At the initiative of Speaker Z.Enkhbold an International Conference “Air Pollution: Effect on Children’s Health and Solutions” is being held from 25th to 26th January at the Shangri-La Hotel in Ulaanbaatar.

The conference is being organized by the UN-Children’s Fund, the Ministry of Health and Sport, the Ministry of Environment Green Development and Tourism, the National Children’s Authority and the Social Health Society. Approximately, 160 representatives from Mongolia, the USA, the United Kingdom, Australia, China, and South Korea are participating in the international conference.  

The guests will discuss the damage air pollution causes children – especially embryos; pneumonia and other lung maladies UB children suffer from will also be studied.

It is hoped that the main outcome of the conference will to take solid steps on the basis of expert advice and recommendations in the fields of prevention and mitigation.