The National Committee on Gender Equality organized the Development Partner Meeting on ‘Enhancing technical cooperation and cross-sectoral coordination towards eliminating gender-based violence’ which took place on June 27 in Ulaanbaatar, along with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia and UNFPA, Mongolia.

During the meeting, representatives from the government, UN agencies in Mongolia, diplomatic missions, and international and local NGOs exchange views on the challenges and opportunities in the implementation of the Mongolian Law on Combating Domestic Violence to enhance technical cooperation and cross-sectoral coordination toward eliminating gender-based violence.

State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs N.Ankhbayar and UN Resident Coordinator Tapan Mishra delivered opening remarks emphasizing past achievements in preventing and combatting gender-based violence in Mongolia.

Head of Office of UNFPA Mongolia Dr. Khalid Sharifi provided an update on the implementation of the law on Combatting Domestic Violence and contributions of UNFPA’s next Country Programme for 2023-2027.