| Contact the Mission |
USAID/Mongolia
P.O. Box 1021
Ulaanbaatar-13
MONGOLIA
Phone: 976-11-312390
Fax: 976-11-310440
Email the Mission |
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| Greetings! |
Many thanks for visiting USAID/Mongolia’s new website. Mongolia
is a fascinating and beautiful country, and those of us who are privileged
to work here are doing so at a vitally important time in its history.
I believe that our small, highly-focused program, in collaboration with
the fine work of our outstanding partners, is helping to make a real difference
in the lives of the Mongolian people. The projects we fund are working
on some of the most pressing issues facing Mongolia today – policy
reform, development of the private sector, privatization, reform of the
judicial sector, and strengthening this country’s nascent democracy.
With funds from central and regional sources, we are also engaged in protecting
biodiversity, in expanding the use of information and communications technology,
and in helping Mongolia take steps to protect itself from the scourge
of HIV-AIDS.
I think our portfolio is exciting, creative, and working in exactly the
areas in which USAID is best-placed to assist Mongolia. As we develop
and expand this website over the coming months, we hope to be able to
share with you some of the reasons why this is indeed one of the best
little USAID programs in the world. I welcome your suggestions for additions
to these pages, and hope that you will visit us often. [Read
Skip's blog...]
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| News from the Mission |
President
Bush visits Mongolia
In his recent trip to Asia, President Bush discussed freedom and democracy
in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia: "Fifteen years ago, Mongolians gathered outside
this great hall by the thousands, braving sub-zero temperatures and defying
a repressive regime, to demand their liberty. The protesters included students
and workers and monks, and a group of young democrats on a hunger strike.
By the force of their convictions, they drove the communist leadership from
power. Within months, free elections were held, and a free Mongolia was
born. And today, one of the young hunger strikers who stood vigil outside
the building now serves as the Prime Minister of your great nation. "
Click
here to read the contents of his speech to the Mongolian people.
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| News from the Mission |
New Report :: Assessment of Corruption in Mongolia
The report finds that the corruption problem is growing in Mongolia, and
describes Mongolia as being at a crossroads. There is still time for Mongolia's
leadership, with the support of the international community, to make decisions
that will put the brakes on, and even reverse, current trends. However,
if decisive action is not taken soon, the report warns that the patterns
that are currently emerging can easily become a mutually re-enforcing cycle.
The report describes key systemic weaknesses which facilitate corruption,
and provides recommendations for action.
- Assessment of Corruption in Mongolia
[English
pdf - 394kb][Монгол
pdf - 1023kb]
- Executive Summary: Assessment of Corruption in Mongolia
[Монгол
pdf - 123kb]
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| The Development Challenge |
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Twelve years ago, Mongolia shook off its dependency on the Soviet Union and
embarked on a far-reaching set of political and economic reforms. The challenge
over the next five years is to consolidate these still fragile changes and
then move them to the next level. Mongolia's continued success also hinges
on its ability to deal forthrightly with a series of "good governance"
issues, including accountability, transparency and corruption. [Read
more...] |
| USAID Programs in Mongolia |
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The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) plays a prominent role
in providing bilateral American economic assistance to Mongolia. The program
emphasizes two main themes: first, private sector based economic growth;
and, second, more effective and accountable governance. Every USAID-funded
activity in Mongolia is organized around at least one of these two mutually
reinforcing goals. [Read more...]
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Success Story:
Working with Herders to Diversify Their Business |
Traditional herders in the Gobi region of Mongolia
expand income opportunities
“With the assistance, we have joined a cooperative with eighteen herder
families. We have been able to increase our income with the training and
have taken on cashmere classification, animal breeding, and dairy production.”
- Ikhbaya, camel herder [Read
more...] |
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