Elders – Capitals' Initiative

Ulaanbaatar [Mongolia’s parliamentary election amid COVID-19 pandemic]

June 26, 2020 Ulaanbaatar

Nationwide polls close after Mongolians voted since 7 AM until 10 PM of June 24, to elect a new parliament. Some 606 candidates, including 121 independent candidates competed for 76 seats in the unicameral parliament of Mongolia - State Great Hural ...

Solidarity hospitality: Secretariat of Justice and Citizenship (Sejus) publishes notice calling for Brasilia hotels to host elderly people during the COVID-19 pandemic

June 2, 2020 Brasilia

On Monday (27), the Secretariat of Justice and Citizenship (Sejus) published the Call Notice no. 3/2020, aiming a new public price survey for the provision of hosting services to people over 60 in Brasília during the COVID-19 pandemic. The first ...

Secretariat of Justice launches campaign that invites people to help the elderly in daily activities

June 2, 2020 Brasilia

The Secretariat of Justice and Citizenship has made available the program “Adopt an elderly person” on the Volunteer Portal in order to mobilize young people and adults to contribute to the protection of this population against the new coronavirus. ...

Budapest is gradually opening up from Monday, May 18

May 22, 2020 Budapest

From May 18, the government is lifting the curfew restrictions imposed due to the novel coronavirus epidemic in Budapest as well, with measures in the capital to follow the rest of the country with a two-week delay. The number of those ...

Home delivery to the vulnerable and temporary shelter for homeless people

May 15, 2020 Budapest

© FŐKÉTÜSZ (Metropolitan Chimney Sweeping company) / City of Budapest Due to the suspension of chimney checks, Budapest’s chimney sweepers are helping those in need. Since the end of March, more than 4000 households have been given food and ...

Measures that Riga put in place to protect the residents, particularly the most vulnerable with whom social services work

April 14, 2020 Article

Majority of all social services provided before the outbreak of the coronavirus are in place, except that there are various restrictions implied due to COVID-19. Provision of warm meal to the most vulnerable - 4 soup kitchens and 4 warm food ...

266 Mongolians evacuated from Japan

April 3, 2020 Ulaanbaatar

A chartered plane carrying 266 Mongolian nationals today landed at the Chinggis Khaan International Airport. There were 14 infants, more than 30 seniors and 3 pregnant women among the passengers. The plane also carried 1,284 kg of freight, reported ...

259 citizens arrived through Seoul-Ulaanbaatar special flight

April 3, 2020 Ulaanbaatar

At 8:15 PM today, 253 adults and 6 infants arrived in Ulaanbaatar from Seoul through special charter flight of MIAT Mongolian Airlines, according to decisions of the Government of Mongolia and State Emergency Commission. The passengers were ...

Mongolia on high alert due to coronavirus outbreak

April 2, 2020 Ulaanbaatar

The Cabinet held an irregular meeting on January 26, Sunday, to discuss preventive safety measures against the spread of coronavirus amid public fears. No confirmed cases of coronavirus in Mongolia. However, by a Deputy Prime Minister’s ...