Today Moldova inaugurated its new Passenger Information Unit (PIU) headquarters in Chisinau, marking a significant milestone in strengthening national capabilities to detect and prevent terrorist and criminal travel while facilitating secure cross border mobility. The PIU is equipped with the United Nations’ goTravel software and enhanced operational and technical capacities for passenger data collection, analysis, and response. The PIU was established with support from the United Nations Countering Terrorist Travel (CT Travel) Programme.
Moldova is the fifth Member State to adopt this software, after Norway, Botswana, Georgia, and Mongolia. The PIU is located within Moldova’s General Inspectorate of Border Police (GIBP) and brings together the expertise and mandates of the Border Police, the National Police, the Custom Services, and the Security and Intelligence Services of Moldova.
Moldova joined the CT Travel Programme in 2021 and has benefited from the comprehensive and tailored capacity-building support. In February 2025, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Moldova inaugurated the PIU at a temporary location and the UN goTravel software entered full production in April.
Ms. Christine Erika Bradley, Head of the Countering Terrorist Travel Section in the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT), noted that 2025 marked a transformative year that elevated Moldova as a successful model for implementation and partnership in the region and beyond. “This milestone reflects Moldova’s unwavering commitment to strengthening its border security and counter-terrorism capabilities in line with international standards and United Nations Security Council resolutions,” she added.
Throughout the process, the CT Travel Programme partners worked closely with and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Office in Moldova, who supported the refurbishment of the permanent PIU building, provision of technical equipment, and preparations for training the newly assigned PIU personnel.
The CT Travel Programme is led by the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) and implemented through a ‘One-UN’ partnership together with the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Executive Directorate (CTED), the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the United Nations Office of Information and Communication Technology (UNOICT), the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL), and IOM. It supports Member States in enhancing their use of passenger data in line with UN Security Council resolutions 2178 (2014), 2396 (2017), and 2482 (2019), international standards, relevant privacy laws, and human rights principles.
