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What makes a daring woman? Lack of fear, commitment and vision for a great cause. And why do we need more daring women? From gaps in paychecks, to domestic violence, to underrepresentation in political sphere, women face plenty of challenges and the time to act is now.
After decades of governance by generations who endured communism and its collapse, a new wave is stepping up. 27 year-old Ichinkhorol Tumur-Ochir from Gobi-Altai province helped shape her town’s youth policy in a UNDP-supported workshop.
It is a crisp autumn afternoon. The dazzling sun brightens the colors of the wooden compound walls and dwellings of Chingeltei district.
“The earth is what we all have in common.” Those are the words of environmental activist, Wendell Berry.
The Paris Agreement entered into force on 4th November 2016 and it is the most ambitious effort to reduce Greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions after it was adopted by the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in 2015. The Parties have through the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) committed themselves to a significant reduction in the GHG emissions. This can be done through an effort in its own country or by using the market mechanism in Article 6 of the Agreement. After the 24th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP) in Katowice, Poland in December 2018, the finalization of Article 6 Rulebook was postponed to being finalized at the COP 25 in Chile.
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77%

of Mongolian land is classified as degraded or desertificated

29%

of the population lives below national poverty line

17.1%

of Parliamentarians is female which is below world average

62%

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