Natalia Visanu 
M.S.B. was born in Azerbaijan. For over 30 years she lived in Ukraine with a passport from the former USSR. When the war in Ukraine started, she fled to the Republic of Moldova, but her identity documents did not allow her to move on to an EU country. M.S.B. asked for help of CDA lawyers … Read more
On 23-27 January 2023, CDA organized a training of trainers on “Profiling and interviewing persons at the border in mixed migration flows”, attended by employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), Bureau for Migration and Asylum (BMA) and General Inspectorate of the Border Police (GIBP). The seminar was hold by migration and security experts from … Read more
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, knows about the CDA team, knows that the association has been a partner of the UNHCR for 25 years and that is very actively involved in helping refugees, displaced persons, and foreigners. The UN official made these statements during the meeting with the Executive Director of CDA, … Read more
Francesca Bonelli, UNHCR’s Country Representative, and Oleg Palii, the Executive Director of CDA, signed on 18 January 2023, the 25th cooperation agreement between UNHCR Moldova and Law Centre of Advocates. UNHCR Moldova and CDA will develop cooperation in providing legal support and protection to refugees, asylum seekers, stateless persons, displaced and undocumented persons. The 25 … Read more
CDA is included in the List of Beneficiaries of the 2% Law designation drawn up by the Public Services Agency, with number 290, tax code: 1011620003970. In order to designate 2% of the amount of income tax calculated and paid to the budget for the previous year, the individual has to pass through the following steps: 1. Submit … Read more
CDA welcomes the vote in the first reading of the amendments to the Law on Citizenship of the Republic of Moldova, which will exclude the risk of statelessness among children born in our country. Since 2018 CDA has been warning decision-makers about the need to amend the national legal framework on the situation of children … Read more
258 children, including refugees from Ukraine, participated in the competition. The members of the committee for judging the entries selected 48 best essays. At the ceremony, which took place in an informal setting at a venue in the capital, diplomas and valuable gifts (smartphone, smart watch, portable speaker) were awarded to the first, second and … Read more
258 children, including displaced from Ukraine, took part in the essay competition “United for Ukraine. Integration of refugees in the local communities”, organized by CDA in the framework of the CDA-Oxfam project “Decentralized support for Ukrainian refugees”. The members of the committee for the evaluation of the essays selected 48 best essays, whose authors are awarded with … Read more
CDA has established partnerships with Anenii Noi City Hall and Telenesti District Council. Collaboration agreements in this regard were signed with the Mayor of Anenii Noi, Alexandru Mațarin, and the Head of Telenesti District, Mariana Ombun. A cooperation agreement, which provides for legal and informational assistance to displaced persons from Ukraine by the association’s lawyers, as … Read more
The Executive Director of CDA participated in the Human Rights Forum, organized by the People’s Advocate Office in partnership with the Office of the Council of Europe in Chisinau, OHCHR, UNHCR Moldova. In the speech delivered during the session “Respecting the rights of refugees and ensuring their socio-economic inclusion in the Republic of Moldova”, Oleg … Read more
