Ulaanbaatar
Meeting organized on freedom of expression and opinion
PoliticsUlaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ The “Globe international” NGO organized a discussion meeting themed “Freedom of expression and opinion” on April 27, 2016 at the UN house, Ulaanbaatar.
Speeches were delivered by Ms Beate Trankman, the United Nations Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative; representative from the Department of International Legal Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Ambassadors and other representatives of certain Embassies had participated in the meeting.
“When Mongolia has been elected as a member state of the Human Rights Council (HRC), the country bears responsibilities for promoting the ‘Freedoms of opinion and expression’. Last year Mongolia’s second Universal Periodic Review(UPR) report was successfully reviewed and number of recommendations were given by the UN HRC which recommendations implementation action plan has been adopted during the Cabinet meeting on April 11th of this year,” Ms Trankman said.
In her speech, the President of Globe International NGO Ms Naranjargal talked about UPR recommendations and its follow up on the “Freedoms of opinion and expression”.
Next discussion meeting is expected to be held for the non-resident Embassies with concurrent accreditation to Mongolia in Beijing.
