15 December 2022 – Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia – UNFPA Mongolia Country Office signed agreements with government implementing partners to collaborate in the implementation of its 7th Country Programme from 2023-2027.
UNFPA Mongolia’s 7th Country Programme builds on the success of the previous programme and is aligned with the Government’s Vision 2050, the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework 2023-2027, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, ICPD Programme of Action, the International Conference on Population and Development 25 voluntary national commitments, and UNFPA’s Strategic Plan.
There are 10 Government organizations with whom UNFPA Mongolia CO will join forces and efforts to achieve the Three Transformative results: (a) ending preventable maternal deaths; (b) ending the unmet need for family planning; and (c) ending gender-based violence and all harmful practices. The government partners include:
- Ministry of Labour and Social Protection
- Ministry of Education and Science
- Ministry of Health
- National Statistics Office
- National Committee for Gender Equality
- National Emergency Management Agency
- National Centre for Maternal and Child Health
- Coordinating Council for Crime Prevention
- Human Rights Commission
- Governor’s Office of Umnugobi
The signing was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia and opened by P. Baasankhuu, Deputy Director of the Multilateral Cooperation Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Mr Tapan Mishra, Resident Coordinator of the UN in Mongolia.
During the event, UNFPA signed agreements with its Implementing Partners to formalize their next five years of cooperation.
The UN Resident Coordinator in Mongolia, Mr Tapan Mishra, expressed his strong support for the implementation of the 7th Country Programme, which is developed in close collaboration with the key stakeholder, using the principle of leaving no one behind.
During the signing ceremony, UNFPA Mongolia Head of Office Dr. Khalid Sharifi highlighted the key achievements of UNFPA’s 6th Country Programme in Mongolia and said, “I believe that the new Country Programme will strengthen further our joint collaboration in the next five years and will certainly contribute to improving the quality of life and the well-being of women and youth in Mongolia in the areas of sexual and reproductive health and rights, youth empowerment, and gender equality.”
P. Baasankhuu, Deputy Director, highlighted the focus of UNFPA’s Country Programme, which will accelerate the achievement of three transformative results “ through disaggregated data generation, strategic partnerships and coordination to sharpen the focus on vulnerable populations; use of successful practices and programme models to increase coverage and quality of Sexual and Reproductive Health services in support of universal access; systematically address inequalities and discriminatory gender and social norms; and scale up the engagement of youth in decision-making, participation and leadership to effect change and contribute to human development capacity in Mongolia”.
UNFPA is committed to delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe, and every young person's potential is fulfilled.
UNFPA in Mongolia
UNFPA Mongolia began supporting the Government of Mongolia in the late 1970s providing equipment and training to the Central Statistics Office to undertake the Population and Housing Census of 1979 – and again in 1989. Support for maternal and child health began in the early 1990s and included training for medical personnel and the provision of modern contraceptives.
The first comprehensive Country Programme between the Government of Mongolia and UNFPA officially started in 1992. It focused on delivering family planning services and information and promoting population data usage to support the government’s development policies and programmes.
UNFPA’s 6th Country Programme in Mongolia was launched in 2017 with a focus on youth participation, realizing the sexual and reproductive health and rights of youth, and addressing gender-based violence. It supported Mongolia in achieving the SDGs and was closely aligned and implemented with other UN agencies under the UN Development Assistance Framework 2017-2022.
UNFPA 7th Country Programme in Mongolia will start on 1 January 2023 for a period of five years.
Contact
Khash-Erdene BAYARSAIKHAN
Media and Communications Analyst
UNFPA Mongolia
e-mail: bayarsaikhan@unfpa.org
Phone: +976 99984729
