I am honored to be with you today. This is a day for us to take a moment to reflect on and cherish the critical importance of a free press. 

The free media and independent journalists are the most important assets of our democracy.

Globe International Center, the National Commission of UNESCO, and the Independent Authority Against  Corruption of Mongolia jointly organized the discussion "The importance of the online space for access to information” for the International Day of Universal Access to Information. 

To raise public awareness on free press, freedoms of speech and expression, GIC organized a multi stakeholder conference on 27 May, 2023. A total of 66 stakeholders attended including public officials, media, journalists, CSOs and academia. The conference aimed to provide a platform for multi-faceted discussions based on research and case studies. The consultation discussed the potential risks of criminalizing defamation, international standards of freedom of speech, and how the current laws on violations affect journalists and media workers. GIC sent the official invitation and request to participate as a speaker to the public authorities including MOJHA, Parliament Standing Committee, and NHRC in the conference. 

The media outlets were selected for training that are including “The Zuunii medee” daily newspaper, news.mn and gogo.mn. A total of 45 journalists attended in the training for news outlets and raised awareness issue of the criminal law amendment and international standard. 

GIC’s regional capacity building training titled “ Let’s share experience and  move forward together”  for contracted 26 local civil society organizations was held on April 13-14 2023 in the Conference room of Local Government House, Arkhangai aimag.