Deputy PM meets UN Resident Coordinator in Mongolia

Politics
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2019-12-24 12:29:10

Ulaanbaatar/MONTSAME/. Deputy Prime Minister U.Enkhtuvshin met with UN Resident Coordinator in Mongolia Tapan Mishra on December 23, exchanging views on bilateral relations and cooperation.

Noting the UN’s continued support for Mongolia’s development policy, Mr.Enkhtuvshin said that Mongolia effectively implements SDGs adopted by the United Nations and reported its Voluntary National Review in 2019, which was then evaluated as ‘Mongolia has a sound foundation for ensuring future sustainable development.’

Mr. Tapan Mishra said Mongolia is a country with adequate potential of development. “The United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) 2017-2021 for Mongolia is under implementation. Now it is working to develop a new development document targeting the inclusive development and growth, promotion of sustainable natural resources management, improvement of social protection, increased quality and equal social services and public involvement and strengthening accountability.

The sides unanimously emphasized an importance of further formulation and implementation of developed documents that are interrelated, unified, successive and sustainable

At the meeting, the sides also exchanged views on bilateral collaboration in ensuring preparedness, prevention and reduction of disaster risk such as flood, forest and steppe fire, dzud, drought, animal contagious disease and earthquake.

 


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