The Office has had a Human Rights Adviser, based in the Office of the United Nations Resident Coordinator in the Republic of Moldova (UN RC Office) since July 2008. The Human Rights Adviser assists the UN RC Office, UN Country Team in Moldova, Government and civil society in strengthening human rights and human rights based approaches.
Activities ongoing as of the beginning of 2011 include preparations for the October 2011 first Universal Periodic Review of Moldova; assistance with legislative drafting and guidance, including in the key field of anti-discrimination law; close work with civil society and the Ministry of Health on health and human rights issues; work to strengthen Roma inclusion; measures to strengthen the National Human Rights Institution; and assistance with current Treaty Body review, including 2011 reviews by the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) and Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR).