The City Hall of Chisinau municipality could soon profit from technical assistance on the part of UNO-Habitat for the development of practices to improve administrative management and investments in social-communal sector, in the key public services and urban public enterprises. UNO-Habitat expert Nicolae Taralunga stated Wednesday, November 22, while speaking on the project, that these abilities will allow local public civil servants operate with new instruments for monitoring public enterprises, planning investments in sectors, providing certain efficient urban services at reasonable costs. Thus, the confidence among persons and institutions within the administrative system, NGOs and citizens will be ensured for a long period of time. The activities provided within the project will be complementary for the General Urban Plan of Chisinau and will ensure the sustainable development of the capital. The general objective of the project is to improve the capacity of local authorities and community from Chisinau to co-work in an attempt to implement the strategies and policies in the communal field, infrastructure and financial sector. It is expected to develop a 3-year investment plan for the key sectors, as well as regulatory and operational instruments to facilitate investments in private sector and to encourage international financing. UNO-Habitat representatives mentioned that the project is a prime step thanks to which Chisinau will start cooperating directly with international organizations. The project could be approved soon, so that the planned activities will begin next year. Since December 2005, Habitat Moldova Centre has operated in Chisinau, within the "Charming Moldova" UNDP project, as partner of UNO-Habitat and Regional Development Agency of Moldova. Habitat Center aims at improving management and government of towns, national policies related to human setlements for ensuring a sustainable development and reduction of poverty.