PRESIDENT KHURELSUKH AWARDS UN RESIDENT COORDINATOR WITH THE “FRIENDSHIP” MEDAL
On November 29, 2024, President of Mongolia Ukhnaa Khurelsukh received United Nations Resident Coordinator for Mongolia Tapan Mishra upon the completion of his term in Mongolia.
President Khurelsukh highly commended Tapan Mishra for his contribution to deepening and developing Mongolia-UN relations during his tenure as UN Resident Coordinator. In particular, President Khurelsukh highlighted that Mongolia and the UN successfully co-organized visits of Secretary-General of the United Nations António Guterres and Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations Amina Mohammed to Mongolia and other major events, including the “Women, Peace, and Security” International Conference, which brought together women peacekeepers, the Female Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, and the World Women’s Forum.
Resident Coordinator Tapan Mishra expressed gratitude to the State, Government, and people of Mongolia for their all-round support and cooperation over the past five years. Mr. Tapan Mishra underscored that President Khurelsukh was showing leadership on the international fora by regularly participating in the UN General Assembly, UN Summit of the Future, and World Leaders Climate Change Action Summit while also strengthening Mongolia’s “Third Neighbor Policy” and establishing diplomatic relations with 192 countries. The Resident Coordinator expressed his commitment to exerting all efforts towards supporting Mongolia’s sustainable development and regional development in the future.
President Khurelsukh conferred the “Friendship” Medal upon UN Resident Coordinator for Mongolia Tapan Mishra in recognition of his contributions to deepening and developing Mongolia-UN cooperation through achieving economic, social, and environmental goals, providing humanitarian aid to overcome natural disasters, strengthening the capacity of the National Emergency Management Agency of Mongolia, and collaborating on actions to reduce the risk of natural disasters in Mongolia.
