Mongolia

22 ربيع الثاني 1434

Mongolia: extreme cold forces families from traditional living to urban slums

By Pekka Reinikainen, Finnish Red Cross In Mongolian, dzud is a silent disaster. Very few people will know the word, even if thousands suffer from its consequences. It is not an easy word to translate. Dzud is heralded by a dry summer resulting in a poor harvest of hay for winter feed. Black dzud is characterised by extreme cold – down...
Mother Rock – sadly no match for Mother Nature in Mongolia
3 ذو الحجة 1431

Mother Rock – sadly no match for Mother Nature in Mongolia

People from across Mongolia travel to the monument of Eej Khad, or Mother Rock, to ask for their wishes to come true.
China and Mongolia Red Cross Societies unite in unique places to curb HIV
28 رمضان 1431

China and Mongolia Red Cross Societies unite in unique places to curb HIV

I am part of a crowd of 2,000 people pressed closely together in the main square of this small border town: me and my colleagues from the Red Cross Society of China, ...
15 ربيع الثاني 1431

Mongolia: Herders face migration dilemma

The move which 53-year-old Ganbat has painfully resigned himself to is only a distance of about ten kilometres.
27 صفر 1431

Mongolia: Red Cross helps snow disaster survivors

The anxiety and distress are unmistakable in Baasanragchaa’s face as the 56-year-old herder recounts the effects of the unusually severe weather that has dominated ...
5 شعبان 1430

Mongolia diary – Sanitation and learning key to flood recovery

On 17 July 2009, severe flooding occurred in and around Ulaanbataar, Mongolia.
2 شعبان 1430

Mongolia Diary – Assistance vital when disaster strikes the most vulnerable

On 17 July 2009, severe flooding occurred in and around Ulanbataar, Mongolia, leaving at least 24 people dead and some 2,000 households affected –the numbers may ...
29 رجب 1430

Mongolia Diary – relief arrives, but clean-up deferred

On 17 July 2009, severe flooding occurred in and around Ulanbataar, Mongolia.
Mongolia: Making a long-term difference
2 شوال 1429

Mongolia: Making a long-term difference

The Red Cross Red Crescent is providing new homes for vulnerable families and helping them to improve their own lives and livelihoods.
HIV: Changing attitudes in Mongolia
28 رجب 1429

HIV: Changing attitudes in Mongolia

People living with HIV are fighting back against discrimination and stigma in Mongolia – with the help of the Red Cross.
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