Overview
- State veterinary labs confirmed the FMD cases are the SAT‑1 strain in Bayan‑Ölgii, where quarantines are in place, 1,245 animals have been culled and about 761 animals reported sick while checkpoints, disinfection and movement controls are being enforced.
- The central government has allocated immediate support that includes a 50 million MNT emergency disbursement plus protective gear and disinfectants from national agencies and a commitment to address compensation logistics for culled animals.
- UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere council registered Tost–Toson Bumb as a biosphere reserve, raising its international conservation profile and access to cooperation for protecting rare species and migration corridors in the Gobi.
- Mongolia more than doubled the number of meteorological stations reporting to the WMO by registering 75 extra stations in OSCAR/Surface, increasing the country’s data available for global models and expected to improve short‑ and medium‑term forecasts and warnings.
- Domestic policy moves include a July 1 ban on under‑18s riding scooters and mopeds, a three‑month national water‑safety campaign with expanded Ulaanbaatar boat patrols, and urgent parliamentary scrutiny of Ulaanbaatar’s budget rules after the finance minister warned the city’s spending is effectively unchecked and poses fiscal risks.