The U.S. Millennium Challenge Corporation holds opening ceremony...
AmCham Mongolia is pleased to announce that United States’ and Mongolian governments officially handed over 180 fully automated water kiosks in Ulaanbaatar’s ger areas to the Ulaanbaatar Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (USUG). The kiosks are part of the $461.7 million Mongolia Water Compact’s Water Sector Sustainability Project.
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The ceremony took place at Smart Water Kiosk No. 207 in Khoroo 2, Songinokhairkhan District, brought together the U.S. Ambassador to Mongolia H.E. Richard Buangan, the Member of State Great Khural of Mongolia, Chairman of the Standing Committee on the Budget, Chairman of the Mongolia-U.S. Parliamentary Caucus, Member of the State Great Hural (Parliament) of Mongolia, Chair of the Standing Committee on Budget Kh.Gankhuyag, the Member of State Great Khural of Mongolia, Chairman of the Standing Committee on Legal Affairs, D.Tsogtbaatar, as well as representatives of MCC, USUG and MCA-Mongolia, the contractor “HTL” LLC and other stakeholders.
Speaking at the event, U.S. Ambassador Richard Buangan said:
“Water is our future—not only for the health of Ulaanbaatar’s residents, but also for the vitality of Mongolia’s economy. Access to safe, reliable water is essential for every family—and it also drives investment. By ensuring Ulaanbaatar residents can depend on clean water, we are strengthening the city’s foundation for private sector growth and long-term economic opportunity.”
Ambassador Richard L. Buangan (photo: U.S. Embassy in Ulaanbaatar)
We extend our heartfelt congratulations to all parties who have worked tirelessly to realize this huge undertaking in ensuring water access to residents in Mongolia.
This project was completed by Монголын Мянганы Сорилтын Сан under the Mongolia Water Compact project.
The U.S. Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) provides time-limited grants to developing countries that meet rigorous standards for good governance, from fighting corruption to respecting democratic rights. MCC has invested more than $13 billion in compact and threshold programs worldwide since established. A Compact is a large, five-year grants for selected countries that meet MCC’s eligibility criteria while threshold program is smaller grants focused on policy and institutional reform in selected countries that come close to passing MCC’s eligibility criteria and show a firm commitment to improving their policy performance. Mongolia concluded its first Millennium Challenge Compact on September 17, 2013. That compact, which was signed on October 22, 2007, and entered into force on September 17, 2008, including investments in property rights, health, vocational education, energy and environment, and transportation.