UN General Assembly
2018

This year we are celebrating the seventieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights — a milestone document in the history of human rights. In accordance with the ideals enshrined in the Declaration, Mongolia has made remarkable progress in the area of the promotion and protection of human rights. In recent years particular importance has been attached to the issues of enhancing gender equality, protecting the rights of children, the elderly and persons with disabilities, combating human trafficking and drugs, and ensuring freedom of speech and expression. For the period from 2016 to 2018, Mongolia has been serving as a member of the Human Rights Council for the first time. It has been an honour for us to contribute to global endeavours to protect and promote human rights. Everyone is entitled to a social and international order in which the rights and freedoms set forth in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights can be fully realized.