Ulaanbaatar
Foreign Minister meets UNFPA Permanent Rep
PoliticsUlaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ Minister of Foreign Affairs Ts.Munkh-Orgil received on Friday the Permanent Representative of the UN Population Fund to Mongolia, Naomi Kitahara. The latter gave detailed information on the ongoing UNFPA-assisted projects and the Country Program to be launched in 2017.
In turn, the FM presented the Government policies and actions towards the social development, and informed that the cabinet is about to submit a draft new wording of the Law Against Domestic Violence to the Parliament.
The Foreign Minister put forward a request to the UNFPA for assistance on youth development and education.
The Country Program for Mongolia for 2017-2021 was adopted at the UNFPA Executive Council meeting, which took place on September 6-7 in New York. For the next five years, the UNFPA will implement projects and programs totaling USD 15.1 million, aimed at improving reproductive health and protection of reproductive rights, youth development and gender equality.
