Country Programme (2007-2011/2012) evaluation - UNFPA Moldova

UNFPA programme components. Second, it can serve as a platform for the still non-existent
comprehensive approach for the integration and coordination of social policies.
• The platform of family policies also offers an opportunity for UNFPA to engage with migration
policies and address a still unexplored area of policies related to migration in the country. From
an economic, social and demographic point of view it would be desirable that migrants stay in
permanent contact with Moldova, even after the first generation of migrants. Policies, which
create links and incentives for permanent contact, investment or even return, should be
developed. UNFPA Moldova should explore the possibility to engage in this area, possibly with
IOM as a natural UN partner for this sector.
Gender component
• Gender equality shouldbe a separate component of the next UNFPA CP and to address the
followingissues:
o Providing research, evidence-based advocacy and technical assistance to formulate and
revise policies and legislation to promote gender equality.
o Strengthening the institutional capacities of the government and civil society in the areas of
gender analysis and mainstreaming.
o Raising awareness on gender equality, reproductive rights, GBV, and male responsibility in
RH.
o Establishing women-friendly spaces and supporting other similar interventions for women’s
empowerment with an emphasis on integrating RH, counselling and referral in such
interventions.
o Identifying and promoting areas of joint programming through the work of the UN-Women
and UNICEF.
• Continuing to mainstream gender equality under all sub-components of the Country Programme:
o To assist the Government and other stakeholders to align Moldovan policies more strongly
with UN and EU frameworks and universal principles of human rights and gender equality,
UNFPA could support initiatives to inform the pro-natalist policy by critical analysis and
comparative research based on the principles of gender equality and human rights; review
of strategies used in other countries to encourage birth; development of alternative policy
proposals to encourage childbirth (e.g., improving access to and quality of public
kindergartens).
o To strengthen gender equality and DV legislation; UNFPA can consider supporting
consensus-building and strategizing meetings among key proponents of the law in addition
to the current support for advocacy. Another important contribution would be to support for
initiatives to identify gender-discriminatory laws and policies (on employment, family,
pension, etc.), development of recommendations for their elimination, and related advocacy
measures to be taken.
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