World Bank and United Nations Agencies Have Jointly Opened an Information Center in Comrat, South of Moldova

Chişinău, 23 October 2009 — A UN Documentation Centre was opened today in the premises of the Regional Public Library in Comrat.

This is the third Documentation Centre created by the UN Agencies in Moldova to inform citizens about UN values and the Organization’s work in the world and in Moldova. Similar Centres were opened at the State Universities in Balti and Cahul in 2001 and respectively 2003.

The Centre in Comrat was created in partnership with the World Bank and is part of the commemoration of the United Nations Day in Moldova, marked on October 24 each year.

information center in ComratThe World Bank has opened information centres at the Academy of Economic Studies in Moldova and State University "Alecu Russo" in Balti.

„The opening of the UN Documentation Centre in Comrat sets a new stage in our cooperation with Gagauzia. By opening the Centre today we hope to bring the United Nations closer to Gagauz people—through access to UN information and experience", said Kaarina Immonen, UN Resident Coordinator in Moldova at the inauguration ceremony of the Centre in Comrat.

Source: website of the World Bank office in Moldova