2021-01-29 13:56:23 Ulaanbaatar/MONTSAME/. With generous support from the Delegation of the European Union to Mongolia, the International Development Law Organization (IDLO) has launched “Mitigating the Impact of COVID-19 by Increasing Children’s Access to Justice in Mongolia” on January 26, 2021. This 15-month project responds to the increased incidents of child abuse and neglect experienced during the pandemic by strengthening the child protection framework. COVID-19 and efforts to contain it have had severe and long-lasting impacts on Mongolia. While prevention and containment measures have successfully prevented a large-scale health crisis, these long-term measures have contributed to unintended consequences in terms of children’s