Views Exchanged on Accelerating SDGs Implementation
Politics
Ulaanbaatar, December 11, 2025 /MONTSAME/. Prime Minister of Mongolia Zandanshatar Gombojav met with the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Mongolia, Jaap van Hierden, on December 10, 2025.
During the
meeting, the two sides exchanged views on accelerating the implementation of
the Sustainable Development Goals and on preparations for hosting the 17th
session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention to Combat
Desertification, scheduled to take place in Mongolia in August 2026.
Prime Minister
Zandanshatar noted that the Government of Mongolia attaches great
importance to its relations and cooperation with the United Nations.
The PM informed that, within the framework of implementing
the UN Convention against Corruption, the Government has initiated a draft
resolution aimed at increasing transparency in the financing of election
candidates, political parties, and election campaigns.
He added that Mongolia is working to establish a regional office of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in the country.

UN Resident Coordinator emphasized that the UN stands ready
to provide full support in resolving Mongolia’s pressing social and economic
challenges and in successfully organizing the aforementioned 17th Conference of the Parties.
He also expressed the UN’s commitment to prioritizing cooperation
in reducing social inequality, creating jobs, and supporting the country’s
energy and digital transitions.
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