Background

Influential people in politics, public life, and business on occasion abuse power and positions of authority, and award untoward priority to others, thereby restricting the opportunities of citizens and creating inequality. This holds back the country's development and negatively affects the evaluation of international organizations, leading to a decrease in public trust in the government.

It is therefore vital to implement a long-term and medium-term target program with measures to stop the abuse of positions of power, to effectively implement the fight against corruption, and to increase the confidence of citizens in the government.

For this reason, the Mongolian Independent Authority Against Corruption (IAAC) or ‘Anti-Corruption Agency’ was established and National Anti-Corruption Strategy was developed.

In 2020, the Mongolian Parliament (The State Great Khural) approved Vision 2050, which aims to “build smart and sustainable governance ensuring human development, foster a mature civil service with optimal administrative and organizational structure, create fully functional and people-centered state e-services, and promote enhanced cooperation between state, private sector, and civil society in all areas” as well as developing respect for human rights and the equal application of the rule of law in Mongolia.

Article 2, provision 21.1 of the Mongolian Anti-Corruption Law stipulates that the Parliament of Mongolia approves the National Anti-Corruption Strategy and approves the action plan for its implementation within the period specified in the National Anti-Corruption Strategy.

The IAAC undertook recommendations from international financial institutions and development organisations as well as basing the strategy on more than 40 laws, including the Criminal Law, the Anti-Corruption Law, the Law on the Regulation of Public and Private Interests in Public Service, and the Prevention of Conflict of Interest. 

National Anti-Corruption Strategy, Action plan

Based on the above, a National Anti-Corruption Strategy in line with Mongolia’s long-term development policy and objectives was developed in 2023 . This contains a total of 11 goals, 47 objectives, and 207 targeted activities. The strategy will be implemented from 2023 until 2030, in accordance with the implementation period of Mongolia's medium-term development programs. 

On 30 June 2023, the State Great Khural approved Mongolia's third National Anti-Corruption Strategy 2023-2030 by Resolution No. 59/2023.
The Strategy is covering areas such as political will, business integrity, inclusive policy development, strengthening engagement with the media and civil society, ensuring the independence of anti-corruption institutions, and overhauling the framework for the implementation of anti-corruption policy, thus strengthening the transparency of audit system, enhancing the governance of state-owned enterprises, reforming the educational content and programs at all levels, establishing a corruption prevention system for disaster relief, emergency response, and national security. 

In the following year, the State Great Khural approved an implementation action plan on 16 May 2024.

FYI:

The first ever National anti-corruption strategy was adopted on 4 July 2002. (See here)

The second National anti-corruption strategy was implemented from 2016 to 2022. (See here)