Under the auspices of Prime Minister U. Khurelsukh, the Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare and the Authority for Family, Child and Youth Development organized Youth Participation in Sustainable Development.
The national assembly was held at the State Palace on December 12. The assembly brought together over 850 delegates between the ages of 15 to 34, as well as representatives from governmental and non-governmental organizations, province and capital district governments, scholars, and researchers.
In his opening remarks, Prime Minister U. Khurelsukh highlighted that investing in youth development is crucial for the nation's prosperity, development, and tackling poverty and unemployment. He said, “All provinces and districts now have their own system to take care of youth issues under a government agency. Through the Education Loan Fund, students can obtain loans while they study to pay for university tuition, and pay back their loan after they find employment. We can name many such positive actions being taken for young people.” He noted that Mongolia was in 71st place out of 183 countries on a 2016 youth development index.
The Premier said that two indicators have been negatively affecting Mongolia's index standing: youth health and permanent employability. The Law on Youth Development, the nation’s first law for young people, will come into force on January 1, 2018. Youth (people between the ages of 15 to 34) make up 34.6 percent of the nation’s population and 50 percent of the nation's workers.
Under the auspices of Prime Minister U. Khurelsukh, the Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare and the Authority for Family, Child and Youth Development organized Youth Participation in Sustainable Development.
The national assembly was held at the State Palace on December 12. The assembly brought together over 850 delegates between the ages of 15 to 34, as well as representatives from governmental and non-governmental organizations, province and capital district governments, scholars, and researchers.
In his opening remarks, Prime Minister U. Khurelsukh highlighted that investing in youth development is crucial for the nation's prosperity, development, and tackling poverty and unemployment. He said, “All provinces and districts now have their own system to take care of youth issues under a government agency. Through the Education Loan Fund, students can obtain loans while they study to pay for university tuition, and pay back their loan after they find employment. We can name many such positive actions being taken for young people.” He noted that Mongolia was in 71st place out of 183 countries on a 2016 youth development index.
The Premier said that two indicators have been negatively affecting Mongolia's index standing: youth health and permanent employability. The Law on Youth Development, the nation’s first law for young people, will come into force on January 1, 2018. Youth (people between the ages of 15 to 34) make up 34.6 percent of the nation’s population and 50 percent of the nation's workers.