Ulaanbaatar – The International Organization for Migration’s (IOM) Asia-Pacific Regional Data Hub (RDH), in collaboration with IOM Mission in Mongolia, recently (21-23 November) hosted a three-day training for national and municipal institutions responsible for data management in Mongolia to help strengthen the country’s migration data management. 

Led by Chandan Nayak, Head of IOM Asia-Pacific RDH, and Yip-Ching Yu, Regional Migration Data Analysis and Research Officer, the training guided the participants through the principles and practice of migration data collection, management and analysis, including survey data analysis of migration using Stata software, questionnaire development using Kobo Toolbox, as well as data integration and analysis methods.  

“The advanced training we facilitated on migration data will help the Government improve its national migration data management and database, through various methods of data collection, in alignment with international standards and best practice which is aimed at improving data collection methodology,” said Nayak.  

Following the capacity development training, the RDH team presented the preliminary findings of a systematic review of migration data on 25 November to the Government of Mongolia. The report focused on finding ways to address and contribute to identifying the potential spaces and methodological enhancements that aim to improve the quality of survey tools on the migration principles.   

The study, initiated in 2021 and supported by IOM’s Asia-Pacific RDH and IOM Mongolia, analysed the laws, censuses and surveys, registrations and related migration documents of Mongolian Statistics System in Migration. The draft report was presented with key findings and potential recommendations proposed to be undertaken by the Government entities.   

52 officials from key government partners – Ministry of Labour and Social Protection (MLSP), Ministry of Justice and Home Affairs (MOJHA), Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), National Statistics Office (NSO), and the Municipality of Ulaanbaatar (MUB), along with personnel from the academic and research institutions, participated in the training and the systematic review presentation. 

The training and systematic review session was held within the framework of the Understanding and Managing Migration in Mongolia (UMIMM) project funded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC).  

For more information, please contact Ganbat Gereltogtokh gganbat@iom.int; Erkhembayar Munkhbayar emunkhbayar@iom.int  at IOM Mongolia