Chisinau - Legal Identity fulfills people’s basic right to be recognized as a person before the law, as enshrined in Article 6 of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights. At the same time, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provide Target 16.9 – legal identity for all, including birth registration.

IOM Moldova is closely collaborating with the relevant national authorities and other stakeholders to complete a comprehensive assessment of the Moldovan Legal Identity System. During a workshop convened today, the draft assessment report and its recommendations were reviewed in a spirit of partnership. IOM is part of the UN Legal Identity Expert Group (UN LIEG).

This initiative was generously funded by the 🇮🇹Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation within the project “Strengthening Capacities for the Protection of Ukrainian Refugees, Third Country Nationals and Host Communities in Moldova.”

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For more information, please contact: 

Riccardo Severi, Project Officer - Media and Communications, IOM Moldova 
rseveri@iom.int