Launch of the joint European Union and Council of Europe programme - Supporting national efforts for prevention and combating discrimination in Moldova
3 November 2015, CHISINAU – The joint European Union and Council of Europe programme - Supporting national efforts for prevention and combating discrimination in Moldova – was presented today to the public. The project is part of the Programmatic Co-operation Framework for Eastern Partnership countries 2015-2017. Representatives of the Council of Europe, European Union Delegation, Council for Prevention and Elimination of Discrimination and Ensuring the Equality, Ombudsperson Office, PCF National Coordinator and also leading non-governmental and International organisations working in the area of human rights attended the launching event.
The main objective of the project “Supporting national efforts for prevention and combating discrimination in Moldova” is to support the alignment of Human Rights policies and practice by ensuring compliance of legislative and regulatory frameworks with European standards and capacity–building for legal professionals and National Human Rights Institutions, including the reinforcement of Ombudsperson Offices. The project seeks cooperation with the following partners: Council for Prevention and Elimination of Discrimination and Ensuring the Equality and Ombudsperson Office.
Mr Jose-Luis Herrero, Head of the Council of Europe Office in Chisinau and Mr Aneil Singh, Head of Operations Section, European Union Delegation to Moldova addressed the participants at the opening session.
This project is financed by European Union and Council of Europe (CoE) within the Programmatic Co-operation Framework (PCF) for Eastern Partnership countries and is implemented by the CoE. It is in line with the CoE Action Plan to support democratic reforms in the Republic of Moldova 2013-2016 and with the priorities of the Association Agenda between the European Union and the Republic of Moldova, which contributes to the enhancement of human rights protection and strengthening of anti-discrimination in Moldova.
For more information contact: Diana Cealic, Senior Project Officer, Supporting national efforts for prevention and combating discrimination in Moldova Project; This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it |
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