Mongolia
Region: Asia and the Pacific
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Duration: June 2010 - November 2012
Budget: US$2,779,483
Implementing Agencies: UNDP (lead), UNICEF, WHO, UNFPA
Mongolia struggles with severe climatic conditions where long and cold winters followed by dust storms in the spring result in vicious cycles of desertification, malnutrition and poverty. With less than one percent arable land, the country has been severely affected by climate change and its related consequences such as droughts, lack of access to clean water, and higher rates of morbidity and mortality. -
Duration: June 2009 - May 2012
Budget: US$3,072,803
Implementing Agencies: UNESCO, UNICEF, WHO, UNDP
To address the interconnected challenges faced by vulnerable and isolated communities, and to ensure their inclusion in the country’s social, economic and political transition, the programme promoted a comprehensive rural development plan, while fostering dialogue between different ethnic and linguistic groups. -
Duration: June 2006 - December 2008
Budget: US$988,235
Implementing Agencies: UNFPA
Confronted by multiple challenges including the political transition of the country, as well as a local weather phenomenon characterized by dry summers followed by snowy winters, the programme sought to enhance the overall situation of marginalised communities through a strengthened civil registration system that helped improve access to basic social services, housing, and training in small-business management. -
Duration: June 2004 - June 2006
Budget: US$658,800
Implementing Agencies: UNICEF
To improve access to health care for vulnerable populations, the programme increased the availability of essential drugs and improved health conditions for women and children living in rural areas by enhancing the involvement of communities in the planning, organizing and the delivery of health services at the local level. -
Duration: November 2003 - May 2006
Budget: US$504,563
Implementing Agencies: UNESCO
In the context of a local weather phenomenon known as dzuds, resulting in extreme weather fluctuations, the overarching goal of the programme was to restore the Government’s ability to sustain public services, including the provision of adequate education by rehabilitating school facilitates and dormitories, and improving teaching techniques. -
Duration: January 2001 - December 2002
Budget: US$530,250
Implementing Agencies: UNICEF
The programme aimed to contribute to the provision of affordable, functioning and accessible health care to marginalised communities in Mongolia by enhancing the capacity of healthcare professionals, including the promotion of community-based processes to prevent and monitor health related challenges, as well as increasing the availability of essential drugs.