Ulaanbaatar
President addresses 12th MONFEMNET meeting
PoliticsUlaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ MONFEMNET National Network NGO organized its annual summit ‘Through the eyes of women’ on March 24-26 at Chinggis Hotel, and President Ts.Elbegdorj was present to deliver an opening speech.
Since 2006, the NGO has held the summit every year on the occasion of International Women’s Day, March 8, with an aim to address gender equality, and make a human rights-based and gender-responsive assessment on strategically important matters concerning Mongolia.
During his speech, the President highlighted three points which included an encouragement for civil society organizations to never back down from what they mean to achieve, a reminder on what civil society organizations should focus on and structure of civil society organizations.
“If the citizens are strong and ambitious, the nation will move forward”, he remarked, encouraging more participation from citizens in the community.
Since 1990 when the first civil society organizations were founded, over 30 thousand civil society organizations have been formed and registered in Mongolia, and one out of every 6 organizations is actively operating today, a study reveals.
