In 2016, the Parliament of Mongolia adopted the Law on the Rights of the Child and the Law on Child Protection which included prohibition of corporal punishment in all settings, making Mongolia only the 49th country to ban physical and humiliating punishment of children. Save the Children played a key role in advocating for these laws to be passed by the Parliament.
We led public media awareness campaigns to change attitudes toward corporal punishment, and we support and cooperate with civil society organizations working for child rights and protection, especially those working towards ending corporal and humiliating punishment.
Under the Child Protection Program, with the support of the Japan International Cooperation Agency, Save the Children is implementing the project Strengthening the Child Protection System in Mongolia II in partnership with the Authority for Family, Child, and Youth Development.
