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This fund 'was created in memory of Matthew Girvin, a UNICEF program officer stationed in Mongolia who was killed in a helicopter crash in January 2001, to support highly qualified secondary school graduates from low-income families in the rural areas of Mongolia to study at some of the best state institutions of higher learning within Mongolia.
UNICEF, as the UN body responsible for children's rights under the convention, is required to promote its effective implementation and to encourage international cooperation in support of children. UNICEF is also represented when the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child considers each country's implementation of the Convention every five years.
UNICEF (/ ˈ j uː n i ˌ s ɛ f / YOO-nee-SEF), originally the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund, officially United Nations Children's Fund since 1953, [a] is an agency of the United Nations responsible for providing humanitarian and developmental aid to children worldwide.
According to the ranking of Mongolia's high schools based on university entrance exam results, nine out of ten schools were private (with tuition), while three were Turkish schools. [5] In Ulaanbaatar, there are several private secondary schools that have instruction in English and Mongolian, and just a few that have English-only instruction.
UNICEF Meena Media Award, more popularly known as the Meena Media Award, [1] are awards for outstanding contribution on promoting children's issues in print, online and broadcast media since 2005. [ 2 ] [ 3 ]
United Nations Free & Equal is a global public information campaign led by the United Nations Human Rights Office. [1] The campaign advances equal rights and fair treatment for lesbian, gay, bi, trans, and intersex individuals around the world, and is actualized in association with UN offices, common society associations and, in certain countries, national and civil specialists. [2]
After Mongolia's transition to a free market economy in the early 1990s, it began to experience a decline in school enrollment, particularly in rural areas. The Mongolian government and the World Bank have been working together to improve the educational system in the country [citation needed].
Many of Mongolia’s laws and policies attempt to protect and better the lives of Mongolian youth. The legal age of majority occurs at 18, wherein Mongolian young adults are able to vote and assume legal authority. [10] The transition from a Soviet satellite state to a sovereign nation in 1992 fueled major structural changes in Mongolian youth ...