Legal committees of child right to become more accessible

A project on mitigating the impact of COVID-19 by increasing children’s access to justice in Mongolia is being implemented by the International Development Law Organization with funding from the European Union.

Within the framework of the project, regional trainings are being organized throughout the country to improve the legal assistance and services being provided to children by legal committees of child rights. Training for the central region took place in Ulaanbaatar from May 3 to 5.

During the training, Ambassador of the European Union to Mongolia Axelle Nicaise highlighted that it is necessary for Mongolia to further strengthen its child protection system as corresponding laws such as the Law on the Protection of the Rights of the Child and the Law on Combatting Domestic Violence have been adopted. Nicaise stressed the importance of ensuring the even distribution of knowledge and technical skills to all multi-disciplinary and intersectoral actors.

Country Manager for the International Development Law Organization in Mongolia Stephen Kent noted the significance of capacity building for legal committee members, and highlighted that cooperation and partnerships are crucial for the government of Mongolia to strengthen the national child protection system.

The nationwide training is being co-organized by the Coordination Council for Crime Prevention and the Authority for Family, Child, and Youth Development for all members of legal committees of child rights across the country.

In an effort to enhance intersectoral coordination, the minister of labor and social protection and the minister of justice and internal affairs issued a joint order on December 6, 2021 to update the regulations on the structure and operations of legal committees of child rights.