Mongolia Poverty Assessment Dissemination and Discussion
World Bank and Open Society Forum
19 January, 2006

Agenda

Objectives

1. Review poverty related findings, analysis and priorities from different sectors
2. Solicit suggestions and comments 

10:00 - 10:05   Welcome and Introduction
                                    By Mr. Saha Meyanathan, Resident Representative of World Bank office                      in Ulaanbaatar

10:05-10:50     Presentation of the draft Mongolia Poverty Assessment
                                    By Chorching Goh, Senior Economist, the World Bank
                        Topics:

• the trend of living standards since 1998; 
• vulnerability and poverty issues of herders;
• lagging educational outcomes of rural children;
• poverty alleviating impacts from social assistance, state pension, and the child money program;
• heating burden for poor UB ger residents; and
• weaknesses of institutions

10:50-11:30     All-round Discussion --- Questions and Answers

Meeting minutes (in Mongolian) [HTML]