Website: https://cda.md/

Mission:

CDA’s mission is to promote respect for fundamental human rights and to provide legal support to refugees, stateless persons, foreign nationals, asylum seekers and undocumented migrants based on effective, fair and just justice.
CDA has been a partner of the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) since 1998 and is the only legal NGO in the Republic of Moldova with comprehensive and exclusive expertise in the field of asylum and statelessness.

CDA provides the following core activities and services: legal counselling, representation of beneficiaries in court and before the authorities, outreach activities, trainings for representatives of state authorities, lawyers, judges, police officers, social workers, paralegals and other professionals, whose work relates to interaction with foreigners, stateless persons, refugees and undocumented persons. CDA monitors the policies, legislation and activities of state institutions in its areas of interest.

Since the first day of the war in Ukraine, CDA team members have been fully trained in monitoring the rights of refugees from Ukraine at border crossing points in accommodation centres. In its activities in response to the influx of refugees from Ukraine, CDA has developed a network of over 100 legal counselors, who provide legal assistance and useful information to refugees in accommodation centres and at border crossings, on hot lines, through online communication platforms, social media and through the distribution of printed information materials.

During the refugee crisis, in addition to providing legal assistance, CDA representatives are also involved in various other activities, such as identifying the vulnerabilities of refugees, facilitating access to financial and material aid, child protection, organizing information sessions, training for state employees involved in work with refugees form Ukraine.

Country of Publication:

• Moldova

Website: https://diaconia.md/despre-noi/

Mission:

Diaconia develops models of social intervention based on approaching humans as the image and likeness of God in a relationship of sharing and trust with social partners.

Country of Publication:

• Moldova

Website: https://igm.gov.md/

Mission:

The General Inspectorate for Migration (IGM) is an administrative authority subordinated to the Ministry of Interior Affairs, responsible for the implementation of state policies in the areas of migration, asylum, statelessness and integration of foreigners.

The IGM has the role of supervising the residence regime of foreigners in the Republic of Moldova, including by detecting and removing them from the territory of the country or applying restrictive measures, such as entry bans for certain periods.

Organizationally, the IGM has territorial subdivisions located in mun. Chisinau, mun. Balti, mun. Cahul/ Comrat, six territorial offices for the registration of foreigners entering the Republic of Moldova through the Transnistrian region, the Asylum Seekers Accommodation Center and the Temporary Placement Center for Foreigners. IGM manages the migration flow in the assigned areas of competence.

Country of Publication:

• Moldova

Website: https://brd.gov.md/

Mission:

The Office is a subdivision of the State Chancellery that ensures the coordination of state policy in the field of relations with the diaspora and carries out its activity based on the principles of legality, professionalism, impartiality, multisectoral and interdisciplinary approach in the areas of competence. The Office provides organizational and informational assistance to the Prime Minister on issues related to state policy in the field of diaspora, migration and development. The Office reports to the Prime Minister in strategic-political matters and to the Secretary General of the Government in administrative matters.

Country of Publication:

• Moldova