2021-01-29 13:56:23
Ulaanbaatar/MONTSAME/. With generous support from the
Delegation of the European Union to Mongolia, the International Development Law
Organization (IDLO) has launched “Mitigating the Impact of COVID-19 by
Increasing Children’s Access to Justice in Mongolia” on January 26, 2021. This
15-month project responds to the increased incidents of child abuse and neglect
experienced during the pandemic by strengthening the child protection
framework.
COVID-19 and efforts to contain it have had severe and
long-lasting impacts on Mongolia. While prevention and containment measures
have successfully prevented a large-scale health crisis, these long-term
measures have contributed to unintended consequences in terms of children’s