Mongolia to send 8 flights to COVID-19-hit countries in June to evacuate nationals

May 29, 2020, at 08:47 pm

Ulan Bator/Xinhua/UNI: Mongolia will send eight chartered flights to COVID-19-hit countries in June to evacuate its nationals, the country's foreign ministry said on Friday.

2 babies killed in Mongolia home fire

Feb 21, 2020, at 04:33 pm

Ulan Bator/Xinhua/UNI:  Two babies have been killed in a home fire in southwestern Mongolia, the country's National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) reported Friday.

Mongolia bans civil servants from playing in casinos

Apr 03, 2019, at 04:48 pm

Ulaanbaatar, Apr 3 (Xinhua/UNI) The Mongolian government on Wednesday decided to prohibit all government employees from playing casino games and staying in any gambling places at home and abroad.

69 girls sexually assaulted in Mongolia in first two months of 2019

Mar 25, 2019, at 04:57 pm

Ulan Bator, March 25 (Xinhua) A total of 69 girls have been sexually assaulted in Mongolia in the first two months of 2019, the Mongolian Women's Federation (MWF) said Monday.

Mongolia: Lethal livestock plague now hitting endangered antelope, warns UN agency

Jan 28, 2017, at 01:36 pm

New York, Jan 28 (Just Earth News): The international pledge to eradicate a devastating livestock disease affecting mostly sheep and goats has taken on new urgency in the wake of a mass die-off of a rare Mongolian antelope, according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

UN human rights chief hails end of death penalty in Mongolia

Dec 11, 2015, at 02:57 pm

New York, Dec 11 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Hailing Mongolia's recent abolition of the death penalty, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, commended the move as a "welcome step in the fight for the human rights of all."