Social and Economic Impact Assessment of COVID-19 in the Republic of Moldova
The Socio-Economic Impact of COVID-19 on most vulnerable groups and economic sectors conducted during the period end-May – beginning of October 2020 is a comprehensive service for the Government and partners shedding light on the consequences and impact of the crisis and proposing tactical and medium-term policy and programmatic options for recovery and resilience. It provides ‘food for thought’ and has already ignited several multi-stakeholder policy dialogues and debates, underlying the potential and ambition for recovery, but also the enthusiasm for building new partnerships for development and coagulating efforts to overcome the multiple COVID-19 induced challenges.
Recent publications
Apr 7, 2021
Judgement-drafting and Training on Legal Writing in the Republic of Moldova
This report was drafted in the frame of a project financed by the U.S. Embassy and implemented by UNDP Moldova. The project aims to increase the overall quality of judgements and legal drafting in the Republic of Moldova; the report provides an assessment of current practices in the area of the judgement drafting and describes (perceived) shortcomings. It also depicts the way legal writing is taught at the National Institute of Justice (NIJ), the institution mandated to train future judges and prosecutors, and furnishes recommendations with a view to improving the training offered.
Mar 17, 2021
2020 Presidential Elections. Post-electoral opinion survey
The post-electoral opinion survey presents the most important facts and results about 2020 presidential elections. The main purpose of the survey was to measure the impact of civic education campaigns of voters aimed at changes in voters' perception of the Central Electoral Commission (CEC) and the Centre for Continuous Electoral Training (CCET) activity. Data are analyzed in comparison with two other poste-electoral surveys: parliamentary elections held on February 24, 2019 and local general elections held on October 20 and November 3, 2019.
Feb 23, 2021
The study provides recommendations for ensuring the proportionality and demotivating character of sanctions for corruption (related) offences; on the appropriateness of establishing specialized anti-corruption courts/panels in the Republic of Moldova. The recommendations are based on an analysis of international anticorruption standards as well as of the national legal framework. Findings were discussed with representatives from state bodies and civil society.
