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Mongolia battles wildfire in eastern region www.xinhuanet.com

Mongolia has been fighting against a steppe fire in two eastern Mongolian provinces, the country's National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said on Monday.
More than 250 people including firefighters and local residents joined in the battle, the NEMA said.
The steppe fire broke out on Saturday in the Erdenetsagaan soum (administrative subdivision) of the Sukhbaatar province due to the negligence of citizens, and has spread to the territory of neighboring Dornod province, the NEMA said in a statement.
"It is hard to put out the steppe fire because of the windy and dry weather conditions and dust storms in these provinces. Therefore, additional firefighters, rescuers and helicopters are now being sent to the epicenter of the wildfire," the emergency agency said.
A total of 25 steppe and forest fires have been registered in eight provinces of Mongolia so far this year, it said, urging the public to prevent possible wildfires.
 
 
 
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Mongolian political parties join the pledge for equal representation in decision-making www.undp.org

10 Mongolian political parties signed the “POLITICAL PARTY PLEDGE FOR EQUAL REPRESENTATION IN DECISION-MAKING” during the International Forum: “Pledge for equal representation in decision-making,” organized by UNDP’s 'Promoting gender equality in public decision-making and women's empowerment in Mongolia' project, funded by the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA.)
By signing the Pledge, political parties, as the key institutions responsible for strengthening Mongolia’s representative democracy, are demonstrating their commitment to support gender equality and ensure women’s participation and equal representation in decision-making thus fully acknowledging the fundamental rights of all citizens to participate and to represent. The pledge covers the following 8 areas:
As the institution of representative democracy, the parties will work together with the lawmakers to:
Support the maturation of political parties as policy institutions by increasing the transparency of political party financing, strengthening internal party democracy, setting accountability standards, and supporting gender equality,
Adopt an electoral system that promotes gender equality in decision-making along with the reforms to increase the candidacy quota, to reduce election campaign costs, and to ensure the equal representation and participation of diverse groups in decision-making processes,
To become a political party that is gender-responsive with internal party democracy, they will:
Strengthen internal democracy by reforming, implementing, and making transparent the party policies, bylaws, regulations, and initiatives in a gender-responsive manner and eliminating discrimination and harmful stereotypes and attitudes,
Ensure at least 40 percent representation of each gender at all decision-making levels in the party and make a concerted effort to include the representation of diverse groups,
Develop and implement programs to support the leadership of women party members,
Ensure gender parity in election candidate nominations and political appointments and put in place financial support mechanisms to foster equal and fair competition,
Develop and implement policies and programs to prevent gender-based violence,
And collaborate with the public and non-government organizations to combat harmful gender stereotypes and to raise awareness on the importance of equal representation in decision-making.
Ms. Elaine Conkievich, UNDP Mongolia Resident Representative, emphasized the importance of concerted efforts and contribution from everyone to achieve gender-equality in decision-making in Mongolia and stated “Now is the time to take bold and decisive action to ensure that women, have an equal opportunity to participate in shaping the decisions that affect, not only women, but us all. Thus, I commend the leaders of the parties who signed the pledge, solidifying your commitment to take concrete action” during her opening remarks.
Deputy Country Director of KOICA Mongolia office Ms. Jongrye Kang highlighted the importance of gender quotas in the legislation and stated “This is a crucial step towards ensuring that women's voices are heard, and their interests are represented in decision-making processes. I urge all participants to support the pledge and place more importance on the implementation of the measures which are vital for a fruitful outcome” during the forum.
About UNDP
UNDP is the leading United Nations organization fighting to end the injustice of poverty, inequality, and climate change. Working with our broad network of experts and partners in 170 countries, we help nations to build integrated, lasting solutions for people and planet.
About KOICA (Korea International Cooperation Agency)
The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) was established as a government agency in 1991, is dedicated to providing grant aid programs of the Government of the Republic of Korea. KOICA endeavors to combat poverty and support the sustainable socio-economic growth of partner countries. For more information, visit http://koica.go.kr
Further information: Erdenechimeg.Erdene | Communications Officer | 'Promoting gender equality in public decision-making and women's empowerment in Mongolia' project | UNDP Mongolia | erdenechimeg.erdene@undp.org
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Pentagon looks to strengthen military ties with Mongolia www.defence-blog.com

The U.S. military advisors strengthen the partnership with Mongolia amid its growing dependence on neighboring Russia and China.
The latest Army news release said two advisor teams from 2nd Battalion, 5th Security Force Assistance Brigade, partnered with the Mongolian Land Forces Command during a multi-month rotation into theater beginning in Oct. 2022, focused on strengthening Mongolia’s peacekeeping operations and non-commissioned officer development initiatives.
Since early 2021, 5th SFAB has maintained a persistent partnership with Mongolia’s LFC, the army component of the Mongolian Armed Forces.
The two teams that employed to support this partnership over the course of the current force package are Company Advisor Team 5220 and Maneuver Advisor Team 5223.
“Both CAT 5220 and MAT 5223 have been employed in Mongolia before,” said Maj. Steve Morse, Team Leader for CAT 5220. “We benefit immensely from the country experience and continuity of relationships on both teams this persistent partnership provides.”
Morse is the commander of 5th SFAB operations in Mongolia.
“The continuity enriches our Advisors’ relationships and advising efforts, and with our partners, it ensures we remain closely aligned with their priorities,” Morse said.
In support of those priorities, advisors have been providing daily advising at the tactical level over the last several months in small unit leadership, interoperability and NCO development.
Staff Sgt. Richard Kennedy, the team medical advisor, is one of several with previous advising experience in Mongolia and noted “previous time in Mongolia helped me to grasp the cultural and army differences better, allowing me to communicate, instruct and create relationships more effectively.”
Earlier this year, both teams supported a bilateral exercise called Zev, which translates to “arrow tip,” focused on these training objectives in an extreme cold weather environment — an operating environment with which Mongolia is very familiar.
“The unit commander and I spoke often, and he’d often rib us about the weather,” related Maj. Morse. “‘It says here ‘Extreme Cold Weather training,’ he’d tell me, referring to part of the title of the event. ‘In Mongolia, this is not extreme.’”
In Mongolia, temperatures frequently dipped to -40 degrees and below during training.
“We ensured all our advisors had basic cold weather training, including several with advanced training from the Alaska schoolhouse,” Morse said.
“We combined with the Mongolians’ mastery of the elements and experience, creating conditions for a powerful subject matter exchange opportunity throughout training.”
Staff Sgt. Michael Catanzaro, the senior operations advisor for MAT 5223, and Staff Sgt. Roy Wilson, the team’s assistant operations advisor, completed cold weather training taught by the Northern Warfare Training Center.
The NWTC is located at the Black Rapids Training Site in Alaska, this was an integral part of the team’s preparation for the winter training.
“The [Cold Weather Leader’s Course] covered multiple topics from preventing injuries, to maintaining equipment, to land navigation, all in extreme cold and mountainous terrain,” Catanzaro explained. “The training allowed us to provide a baseline of knowledge to both our own advisors and our Mongolian partners.
Headquartered at Joint Base Lewis McChord, Washington, 5th SFAB advisors have limited ability to train on cold weather operations.
“This training helped us have an exchange about how to use our issued cold weather gear, prevent cold weather injuries and conduct combined small unit operations,” Catanzaro said.
Staff Sgt. Wilson, who completed the Isolation Survival Cold Region Course, added, “the exchange of knowledge helped us to understand each others’ gear and equipment and allowed us to conduct squad and platoon operations safely.”
In addition to cold weather training, MAT 5223 also benefited from their experience training with partners at the Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center in Hawaii earlier in the employment.
“After JPMRC, the team was in an effective mindset to integrate with Mongolian LFC,” explained MAT 5223 Team Leader, Capt. Dylan Ward.
“JPMRC gave us extra experience in developing programs of instruction to train with a partner force, team resiliency from conducting a field training exercise in austere conditions, and useful context in training small unit operations after seeing partner integration during a real, large-scale exercise,” Ward said.
Advisors have also supported Mongolia’s initiatives to expand its NCO development.
“Last summer, in 2022, SFAB advisors supported the inaugural rotation of the Junior Sergeant Course, a course which complements existing NCO education in the Mongolian National Defense University,” describes 1st Sgt. Fernando Villafana, the team’s senior NCO.
SFAB Advisors were integrated into the program of instruction. “Our team is supporting the current course, with Mongolian instructors-in-training who will begin lead in future courses,” said Villafana.
Sgt. 1st Class Nicholas Rouse, an infantryman currently serving as CAT 5220’s Senior Support Advisor, explained how these initiatives are connected.
“NCO development is an important complementary effort to small unit leadership and peacekeeping operations,” Rouse said. “The NCO training focus on ingraining fundamental leadership qualities into junior Sergeants at the squad level. This is critical training to enable them to better plan, prepare and execute tasks at echelon.”
In addition to training, the Mongolians have welcomed advisors into their cultural and social experiences.
Sgt. 1st Class Lester Reed, CAT 5220’s fires advisor, explains: “Cultural activities lets them know that we are invested in them and gives everyone a break from the training. Basketball [a popular sport in both countries] was a great way for them to work as a team and build chemistry.”
“In a particularly special event, the advisors’ Mongolian partners hosted us for a celebration of Tsagaan Sar (meaning White Moon, the Mongolian Lunar New Year),” Morse said. “The Mongolians invited us into a traditional ger, owned by the cattle farmer who provides meat for the local unit.”
Advisors had the opportunity to ride horses, help with farming chores, and participate in Mongolian traditions.
“These professional relationships extend beyond advisors’ efforts while on the force package, as they work together again at other exercises, conferences or train together again in Mongolia, Morse said.”
The 5th SFAB Advisors of Force Package 23-1 in Mongolia will transition efforts to the next force package to continue the partnership into the summer of 2023.
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Mongolia grass fires threaten border with China - Chinese state media www.reuters.com

Grassland fires from Mongolia on Monday threatened to spread across the border to China, spurring local Chinese authorities to dispatch teams to intercept them to avert a major blaze, Chinese state media reported.
Using satellite remote sensing monitoring, officials at the Forest and Grassland Fire Prevention headquarters of Hulunbuir in China found fires outside the borders of two of the city's counties - the New Barag Left and Right Banners.
As of 8:20 a.m. (0020 GMT), the nearest fires could be seen amid swirls of dust about 4 kilometres (2.5 miles) away from China, Chinese state broadcaster CCTV reported. However, the report said no important facilities or residents were around.
After discovering the fire, Hulunbuir Forest and Grassland Fire Prevention dispatched 202 guards, including 82 forest fire brigades, to intercept the front line of the border.
In addition, the Xilingol League south of Hulunbuir on the Chinese side reported a fire 20 km away from the Sino-Mongolian border early Monday morning, viewed through satellite cloud image monitoring.
Mongolia shares a border with China's Gansu province and the Chinese regions of Xinjiang and Inner Mongolia.
The fires menacing the vast Chinese Inner Mongolia region come as several parts of China have faced severe dust storms and unseasonally dry weather.
Reporting by Beijing newsroom; Writing by Bernard Orr; Editing by Sonali Paul
 
 
 
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Ulaanbaatar to Host FIBA 3X3 Olympic Qualifying Tournament www.montsame.mn

Today, the Governor's Office of the Capital City and the Mongolian 3x3 Basketball Association signed the Memorandum of Understanding for Cooperation. Under the Memorandum Ulaanbaatar will host international 3x3 basketball tournaments, training sessions, and other events.
Specifically, Mongolia will annually host the World Grand Prix of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) under the name of FIBA 3X3 Ulaanbaatar Mayor Challenger. In this regard, the Governor of the Capital City and the Mayor of Ulaanbaatar D. Sumiyabazar received the President of Mongolian 3x3 Basketball Association L. Myagmarjav and Mongolia Men's National 3x3 Team.
Scheduled for June 16-17, 2023 at Sukhbaatar Square in Ulaanbaatar, the World Grand Prix, an Olympic Qualifying Tournament, will feature top teams from 11 countries. FIBA 3X3 Ulaanbaatar Mayor Challenger will be broadcast live in over 150 countries.
3×3 basketball is considered the world's number one urban team sport and a main event for tourism, as it is often organized in historical and central points of cities and creates a festive atmosphere with continuous music and entertainment events for spectators.
Since the beginning of the year, Olympic Qualifying Tournaments have started, and the Mongolia Men's and Women’s National 3x3 Team have been tirelessly preparing to compete in the Tournaments with full strength.
The Governor's Office of the Capital City plans to build 118 3x3 basketball courts throughout the capital city for the purpose of creating a healthy environment for children and youths to spend their free time properly. 34 of them will be operational soon, while 40 courts will be built within this year.
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Korea Coal Corp. to sell Mongolian mine amid energy resource boom www.kedglobal.com

Korea Coal Corporation, a South Korean state-owned firm, is preparing to sell its Khotgor Shanaga coal mine in Mongolia, which it acquired in 2010.
The corporation stated on Monday that it is preparing for bids for the sale, seeing this as an opportune time to sort out its Mongolian mines due to the increase in value of international coal and other energy resources.
The mine was Korea Coal Corp's first overseas acquisition since its founding. The firm stated that with the opening of the Asian Highway in Mongolia and improvements in road infrastructure, foreign companies are showing interest in buying stakes in the coal mine.
The total sale value of the Mongolian mine, including the management premium, is estimated to be around 40 billion won ($30 million). The corporation plans to proceed with the sale of its ownership stake through a bid in consultation with domestic shareholders and select a sale underwriter soon.
Write to Sul-Gi Lee at surugi@hankyung.com
 
 
 
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MongolZ Secures Spot in BLAST Paris Major 2023 www.montsame.mn

Mongolia hosted the CS:GO (Counter-Strike: Global Offensive) Regional Major Ranking (RMR) tournament from April 6 to April 9. After four fierce battles, The MongolZ /formerly IHC Esports/, a professional esports team from Mongolia, secured a spot in the BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023.
The BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 is the biggest CS:GO Tournament to date, bringing together the world's top CS:GO teams. To be organized by BLAST, the Tournament will take place in Paris, France from May 8 to 21, 2023, with a prize pool of USD 1.25 million.
Only two spots of the Paris Major 2023 were allocated to Asia-Pacific RMR and The MongolZ and Grayhound (Australia) have successfully qualified for the Tournament.
In the battle for the first spot, Grayhound bested MongolZ with a score of 1-2. MongolZ triumphed over Rare Atom (China) with a score of 2-0 (Inferno 16-11, Mirage 16-11) in the battle for the second spot.
Additionally, MongolZ will be participating in IEM Rio 2023 and ESL Challenger Melbourne this month.
 
 
 
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Made in Mongolia fair opens in Seoul www.akipress.com

The Made in Mongolia-2023 fair opened in Seoul on April 7. It was organized by the Administration of Small and Medium Enterprises, Misheel Expo, the Mongolian Embassy in the Republic of Korea, together with the Dongdaemun district administration and the Assembly of Citizens' Representatives.
The opening ceremony was attended by Ambassador of Mongolia to South Korea Sarantogos Erdenetsogt, Mayor of the Dongdaemun district of Seoul Lee Par Hyun, Chairman of the Assembly of Citizens' Representatives Lee Tae Nam, Chairman of the Civil Force Party Kim Kyung Jin and other officials.
The "Made in Mongolia 2023" exhibition will be held for 5 days in Junggranchon Park, Dongdaemun district.
More than 20 Mongolian enterprises from 5 industries presented more than 50 types of products at the exhibition.
Dongdaemun district expressed support for Mongolia's small and medium-sized industry. The exhibition of national goods produced in Mongolia will be held twice a year in Seoul in future.
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Steppe Gold C$9 Million Announces Private Placement www.juniorminingnetwork.com

Steppe Gold Ltd. (TSX: STGO) (OTCQX: STPGF) ("Steppe Gold" or the "Company"), is pleased to announce a non-brokered private placement of approximately $9,000,000 (the "Private Placement"), through the sale of common shares of the Company (the "Common Shares") at a price of $1.10 per Common Share.
The proceeds of the Private Placement will be used to accelerate the Phase 2 Expansion currently underway, to fund ongoing exploration as well as to support the announced plans to pursue a dual listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
The Private Placement is anticipated to close on or about May 2, 2023, or such later date as the Company may determine. The closing is subject to certain conditions including, but not limited to, the receipt of all necessary regulatory and other approvals, including the approval of the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX). The securities issued in connection with the Private Placement will be subject to a hold period of four months plus a day from the date of issuance pursuant to applicable securities laws.
About Steppe Gold Ltd.
Steppe Gold Ltd. (TSX: STGO) (OTCQX: STPGF) is Mongolia's premier precious metals company.
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Mongolia’s top three export destinations: China, Switzerland and South Korea www.news.mn

Mongolia’s foreign trade turnover increased by 57 percent year on year to USD 5.7 billion in the first quarter of 2023, Mongolian Customs General Administration reported.
Mongolia registered a foreign trade surplus of about 1.8 billion dollars in the first quarter, mainly due to a significant increase in the exports of mining products.
China, Switzerland and South Korea were the top three export destinations for Mongolia during the first quarter, accounting for over 97 percent of its total exports.
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