State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs D.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.

Emphasizing the importance of the parties’ innovative ideas and suggestions in ensuring full realization of the actions featured in the framework and sustainable development goals, 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.

Mentioning that the United Nations is overseeing its activities in nations pursuing the SDGs to improve its operation, 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.

They also stressed the necessity of improving inter-sectoral cooperation, planning, and fiscal management and introducing methods for ensuring participation and gender equality into implementation of projects and programs in order to implement sustainable development concepts and goals.