About us

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The Mission to Moldova engages in diplomacy—mostly quiet—to facilitate negotiations and dialogue between Chisinau and Tiraspol, with the goal to achieve a comprehensive and lasting political settlement of the Transdniestrian conflict in all its aspects and on the basis of OSCE principles and commitments.

The OSCE Mission to Moldova is the only international organization with a presence on both banks of the Dniester/Nistru River. It has offices on both sides of the internal boundary line, in Chisinau, Tiraspol and Bender. The Mission is mandated, among other things, to gather and provide information on the situation in the region, including the military situation, and to provide advice and expertise pertaining to the observance of international human rights obligations.

The Mission's offices, staff and budget at a glance

Offices

3 offices

The Mission has its headquarters in the capital Chisinau, with offices in Tiraspol and Bender.

Staff

41 Fixed-term staff

The Mission has 13 international and 28 local fixed-term staff (as of 31 December 2024). These figures include staff financed from extrabudgetary contributions.

Budget

€2,302,700

In 2024, the Mission operated on the basis of a Provisional Expenditure Authorization based on its 2021 Unified Budget, which amounted to €2,302,700. The extrabudgetary actual expenditure for 2024 was €680,877.

Head of the OSCE Mission to Moldova

Our people

Izabela Sylwia Hartmann

Acting Head of the OSCE Mission to Moldova

History and mandate

Established in 1993 by the Committee of Senior Officials

The Mission to Moldova was established in 1993 to facilitate a comprehensive and lasting political settlement of the Transdniestrian conflict in all its aspects, consolidating the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic of Moldova within its internationally recognized borders with a special status for Transdniestria that fully guarantees the human, political, economic and social rights of its population.

To this end, the Mission is mandated, among other things, to gather and provide information on the situation in the region, including the military situation, and to provide advice and expertise pertaining to the observance of international human rights obligations.

In 1999, the Mission’s mandate was expanded and includes a provision on ensuring the transparency of the removal and destruction of Russian ammunition and armaments, and co-ordination of financial and technical assistance offered to facilitate withdrawal and destruction.

The mandate of the OSCE Mission to Moldova is renewed every year by all 57 OSCE participating States, including the Republic of Moldova.

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Participants of the Summer School welcoming the newcomers to “Nistru” Camp in a traditional way with bread and salt, Molovata Noua, Dubassary, 20 July 2014.

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Students during the last day of the Summer School supported by the OSCE Mission to Moldova. The project was an opportunity for young people from both banks to meet and enjoy themselves, Molovata Noua, Dubassary, 20 July 2014.

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A participant of the Summer School while receiving the certificate. “Beside the fact that we had a good time at the Summer School, we have also learned a lot of things which will be useful during our lifetime”, said Iulia Deliu from Talmaza village, one of the participants at the Summer School, Molovata Noua, Dubassary, 20 July 2014.

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Participants of the summer school organized by the OSCE Mission to Moldova after receiving their certificates, Molovata Noua, 20 July 2014.

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Participants of the Summer School during the project’s closing ceremony. “This river is seen in many ways as a dividing line, but with this Summer School we wanted to show that it can also unite,” said Maurice Dunand from the OSCE Mission to Moldova, Molovata Noua, 20 July 2014.

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Students of the Summer School taking pictures after receiving certificates of participation. They’ve learned about how the Dniester/Nistru can be a source for confidence building between communities residing on both sides of the river, Molovata Noua, 20 July 2014.

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Around 70 students from both banks of Dniester/Nistru River learned about the river’s ecosystem, and participated in training courses and discussions on protecting the environment, sustainable development and empowering civil society, during the Summer School in Molovata Noua, Dubassary, 20 July, 2014.

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The Summer School for students on both banks of Dniester/Nistru River was organized together with the non-governmental organization ECO-Tiras and co-financed by the National Endowment for Democracy, Molovata Noua, Dubassary, 20 July, 2014.

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Certificate for the participants at the Summer School. “It is equally important that young people learn how to preserve this river for future generations”, said Maurice Dunand from the OSCE Mission to Moldova, Molovata Noua, 20 July 2014.

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The Summer School involved also secondary schools teachers, university lecturers and scientists from Moldova and Transdniestrian region. During the summer school activities the students were guided by experienced professionals from NGOs, who trained them on security issues, as well as on the region history, geography, geology and ecology, Molovata Noua, 20 July 2014.

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Students during the closing ceremony of the Summer School. The aim of the project was also to help the participants re-establish cooperation through the joint involvement, Molovata Noua, 20 July 2014.

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Participants at the Summer School gathered for a traditional Hora dance, during the closing ceremony of the Summer School organized by the OSCE Mission to Moldova, Molovata Noua, Dubassary, 20 July 2014.

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