Mongolian Economy and Finance

This Emergency Appeal seeks CHF 833,945 to enable the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) to support the Mongolian Red Cross Society (MRCS) to deliver assistance and support to 25,500 people (5,100 households) for 12 months, with a focus on detailed assessments, food security, nutrition and livelihoods, and community preparedness and risk reduction.

Ulaanbaatar City Mayor, E.Bat-Uul, has recently issued an ordinance to form a working group to inspect major trade centers operating in six central districts.

The Bayan-Ulgii province Emergency Management Commission declared a risk preparedness procedure in Sagsai and Altai sums due to the spread of foot and mouth disease.

The National Emergency Management Agency has issued a ban on picnics in the greenbelt outside of Ulaanbaatar during the high season of school and university graduation ceremonies due to bad weather conditions until June 10th.

ULAN BATOR, April 18 (Xinhua) -- Mother nature has come to Mongolia's rescue, with heavy rain and snowfall extinguishing a raft of forest and grassland fires, according to the Environment and Green Development Ministry Thursday.

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia /MONTSAME/ The #42 fire fighting unit of third-class will be set up in Berkh town of Khentii aimag. The cabinet will issue a related resolution.

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia /MONTSAME/ The cabinet on Wednesday decided to give money of missions and incentives to rescuers and servicemen of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA). The sum of approximately MNT 140 million will be allotted from the reserved fund of the government. At a duplicated number, 2,244 emergency servicemen worked on scenes of natural and non-natural disasters by the last half of 2011. They have saved 475 lives and protected material properties costing MNT 7 billion. B.Khuder

Mongolia’s National Emergency General Board (NEGB) and the Australian Red Cross signed an agreement on Tuesday to increase cooperation.

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia /MONTSAME/ The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and the Australian Red Cross (ARC) will cooperate in a scope of the international development program of Australian volunteers.

Sen. Jeanne Shaheen says the U.S. air traffic control system is worse than Mongolia’s. And that means one thing.

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia /MONTSAME/ A contract was signed October 17 between a Health project of Mongolia's Millennium Challenge account /MMCA/ and the Department of Health.

The State Emergency Commission held a meeting on Friday to discuss the continuing power problems in the northern part of the country and the harvest.

The upper stage of a Soyuz-U booster carrying an unmanned Russian Progress supply ship malfunctioned and shut down just over five minutes after launch today in Kazakhstan, sending 2.9 tons of space station supplies and equipment crashing back to Earth, NASA officials said.

The Mongolian government decided to send rescue teams to the disaster zone of Japan, local media reported on Sunday.

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, /MONTSAME/ The State Emergency Commission (SEC) gave Monday a report on winter situation in rural areas.

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, /MONTSAME/ During the 19th session of the International Civil defence organization held 1-2 of November in Geneva, Switzerland, the State Emergency Committee of Mongolia has been elected as a member of Executive Council of that organization.