A consultative meeting was held Wednesday to review
results of programs run with assistance from the United Nations Population Fund
(UNFPA).  A.Matavel, the Permanent
Representative of UNFPA to Mongolia, and Ch.Khurelbaatar, head of the Cabinet
Secretariat, also discussed the goals for the assistance to be rendered in
2012-2016.

Mongolia’s GDP grew approximately 9% annually between 2004 and 2008. It is
ranked 115th in the Human Development Index. However, there is still much
poverty, and the meeting underlined that it is necessary to ensure macro economic
stability, to promote employment and production of consumer goods, and
improving human resources.