Moldovan first lady attends events dedicated to United Nations Day

 

Margareta Timofti together with UN Resident Coordinator, permanent representative of the UNDP in Moldova Nicola Harrington-Buhay and the settlement’s mayor Valentina Ceausceac attended a football match between the UN team in Moldova and the one from the village. The game was carried out in sports hall, repaired and endowed with modern equipment within a UN programme on restoration of the local infrastructure. 

Singereii Noi village, founded in 1921, with a population of over 5,000 inhabitants, is one of the 200 Moldovan settlements benefiting from the UN support in strengthening the local autonomy, by elaborating strategies and plans on the community development. 

Villagers have free internet in the park area, due to a project on facilitating access to information, funded by UN. 

Margareta Timofti offered books to local libraries and attended an exhibition of handicrafts and folk traditions, as well as a concert. 

“It is important to focus on education and to make sure that no child remains outside education institutions. Inclusion of people with disabilities is also a priority. Namely, the UN agencies, by their activity, contribute to improving the quality life of our citizens, implementation of the country's development priorities. I would like to wish the sincerest congratulations to the team working in the UN institution in Moldova on the occasion of the UN Day. We wish them every success in their work”, she said. 

The UN started working in Moldova via its specialized agencies in 1992.