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Mongolia

UNFPA Mongolia Annual Report 2016 [EN/MN]

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FOREWORD

2016 marked the last year and successful conclusion of the UNFPA’s 5th Country Programme 2012-2016 for Mongolia. The successful completion of the Country Programme coincided with the closing of a decade long of support to Mongolia in achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). In particular, MDG 3: Equal rights for women and men, MDG 5: Reducing maternal mortality, and MDG 6: Combating HIV/AIDS. In 2015, Mongolia succeeded to become one of the only 9 countries that successfully met the target to reduce maternal mortality by 2/3.

The amazing accomplishments of the MDGs and other notable achievements set the stage for Mongolia towards a new era in development, with the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 2030 Agenda at the UN General Assembly. It was thus a welcomed development in February 2016, when Mongolia demonstrated its commitment to achieving the SDGs through the approval of the “Sustainable Development Vision 2030” by the Mongolian Parliament. In September 2016, as the new Government Action Plan was approved, the plan was centered on SDGs and the Sustainable Development Vision document which demonstrated the government’s commitment.

Assured with this renewed vision and backed by a longstanding partnership spanning over 4 decades between UNFPA and the Mongolian government, cooperation steered the country steadily through 2016’s accomplishments. The accomplishments from the successful cooperation included the further advancement of maternal and newborn health through the Telemedicine networks, increased knowledge of vulnerable populations influencing their behaviors to reduce and prevent maternal mortality, unwanted pregnancies, and Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs), support for the approval of the Law to Combat Domestic Violence (LCDV) in December 2016 and finally, enhanced availability of life skills education (LSE) to Mongolian youth.

UNFPA’s goal is to deliver a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person’s potential is fulfilled, therefore, UNFPA continues to work with the Government of Mongolia, civil society, development partners including the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), the Government of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, and Oyu Tolgoi LLC, to fulfill its mandate for the country.