1st ABND, 05 Sep 2013
On 5 September 2013, the State Secretary of the Ministry of Population Development and Social Protection and the UN Resident Coordinator launched the Assessment based national dialogue on social protection and employment support policies.
The workshop gathered more than 50 stakeholders, representatives of line-Ministries and government agencies, CMTU, MONEF, civil society, UN agencies and other development partners.
During the workshop, the participants discussed design gaps and implementation issues of social protection and employment support policies and programmes.
Agenda
Opening remarks
- Ms. Sezin Sinanoglu, UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Coordinator
Session 1: Introduction to social protection: Global initiatives and situation in Mongolia
- The Social Protection Floor, an UN initiative
Presenters: Valerie Schmitt, Social Security Specialist, and Celine Peyron Bista, Chief Technical Advisor on unemployment protection, ILO Bangkok
- UNDAF Strategic Priority on social protection
Presenter: Bolormaa Purevsuren, ILO National Coordinator for Mongolia
- Presentation of the social protection situation in Mongolia: existing framework and planned policies
Social Insruance Policy Reforms
Targeting Social Welfare Services
Presenter: Ms Lakhagvasuren Munkhzul, Director, Social Protection Department of the MPDSP
Session 2: The Assessment based national dialogue, process and challenges
- Presentation of the ABND on social protection and employment support: process and methodology
Presenters: Valerie Schmitt and Celine P. Bista
- Opened discussion on opportunities and challenges for conducting the ABND in Mongolia
Session 3: Group discussions on-going initiatives and policies to extend social protection- Review of the preliminary findings of the assessment matrix
- Group 1: All residents have access to affordable essential health care, including maternity care
Group co-chaired by the Ministry of Health and WHO
- Group 2: All children receive basic income security providing access to nutrition, education, care and any other necessary goods and services
Group co-chaired by MPDSP and UNICEF
- Group 3: All persons in active age who are unable to earn sufficient income, in particular in cases of sickness, unemployment, maternity and disability, receive basic income security
Group co-chaired by MPDSP and UNDP/ILO
- Group 4: All residents in old age receive basic income security through pensions or transfers in kind
Group co-chaired by MPDSP and ILO
Session 4: Open discussion on the next steps to conduct the ABND exercise in Mongolia
By MPDSP and ILO
Closing remarks
- Ms Baasanjav Otgonjargal , State Secretary of MPDSP
Resources
Report of the National Workshop to Launch the ABND in Mongolia