Enhancing social protection and equitable social services
Contributing agencies
Social Protection in Numbers
From 2017 to 2022, UN agencies (11 agencies) collectively delivered around USD 76.2 million for 59 programme interventions nationwide carried out in cooperation with the implementing partners for outcome area of social protection and utilization of quality and equitable social services.
The UN contributed to the achievement of national targets on water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and Covid-19 response in the health sector, including vaccine campaigns and sustaining the continuation of learning during Covid-19 through an integrated approach to supporting tele and e-learning along with child protection (CP) services for children and families. Moreover, the UN made great effort to sustain good nutritional status for the entire population as well as to improve livelihood in targeted areas.
people were vaccinated against COVID-19
The UN responded to the Covid-19 pandemic based on emerging situations and the needs of the most vulnerable, reaching 2,248,000 (66 per cent of the population) children, women and vulnerable communities with support worth USD 26.4 million.
children benefited from Vitamin A supplementation
Children under five benefited from the nationwide programmes with Vitamin A supplementation
people access to improved WASH
Local policies and plans for climate-resilient WASH, disaster risk reduction (DRR), and winter preparedness in Mongolia supported by the UN were translated into the designing and demonstration of nine smart (automatic) water kiosks and climate-resilient WASH facilities in eight hospitals, benefiting over 22,800 people.
