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UNICEF to render support of MNT28.1 million to Gobi-Altai
Society
Gobi-Altai/MONTSAME/. United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) decided
to grant MNT28.1 million to the Emergency Commission of Gobi-Altai aimag and
educational institutes of the aimag.
Within the framework of actions to prevent the coronavirus and
other infectious diseases, the financial support worth MNT28.1 million is to be
given from the UNICEF programme ‘Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)’. The support
will be rendered to all schools, kindergartens, dormitories and primary health
units and soum hospitals and the Emergency Department of the aimag.
UNICEF has been implementing ‘Child-friendly Altai’
programme in Gobi-Altai aimag from 2017. Within the programme, MNT271 million
has been invested in 2019 for ten works to improve local water supply and accessibility
and safety of sanitation and hygienic facilities. It is planned to render
financing worth USD1.5 million in 2020-2021.
