €23 million is financed by the European Union and implemented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).  For more details about the programme’s activities in Cahul and Ungheni regions, access www.eu4cahul.md and www.eu4ungheni.md