Opening the symposium, President Battulga Khaltmaa addressed, “I have been committed towards the regulation of coordination among government agencies designated to ensure national security and met the authorities of these agencies three times in person to give instructions. We are seeing definite results after the designated agencies worked on an integrated plan for joint implementation. This symposium is one of the actions set out in the integrated plan.”

As reports indicate, 40-45 people lose their lives every day in average and 15,000-17,000 people annually die due to road, occupational and other accidents, alcohol and chemical poisoning, suicide, homicide, violence, diseases, and other external causes. This estimation is close to the number of civil war casualties in Syria in the first ten months of 2018. “Our living environment has grown similar to that of a war,” distressed the President.

He added, “This regrettable state is directly linked to the Government’s failure to fulfill its duty to provide a healthy and safe living environment for its citizens. Therefore, I hope that you will have a weighty discussion on how to reduce the number of such untimely deaths, come up with tangible solutions and implement them effectively. There should be no wealth valuable than a Mongolian in this country. I am instructing you to organize such a symposium every year from now on. When you meet again next year, the above-mentioned distressing numbers should be reduced. I expect only good results from you.”

As reports indicate, 40-45 people lose their lives due to accidents every day

According to a spokesperson of the Policy Authority, human fatality rates grew notably in the last three years. Crime-related deaths are mostly caused by unemployment, high stress, substance abuse, direct and indirect influences of digital environment. The police suggested that focusing on alcoholism reduction, safespace for children against domestic abuse and traffic safety is crucial for reducing fatality rates.