Ulaanbaatar
Second Nat’l Action Plan for Open Governance Partnership presented
PoliticsUlaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ The National Action Plan for Open Government Partnership Mongolia for 2016-2018 was presented to the public on September 19. Mongolia strives for becoming one of the leading middle-income countries, which has sustainable economic growth, dominating upper middle class, sustained ecological balance and strong democracy by 2030, highlighted representatives of the organizations backing the Open Government Partnership (OGP) Initiative.
At the presentation event, Chief of the Cabinet Secretariat J.Monkhbat noted Mongolia’s accomplishment in fulfilling its commitmentstaken under the first action plan duties through implementation of Glass Account Law (economic transparency law) and transparent reporting of information on actions harmful to the environment and human health, has been aknlowdged with the “star” award.
The Action Plan II identifies its main goal as mending the country’s economy in a short period of time, promoting social sectors through attaining growth, and improving the citizens’ livelihoods, as well as the enhancement of public services, its promptness, trustworthiness and transparency, he underlined.
At the 2011 session of the UN General Assembly, the OGP was established and joined by 70 countries, thousands of civil societies and supporting international organizations, on voluntary grounds. The affilliating governments and organizations have been undertaking more than 3,000 obligations to reach open, inclusive and responsible governance through their national plans of actions.
Mongolia joined the OGP in 2013.
