Ulaanbaatar
‘Strengthening Representative Bodies in Mongolia’ project board meets
Society
Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/. ‘Strengthening Representative Bodies in Mongolia’ (SRBM) project jointly implemented by SDC (Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation), UNDP and the Parliament Secretariat of Mongolia between 2017 and 2021 has successfully reached its completion.
The project board, which consists of the local councils, NGOs, National Academy of Governance and Cabinet Secretariat, in addition to the project implementers, concluded in its last meeting on 21 June 2021 that the project made substantive input to decentralization local autonomy in Mongolia.
The project provided technical assistance to the revision of the Law on Administrative and Territorial Units, and Their Governance (LATUG) approved by the Parliament of Mongolia on 24 December 2020.
The LATUG revision is bringing new hopes for local leaders and local communities to change their livelihood to better by opening opportunities to make more independent decisions on local economic issues; by strengthening citizens’ participation in local decision-making; and by improving accountability of local politicians; thus, contributing to the realization of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the community level.
As a result of the SRBM project capacity building programmes, Citizens’ Representatives’ Hurals have more effective rules and procedures to hold their sessions, experiences to engage with citizens, particularly youth and women, through consultations and public hearings; and promote transparency of their work via the portal website: www.khural.mn.
Over 8000 elected representatives have improved their knowledge and understanding of the local government legal framework, local budget management, and environmental protection to carry out their duties successfully. Around 2000 elected women and hundreds of thousands of ordinary women behind Mongolia have benefitted from the leadership programme and networking facilitated by the SRBM project.
