2021-04-02 09:43:25
Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ The construction sector is
dominated by men, not only in Mongolia but also in countries throughout the
world. Even in an advanced economy like the US, women consist of less than 1% of construction
workers on the jobsite.
Here at the EU Funded Switch Off Air Pollution Project (SOAP), we’re
working to redefine the role of women in the construction sector by working
with jobsite team leaders, locally known as brigade leaders, to break outdated
gender norms and help them find the best construction workers, regardless of
sex. But we’re also training women to join the booming construction sector.
2021-04-02 13:24:55
Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ 30 years have passed since Mongolia transitioned from a centrally planned economy into a market economy.
There were much talks about the mistakes that were made during this time, from a political point of view however, there has not been any conclusive discussion yet regarding fundamental economic analysis. Despite this, from the ‘Vision-2050’ long-term development policy document as well as the plans that define the development of Mongolia for the next 30 years, you will notice that the word, “economy”, is mentioned quite a bit throughout the documents. Thus, we took an interview from
Chairman of the National Development Agency Kh.Batjargalabout the “blueprint” for the country’s development.
2021-04-02 16:26:06
Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/. On March 31, 2021, Chairman of the State Great Hural (Parliament) of Mongolia, Mr. G.Zandanshatar, held an online meeting with the Chairperson of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC) of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), Mr. Li Zhanshu.
At the beginning of the meeting, the Chairman of the State Great Hural, Mr. G.Zandanshatar congratulated China on successfully holding the 13th National People s Congress of the People’s Republic of China, and the 4th Session of the Chinese People s Political Consultative Conference and for making important decisions on China’s advancing of social and economic development. He also stressed that the development of good-neighborly relations and mutually beneficial cooperation with China on the long run is one of the priorities of Mongolia s foreign policy.
2021-04-02 14:11:26
Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ The steering committee of the European Union’s Trade Related Assistance for Mongolia (TRAM) project held a meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on April 1. The committee reviewed the actions taken in 2020 and the plan for actions to be undertaken until the project is completed in July.
The EU TRAM project with three components, trade policy, trade facilitation and export development, has been implemented since 2017 in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Light Industry, Mongolian Customs, General Agency for Specialized Inspection, Mongolian Agency for Standardization and Metrology, National Development Agency, and the Mongolian National Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
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Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/. On April 1, UNFPA Mongolia and Unitel Group signed a partnership agreement to support a new online service that provides sexual and reproductive health information and referral services for adolescents and increase their accessibility to adolescent and youth-friendly health services through technological innovation.
Under the agreement, an artificial intelligence-based virtual family planning coach, developed by UNFPA Mongolia, with the support of UNFPA global initiative on innovations, an online service “Mandukhai” chatbot will be promoted.
Mandukhai online chatbot will provide scientifically accurate information on topics that are the most sought for by adolescents when they face challenges such as unwanted pregnancy, prevention of sexually transmitted infections and referrals to youth-friendly services while keeping confidentiality. The service will be institutionalized and taken over by the National Center for Ma