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UNDAF REVIEW MEETING HELD

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ A review meeting of 2012-2013 for the United Nations Development Assistance Framework 2012-2016 has ran in the UN House, Ulaanbaatar. The Minister of Foreign Affairs L.Bold made the opening remarks, saying the cooperation between the government of Mongolia and the United Nations (UN) have been widening year to year. He underlined an importance of keeping the close ties in delivering benefits of the cooperation to people. It was emphasized that the UNDAF 2012-2016 significantly contributed to widening of the collaboration, it fully met the government’s action programme and became a vital document which reflects many important strategic priorities. Then, proposals and recommendations for the further cooperation were discussed. The gathered also said that, in 2012-2013 they gave a great deal of attention to reducing poverty rate and ensuring gender equality, to environmental balance, to realizing the democratic governance and activities for human rights. "Especially, the implementation of 2013 actions were more dynamic than the previous year’s according to reports of the action plans of UN organizations," Mr Bold said. "Joint quest for finance together with the government and cost sharing issues are reflected in the UNDAF 2012-2016, and these matters have become new in the bilateral cooperation. By doing so, Mongolia has started giving a financial support to others, for instance, the government has donated USD 330 thousand in the first turn to the project on launching activities of the International Think Tank for Landlocked Developing Countries," the sides noted. In addition, they are confident that proposals and recommendation created at the meeting will contribute to fully realizing measures reflected in the UNDAF 2012-2016.

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