Prince Haakon Starts Visit to Mongolia
November 3, 2008 by Maricar Macalincag
Norway’s Crown Prince Haakon has arrived in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia on an official visit as a Goodwill Ambassador of the United Nations Development Plan (UNDP).
“I accepted the invitation to become a Goodwill Ambassador for UNDP, because I strongly believe that all people are equal and should have equal rights to realize their potential as human beings,” said the heir to the Norwegian throne during a visit to Burundi with UNDP in October 2007.
In Prince Haakon’s itinerary today was a visit with children at a UNDP-supported organization that aims to decrease to decrease child labor. The Prince also had meetings with the President of Mongolia Nambaryn Enkhbayar and with government officials.
Photos of the first day of the visit here.
via Royal Blog; Creative Commons image via Wikipedia (photo by S.H. O’Leary)
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