Ulaanbaatar
UNDP plans big programme on environment governance
PoliticsUlaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ Chairman of Mongolia’s National Commission for Human Rights (MNCHR) J.Byambadorj Tuesday received Bill Bikales, a chief advisor to the UNDP, Pele Lutken, a UNDP expert on policy affairs, and G.Uyanga, a programme expert.
The visitors said their organization intends to realize a big programme within Mongolia’s environment governance. Activities will run in three directions--legal governance, gender and human rights.
Mr Byambadorj noted that the MNCHR successfully implemented a three-year project together with the UNDP on strengthening the national capability of monitoring human rights fulfillment, and expressed a willingness to continue the collaboration with the UNDP.
Then, the sides shared views on a present situation of the Mongolian mining and caused by it violation of human rights, on roles of the government, local authorities and citizens in the mining development, and future works.
