Overview

• International and national experts at the “Mental Health‑2025” forum reported rising suicide attempts and deaths among children in some countries and flagged Mongolia’s 15–19 age group with a suicide mortality risk cited at 26.2.
• Domestic surveys presented by D. Oyuunsüren indicated high levels of suicidal thoughts, planning, and attempts among Mongolian adolescents aged 13–17, with proposals to strengthen education, clinical training, and statutory measures.
• Ulaanbaatar selected private partner Mitaim International and concluded PPP contract talks for the TETS‑5 plant, planned to supply 340 Gcal of heat and 300 MW of power to key western districts of the capital.
• Finance Minister B. Javkhlan told lawmakers that since 1991 Mongolia has utilized about $9.1 billion in external loans for 348 projects, while current approved portfolios show low disbursement rates that require policy fixes to speed use.
• Visiting for Climate Reality training, Al Gore urged rapid renewable deployment in Mongolia and argued that mining tied to clean‑energy technologies has far smaller impacts than continued fossil‑fuel extraction.