Mongolia

The global objective is to support the Government of Mongolia with the formulation and design of the MONGOLIA SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT AND BIOECONOMY FRAMEWORK LOAN financed by the European Union and the European Investment Bank and possible other co-financing institutions under a blended financing arrangement.

The specific objectives are:

• conduct a comprehensive multi-disciplinary analysis of context, capacities, feasibility, risks, and vulnerabilities of the proposed investment programme;
• design an investment programme in the forest and agricultural sector for the abovementioned components paying due attention to the expected participation of European stakeholders and companies in its implementation;
• prepare the dedicated Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF);
• prepare a gender action plan related to the investment programme;
• draft the EIB application for an EU Technical Assistance and Investment grant supporting the investment programme;
• draft the Terms of Reference for the implementing consultant, i.e. the consultant facilitating the implementation of the investment programme in Mongolia.

This action contributed to the effective implementation of international human rights instruments, principles and standards, primarily by means of exchange of best practices with partner countries.

The project was conceived to serve and preserve EU values and interests by means of complementary actions. It promoted policy cooperation with partner countries of strategic interest to the EU as well as enhanced the EU's visibility and coherence. This was done through the development of an analysis of the human rights situation in 13 countries, the organisation of seminars/roundtables and outreach activities. This ensured increased human rights awareness and access to human rights knowledge.

The Specific objectives were:

• 1)
  To ensure appropriate follow-up to political and human rights dialogues with partner countries. This includes, inter alia, facilitating south-south cooperation and exchange of ideas, knowledge and expertise on commonly identified human rights issues; providing technical assistance including in the form of trainings and roundtable discussions with governments in partner countries in order to strengthen their human rights expertise; facilitating interaction among representatives from the private sector and government representatives in partner countries to ensure compliance with the internationally recognised human rights framework; and facilitating regular interaction between partner countries with a view to building and reinforcing regional alliances which may contribute to serving EU interests in multilateral fora;
• 2)
  To contribute to bringing together experts from the EU and partner countries such as academics, private sector and government representatives in order to equip the EU to remain innovative and tackle emerging subjects of EU interest as a vehicle of cooperation with partner countries such as artificial intelligence, academic freedom, right to water and sanitation, economic social and cultural rights;
• 3)
  To support and enhance the monitoring of Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP) GSP+/ Everything but Arms (EBA) beneficiaries' commitments under the seven GSP core human rights conventions.

Internal studies analysing Human Rights situation in the following countries

• Armenia
• Bangladesh
• Bolivia
• Cabo Verde
• Cambodia
• Kyrgyztan
• Mongolia
• Myanmar
• Pakistan
• Philippines
• Sri Lanka
• Tajikistan
• Uzbekistan

The global objective of the assignment was to produce a high-quality Brochure to enhance the communication and visibility of the impacts and results of DEVCO projects in Mongolia. The main purpose of the publication was to have the readers have a good outlook about the added value and success stories of the EU (EC + EU Member States) in the field of development cooperation in Mongolia.

The specific objectives of the assignment were as follows:

• to raise the interest in EU development cooperation related policies and actions in Mongolia
• to provide the general public with basic and attractive information on the added value and results of EU official development assistance (ODA) to Mongolia