A woman bites her lip as she looks at her young child, who she is holding next to her.
The programme improved access to basic social services, including reproductive health care, among underserved and unregistered peri-urban migrant communities.

Reducing socio-economic vulnerabilities of selected peri-urban and informal mining communities in Mongolia

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.

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