President of Mongolia : President Elbegdorj Attends General Assembly’s Special Event “Towards Achieving the Millennium Development Goals”

THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT OF MONGOLIA, PUBLIC RELATIONS & COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION President Elbegdorj Attends General Assembly's Special Event "Towards Achieving the Millennium Development Goals"


A Special Event "Towards Achieving the Millennium Development Goals" in the frame of the United Nations 68th General Assembly took place in New York on 25 September.

The Special Event is initiated by the John Ashe, President of the 68th session of the General Assembly. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, UN President of the Economic and Social Council Nestor Osorio, Presidents of South Africa, Guyana, Rwanda and the Prime Ministers of Japan, Norway, Fiji, the US Secretary of State John Kerry, Foreign Ministers of China and Belarus and high-level officials spoke at the Special Event and expressed their views.

The UN General Assembly focused on accelerating attainment of the Millennium Development Goals /MDG/ and concluded its success in the framework beyond the 2015 MDG target date. Compared to 2010, MDG eradicated world poverty in half, gave significant importance to education and launched Education First initiative, empowered women and effectively combated HIV/ AIDS, malaria tuberculosis and other deceases. MDG played significant role in understanding the connections between peace, development, human rights and rule of law. Countries around the world in solidarity with each other constantly strive to achieve the following goals based on the willingness and enthusiasm of the MDG. And it is important to strengthen goals and success that already achieved.

At the Special Event President Elbegdorj noted that he fully supports the report submitted by High-Level Panel and the Open Working Group of the MDG and said "It is unable to achieve and implement MDGs and post-2015 sustainable Development Agenda without providing decent jobs with decent wages. Although, Mongolian economic growth has slowed down, it maintains a double-digit growth rate. State policy and regulation needed that connects economic growth with household income. Mongolia is one of few countries that submitted the 9th MDG on "Fostering Democratic Governance and Strengthening Human Rights". The Fifth National Report on MDG implementation in Mongolia has recently been completed. Mongolia has accomplished 5 goals from total 24 goals of the document. We planned to accomplish 3 short-term goals and 4 long-term goals. For instance, our goals have been accomplished on improving maternal health and reducing child mortality under age 5 years, reducing the risk of HIV/ AIDS, tuberculosis and others deceases, providing safe water supply and adoption of new technologies of healthy, clean environment and adoption of modern information technologies.

The increase of woman Members of Parliament played significant role in promoting gender equality in Mongolia. But, our goals on reducing poverty are not accomplished yet, due to high unemployment rate. The Government of Mongolia is taking measure and implementing policies to increase employment, improve education and medical service and reduce difference between rural are and urban.

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