Tatiana Molcean

Tatiana Molcean
Molcean at the WIPO Global Awards Ceremony in 2022
Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)
Incumbent
Assumed office
26 July 2023
Preceded byOlga Algayerova
Permanent Representative of Moldova to the United Nations in Geneva and Ambassador of Moldova to Switzerland
In office
2020–2023
Prime MinisterNatalia Gavrilița
Dorin Recean
Personal details
Born (1982-09-25) September 25, 1982
Chișinău, Moldova
Alma materMoldova State University
Geneva Graduate Institute
Occupationdiplomat

Tatiana Molcean (born 25 September 1982) is a Moldovan diplomat. She has been Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) since 2023.

Early life and education

Molcean was born on 25 September 1982 in Chișinău and is from a family of economists.[1][2] She studied a LLM degree at the Faculty of International Law, Moldova State University.[3] After graduating, she completed the multilateral diplomacy programme at the Geneva Graduate Institute.[2]

Career

Early career

Molclean served as Chargé d’Affaires at the Embassy of the Republic of Moldova to Sweden from 2008 to 2011.[3] Following this appointment, she served as Deputy Director General for Moldovan Integration in the European Union.[2] In 2017, she was appointed State Secretary and Deputy Minister for Multilateral and Bilateral Cooperation in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration.[2]

United Nations

Molcean served as the Permanent Representative of the Republic of Moldova to the United Nations in Geneva and the World Trade Organization, as well as the Moldovan Ambassador to Switzerland from 2020 to 2023.[3] During this period, on 5 October 2021 Molcean was appointed President of the General Assembly of the United Nations World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).[4]

On 26 July 2023, Molcean was appointed the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE).[3][5] In 2024, she supported the establishment of the world’s first United Nations backed centre for circular economy research, which is based in the United Kingdom.[6] In November 2024, Molcean addressed the UN Special Program for Central Asian Economies (SPECA) in Tajikistan.[7] In April 2025, Molcean addressed the Regional Forum on Sustainable Development 2025 at the UN in Geneva alongside the Deputy Secretary-General of the UN Amina J. Mohammed and the United Nations Development Programme Regional Director for Europe Ivana Živković.[8]

Molcean has supported the International Gender Champions pledges against gender-based violence and for gender parity.[9] She has also encouraged member states of the United Nations to join the Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (known as the Water Convention).[10]

Alongside diplomacy, Molcean has promoted Moldovan cultural heritage, including organising an exhibition of traditional Moldovan hand-woven carpets at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Tatiana Molcean". mfa.gov.md. Archived from the original on 1 June 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d Jefford, Kasmira (5 November 2023). "Tatiana Molcean: UNECE countries face 'new realities' as Israel-Gaza war sends ripples across region". Geneva Solutions. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
  3. ^ a b c d "Tatiana Molcean Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe". United Nations Secretary-General. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  4. ^ "Ambassador Tatiana Molcean was approved president of the General Assembly of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)". 5 October 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
  5. ^ "Tatiana MOLCEAN". Les Rencontres Économiques (in French). Archived from the original on 16 March 2025. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
  6. ^ "UK to establish world's first UN-backed centre for circular economy research". GOV.UK. Archived from the original on 16 July 2025. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
  7. ^ "SPECA forum yields adoption of Dushanbe declaration in Tajikistan". Trend.Az. 29 November 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
  8. ^ "BE OPEN at the Regional Forum on Sustainable Development 2025 at the UN in Geneva". PR Newswire Europe. Archived from the original on 15 June 2025. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
  9. ^ "Tatiana Molcean". International Gender Champions. Archived from the original on 26 April 2025. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
  10. ^ Release, Africa Press. "Water cooperation must remain at core of climate action to address security and health risks, urges United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) at COP28". www.zawya.com. Archived from the original on 18 December 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
  11. ^ Chaoui, Prisca (31 May 2021). "Meet Tatiana Molcean, Moldova's multi-tasking ambassador". UN Today. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
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