United Nations Moldova: Informative session on the Law No. 121 on ensuring equality at the Charity Centre for Refugees

The Charity Centre for Refugees, Implementing Partner of UNHCR Moldova, in collaboration with the Internship Initiative Group of UN in Moldova organized on 14 July 2016 an interactive discussion session regarding implementation of the Law No. 121 on ensuring equality.

The main goal of the session was to inform and explain refugees their inherent right to equality in the Republic of Moldova, also the content of the main national non-discrimination legislation and the tools of implementing equality principles.

The event gathered 32 participants – including refugees and asylum seekers, together with representatives from UNHCR Moldova and CCR volunteers, who had the possibility to talk and debate about daily life situations of discrimination being supported by the member of the the Council on the Prevention and Elimination of Discrimination and Ensuring Equality, Ian Feldman.

Eid-Al Fitr at the Charity Centre for Refugees

The Charity Centre for Refugees, Implementing Partner of UNHCR Moldova, organised on 09 July 2016 the celebration of the Eid-Al Fitr - an important religious holiday celebrated by Muslims worldwide that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting.

The event gathered in one place more than 100 children, women of men from the refugee community in the Republic of Moldova. The representative of UNHCR Moldova also joined us at the event.

The cultural program included performance of songs, dances, poems, entertaining games, magical performances, and alive book stories about the meaning of the celebration in different countries such as Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, etc..
The event was led and moderated by two volunteers - 1 refugee from Iraq and 1 refugee from Sirya, who involved in organisation and offered CCR a huge support in conducting the event.
All the participants received gifts ans sweets in recognition of their implication and activity at the event.