Strengthening Participatory Approaches to Implement the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

The United Nations Development Program (UNDP), in cooperation with the Standing Committee on Human Development and Social Policy of the State Great Khural, the Subcommittee on Human Rights, and other national stakeholders, organized a policy dialogue titled “Strengthening Participatory Approaches to Implement the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.”

Mongolia acceded to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in 2009, committing to ensure that persons with disabilities enjoy equal rights and opportunities on an equal basis with others, including access to education, personal development, employment, public services, and the benefits of development.

The Government of Mongolia has submitted two national implementation reports on the Convention to the United Nations. Following these reviews, the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities provided recommendations to guide further action by the Government.

In response, an action plan to implement the recommendations issued by the UN Committee in 2023 was developed and approved by Government Resolution No. 160 of 2025. The resolution stipulates that the implementation progress of the action plan will be reviewed by the Government annually by February, and the Government will present the report to the State Great Khural in April each year.

At today’s policy dialogue, Ms. L. Munkhzul, State Secretary of the Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Protection, participated and provided information on the policies being implemented. She called for concerted efforts at all levels to ensure the effective implementation of the “Action Plan for Implementing the Recommendations of the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities to the Government of Mongolia for 2025–2031.”