UN Security Council: US envoy Mike Waltz urged UN members to help airlift troops and equipment for the Gang Suppression Force in Haiti, arguing sea routes are too slow for the gang-controlled areas around Port-au-Prince. Mongolia–Nepal ties: Mongolia’s former prime minister Gombojavyn Zandanshatar met Nepal’s foreign minister in Kathmandu to discuss development, trade, partnership, and Buddhist values, with both sides also exploring cooperation on chess in schools. Ulaanbaatar infrastructure: Feasibility studies and detailed designs are finished for five multi-level intersection sites, including Monos and Officers’ Palace junctions, plus two bridges, aiming to cut congestion and travel times between 2025 and 2028. Culture & heritage: Mongolia will host the “Motherland” International Heritage and Literary Program (Aug 16–20) for Natsagdorj Dashdorj’s 120th birth anniversary, with a tour linking key sites from Ulaanbaatar to Khentii. Finance & development: Mongolia’s finance minister met the UN resident coordinator to expand cooperation on poverty reduction and regional development, and to feed UN project data into the government’s PIMIS system. State ceremony: President Khurelsukh held a worship ceremony for Lake Khuvsgul at a sacred ovoo, highlighting Mongolia’s spiritual traditions and their UNESCO recognition.