Mongolia

SOS Children's Village Ulanbaatar has fourteen family houses which are home to 110 children and their SOS mothers. A second SOS Children’s Village has been built in Darkhan in the north of the country. There are 14 family houses for 140 orphaned and abandoned children … more about our charity work in Mongolia

At SOS Children's Village Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Mar 28, 2010 09:10 AM
At SOS Children's Village Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Mongolia is a parliamentary republic. The parliament is elected by the people and in turn elects the government. The president is elected directly. Mongolia's constitution guarantees full freedom of expression, religion, and others. Mongolia has a number of political parties, the biggest ones being the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party (MPRP) and the Democratic Party (DP).

Lisa

Mongolia has an interesting history and the SOS Children's Village is part of this.

I've been digging into Wikipedia, as I was interested in the background of Mongolia in general. I remember listerning to a radio program about how Mongolia had developed from a country with little internal organsiation to a parliamentary republic as it is today. The parliament is elected by the people and in turn elects the government. The president is elected directly. Mongolia's constitution guarantees full freedom of expression, religion, and others. Mongolia has a number of political parties, the biggest ones being the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party (MPRP) and the Democratic Party (DP). The MPRP formed the government of the country from 1921 to 1996 (until 1990 in a one-party system) and from 2000 to 2004. From 2004 to 2006, it was part of a coalition with the DP and two other parties, and since 2006 it has been the dominant party in two other coalitions. Both changes of government after 2004 were initiated by the MPRP.

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Did you know? SOS Children has been working since 1949, providing charity care for children and families.