The Moldova Road Safety Performance Review (RSPR) is prepared as a report for the UNECE Sustainable Transport Division. The Review is financed by UNECE and the UNDP in Moldova. The analysis presented in the Review reflects information and data collected with a cut-off date of 1 May 2023.

The RSPR Moldova identifies the most critical aspects for the development of the country’s national road safety system and offers recommendations for its improvement. The authors’ team use a multipoint approach to assess the current road safety situation in Moldova. It includes analyses of the following topics: legal and institutional frameworks for road safety, the current road safety situation and trends, limitations in capacities, financial and human resources, gaps in the national legal and regulatory framework, compliance of Moldovan legislation with United Nations road safety-related legal instruments, and coordination among road safety stakeholders. 

The Review also highlights good practices in road safety and emphasizes the importance of accession to, and implementation of, key United Nations road safety-related legal instruments as an effective means for improving road safety systems at both the national and local levels. 

Discussions of the Review’s findings were conducted through a number of meetings and workshops with key road safety stakeholders, including a presentation of results at a RSPR Policy Dialogue.