The Survey provides valuable information on the status of children and women in Khuvsgul province and gives statistically sound and internationally comparable data essential for developing evidence-based policies and programmes, and for monitoring progress towards local government’s goals and commitments. OBJECTIVES The 2016 CDS in Khuvsgul province has as its primary objectives: To provide up-to-date information for assessing the situation of children and women in Khuvsgul province; To collect disaggregated data for the identification of disparities, to allow for evidence based policy-making aimed at social inclusion of the most vulnerable; To furnish data needed to monitor progress towards the Millennium Development Goals and other internationally agreed upon goals, as a basis for future action at the provincial level; To generate data for the assessment of the progress towards of the objectives set out in the UNICEF Country Program for Mongolia, 2012-2016; To contribute to the generation of baseline data for the post-2016 agenda; To validate data from other sources and the results of focused interventions.