AKIPRESS.COM - The Joint UN and Government of Mongolia Steering Committee meeting to review implementation of the United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) 2017-2021 for Mongolia in 2018 was held on June 24 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Montsame said. 

State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Damdingiin Davaasuren and United Nations Resident Coordinator a.i. and UN Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative in Mongolia Beate Trankmann delivered opening remarks at the meeting that was attended by officials from relevant ministries and agencies and UN main and specialized bodies.

State Secretary D.Davaasuren informed that the government is planning to present implementation progress of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in its National Voluntary Review at the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development to be held in New York in July 2019.

He also expressed support for the UN development system reform initiated by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and voiced his willingness to closely cooperate with Mr. Tapan Mishra who has been nominated as the UN Resident Coordinator in Mongolia.

Ms. Beate Trankmann said a new electronic system for monitoring the UN programs and activities in Mongolia is being introduced.

The meeting touched upon the UNDAF Progress Report 2018 and discussed in detail the achievements, barriers, lessons learned, and things to consider in the future.