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Severe winter in Mongolia: story of loss and strength

In the faraway lands of eastern Mongolia, where the winters are brutal and the winds relentless, families like O. Altantogos' faced a tough time. Imagine waking up to find most of your animals dead because of the harsh winter called dzud [1] . That's what happened to Altantogos, a young mom with three kids. Altant...

Preventing Obesity and Improving Diets in Children

Overweight and obesity presents a new threat to children living in East Asia and the Pacific. In 2000, less than 1 in 10 children in the region were overweight; today it is 1 in 4 and rising. The reason lies in the obesity-promoting environment that influences children’s diet and lifestyle: an environment that pro...

Prevention of Overweight and Obesity in Children:

UNICEF in Mongolia, partnered with the National Center for Public Health under the Ministry of Health to prepare a landscape analysis on prevention of overweight and obesity in children. A list of the top 20 priority actions as identified by key informants that was shared at a validation workshop with key governme...

Review of Education Management Information Systems

A staggering 35 million children and adolescents from pre-primary to secondary levels in East Asia and Pacific were already out of school . Now with the COVID-19 pandemic and school closures, many more millions of children are being denied their access to schools and right to learn. The longer children remain out ...

Education Management Information Systems (EMIS) that Track Individual Student Data in Mongolia

To achieve equity in education and support the most marginalized children and adolescents in East Asia and Pacific region, it is imperative to collect, analyze and utilize quality information and data of each and every child so that we can develop tailored policies and programmes. It is more important than ever, d...

07 October 2019

Our cities, through our eyes

By 2030, cities in East Asia will be home to over 800 million children. Their dreams, potential and ambitions will be realized in these buzzing metropolises – and in turn these children will drive the future prosperity of their countries. As the region becomes increasingly urbanized, more children than ever befor...

05 October 2019

Through my eyes: Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Ulaanbaatar is the capital of Mongolia. A pulsating city of contrasts, it sits in the Tuul River valley, bordering the Bogd Khan Uul National Park. Originally a nomadic Buddhist centre, it became a permanent site in the 18th century. Soviet-era buildings, museums within surviving monasteries, and a vibrant conju...

Report on the Regional Forum on Adolescent Pregnancy, Child Marriage and Early Union in S/E Asia

This report details the central messages and discussions arising at the Regional Forum on Adolescent Pregnancy, Child Marriage and Early Union in South-East Asia and Mongolia. The meeting resulted in a call for action to engage political will; invest in a better understanding of the situation; develop enabling and...

21 February 2018

Mongolia’s air pollution is a child health crisis

ULAANBAATAR, 22 February 2018 – A joint report commissioned by the National Center for Public Health and UNICEF raises the alarm about the implications of air pollution on children’s health. The authors estimate that if Ulaanbaatar’s air pollution levels do not rapidly decrease in the coming years, the financi...