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Youth Ambassadors of the Sustainable Development Goals

Youth Ambassadors of the Sustainable Development Goals

Stand-ins for SDG Youth Ambassadors of the fifth convocation:

SDGNameEducational InstitutionPhone Number
1
2Bilmon
Angelina
Anatolievna
Belarusian State Pedagogical University named after M. Tank+375(29)6262722
3Karyzna
Sophia
Igorevna
Vitebsk State University named after P. M. Masherov+375(33)6741093
4Pogorelova
Alina
Anatolievna
Vitebsk State University named after P. M. Masherov+375(29)7351140
5Kuntsevich
Alexandra
Pavlovna
Belarusian State University+375(25)7848555
6Zaitseva
Vladislav
Vladimirovna
Mogilev State University named after A. A. Kuleshov+375(29)7494715
7
8Nikonovich
Daria
Andreyevna
Belarusian State University+375(29)3539763
9Miracles
Maksim
Andreevich
Polotsk State University named after Yevfrosiniya Polotskaya+375(44)7757885
10Smalzer
Veronika
Sergeevna
Belarusian State University+375(44)5715069
11Gonchar
Anna
Vitalievna
Belarusian State University+375(29)9774980
12Navnyko
Daria
Vladimirovna
Grodno State University named after Y. Kupala+375(33)3727000
13Shatitsa
Ekaterina
Andreevna
Belarusian State University+375(29)8812632
14Strunevsky
Alexey
Dmitrievich
Grodno State University named after Y. Kupala+375(44)7212954
15Novik
Arseniy
Nikolaevich
Belarusian State Medical University+375(29)6604004
16Khitraya
Anna
Viktorovna
Belarusian State University+375(29)8873864
17Maksimova
Daria
Dmitrievna
Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Belarus+375(29)8873864

The Media Coordination Group for the Promotion of the Sustainable Development Goals was established to provide broad public information on the need and mechanisms for achieving sustainable development indicators at the local and national levels. This will be done with the help of state print and electronic republican and regional media, as well as accounts in messengers and social networks.

Contact persons of the group:

Olesya Alexandrovna Prokhorova,
Deputy Head of the Information Policy and Ideological Work Department of the Ministry of Information of the Republic of Belarus
+375(17)2268640 
Ignatova Alesya Aleksandrovna,
Deputy Head of the Publishing and Printing Department of the Ministry of Information of the Republic of Belarus
+375(17)2031006

The role of the Secretariat of the National Coordinator for Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and the Council for Sustainable Development in Belarus is assigned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus, by the Decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus of May 25, 2017 No. 181.

The Public Council for the Formation and Monitoring of Sustainable Development Strategies was established in 2017 as an advisory and advisory body at the Scientific Research Economic Institute of the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Belarus to involve scientific and educational circles, international organizations, the business community and other structures of civil society in the development of the strategy sustainable development and monitoring of its implementation, development of goals and priorities of socio-economic development for the long term.

The Public Council worked on the creation of recommendations for the concept of the National Strategy for Sustainable Development until 2035, participated in the evaluation of the Analytical Report on the Implementation of the National Strategy in 2016-2017.

The Public Council included heads of institutes of the Ministry of Economy, the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection, experts of the BSEU, BGPU, RIPO, representatives of the UN and other international organizations, the Ministry of Economy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Environment, research centers, public associations and business unions.

Regulations on the Public Council for the Formation and Monitoring of Sustainable Development Strategies

The Partnership Group for Sustainable Development operates within the framework of the architecture for managing the process of achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (hereinafter referred to as the SDGs) in the Republic of Belarus and has the status of an open-ended group.

The Partner group for sustainable development is formed from representatives of commercial and commercial and non-profit civil civil society organizations, including public organizations registered in the prescribed manner in the Republic of Belarus, as well as from international organizations that share the principles and provisions of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and are actively involved in the implementation and popularization of the SDGs in the Republic of Belarus.

Sustainable Development Partnership Group Coordinators:

Environmental Coordinator
(in cooperation with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of the Republic of Belarus)
Onufrovich Elena Vladimirovna,
Director of the EI «Republican Center for Ecology and Local History»
Economics Coordinator
(in cooperation with the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Belarus)
Ilyin Oleg Igorevich,
Director of CJSC «Agency for Strategic and Economic Development»
Social Affairs Coordinator
(in cooperation with the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Republic of Belarus)
Shevtsov Dmitry Evgenievich,
Secretary General of the Belarusian Red Cross Society
Education Coordinator
(in cooperation with the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Belarus)
Zubrilina Inessa Vladimirovna,
Deputy Chairperson of the Public Association “Belarusian Pedagogical Society”, Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs of the State Educational Institution “Academy of Education”, Associate Professor
SDG Assessment and Monitoring Coordinator
(in cooperation with the National Statistical Committee of the Republic of Belarus)
Shpilevskaya Olga Alexandrovna,
Chairperson of the Public Association “Belarusian Union of Women”
Business Interaction CoordinatorDubkov Sergey Vitalievich,
Chairperson of the Management Board of CJSC “BSB Bank”, Chairperson of the Supervisory Board of the Global Compact Network in the Republic of Belarus

To organize work to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals in the regions, as well as promote their balanced development, Regional Groups for Sustainable Development were established

Regional Groups are headed by the members of the Council for Sustainable Development – Deputy Chairperson of the Executive Committee. These Groups, along with employees of local executive and administrative bodies, included representatives of business and public associations.

The Working Group of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus on Achievement of Sustainable Development Goals by the Republic of Belarus (Parliamentary Sustainable Development Group) was established by the National Assembly House of Representatives Presidium and the National Assembly Council of the Republic decisions in March 2020.

The Head of the Parliamentary Sustainable Development Group is Liskovich Viktor Andreevich, member of the National Assembly Council of the Republic.


Deputy Head of the Parliamentary Group for Sustainable Development is Savinykh Andrei, Chairperson of the Standing Commission for International Affairs of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus.

The Parliamentary Group for Sustainable Development includes:

  1. from the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus:
    • members of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus Dmitry Sergeyevich Voronyuk, Andrey Ivanovich Ivanovets, Sergey Anatolievich Rachkov, Tatiana Arkadyevna Runets, Mikhail Ivanovich Rusyi, Sergey Mikhailovich Sivets, Viktor Ivanovich Tchaikovsky;
  1. from the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus:
    • Liliya Ananich Stanislavovna, Deputy Chairperson of the Permanent Commission on Human Rights, National Relations and Mass Media of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus;
    • Begeba Valentina Konstantinovna, Deputy Chairperson of the Standing Commission of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus on issues of ecology, environmental management and the Chernobyl disaster;
    • Kananovich Lyudmila Nikolaevna, Chairperson of the Standing Commission of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus on Labor and Social Issues;
    • Lyubetskaya Svetlana Anatolyevna, Chairperson of the Standing Commission of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus on Legislation;
    • Makarina-Kibak Lyudmila Eduardovna, Chairperson of the Standing Commission of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus on Health, Physical Culture, Family and Youth Policy;
    • Marzalyuk Igor Aleksandrovich, Chairperson of the Standing Commission of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus on Education, Culture and Science;
    • Nikolaikin Viktor Pavolovich, Chairperson of the Standing Commission of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus on Housing Policy and Construction;
    • Semenyako Valentin Mikhailovich, Chairperson of the Standing Commission of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus on State Building, Local Self-Government and Regulations;
    • Stelmashok Sergei Petrovich, member of the Standing Committee of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus on Budget and Finance;
    • Andrey Nikolaevich Strunevsky, member of the Standing Commission of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus on industry, fuel and energy complex, transport and communications;
    • Shevchuk Nikolai Nikolaevich, Chairperson of the Standing Commission of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus on Agrarian Policy.

The first Parliamentary Sustainable Development Group was established on December 11, 2017 at the session of the Presidium of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus.

In December 2017, with the support of the United Nations Development Programme, open parliamentary hearings “The partnership of the branches of government as a necessary condition of achieving the SDGs” was held in Belarus. As a result of these hearings recommendations were adopted and sent to the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus for implementation.

Council for Sustainable Development is an advisory and consultative body, part of the national architecture for managing the process of achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Council for Sustainable Development was established by the Decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus dated May 25, 2017 No. 181 “On the National Coordinator for Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals”.

Council for Sustainable Development includes representatives at the level not lower than deputy heads of the following state bodies and organizations:

  1. General Prosecutor’s Office
  2. National Bank
  3. National Academy of Sciences of Belarus
  4. National Statistical Committee
  5. Investigative committee
  6. Ministry of Antimonopoly Regulation and Trade
  7. Ministry of Architecture and Construction
  8. Ministry of the Interior
  9. Ministry of Housing and Communal Services
  10. Ministry of Health
  11. Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  12. Ministry of Information
  13. Ministry of Forestry
  14. Ministry of Defence
  15. Ministry of Education
  16. Ministry of Taxes and Duties
  17. Ministry of Emergency Situations
  18. Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection
  19. Ministry of Industry
  20. Ministry of Communications and Informatization
  21. Ministry of Agriculture and Food
  22. Ministry of Sports and Tourism
  23. Ministry of Transport and Communications
  24. Ministry of Labor and Social Protection
  25. Ministry of Finance
  26. Ministry of Economics
  27. Ministry of Energy
  28. Ministry of Justice
  29. State Committee for Science and Technology
  30. State Committee for Standardization
  31. State Customs Committee
  32. Regional and Minsk City Executive Committees

Council for Sustainable Development is headed by the National Coordinator for Achieving the SDGs.

Within the framework of the Council for Sustainable Development, Intersectoral Groups have been formed on Social Issues, Economics, Ecology, Education, Monitoring and Evaluation of the SDG achievements.

Intersectoral Groups are led by the Deputy Heads of the respective government agencies.

Representatives of the business community, public associations and international organizations are involved in the work of the Council for Sustainable Development. The composition of the participants in each meeting is determined by the National Coordinator for Achieving the SDGs based on the issues under consideration.

Meetings of the Council for Sustainable Development are held once a year. National Coordinator for Achieving the SDGs has the right to convene the Council more often when it is necessary to discuss specific issues.

To coordinate the efforts of the Republic of Belarus to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the Decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus dated May 25, 2017 No. 181 “On the National Coordinator for Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals” established the Institute of the National Coordinator for Achieving the SDGs.

The SDG National Coordinator organizes consideration of various aspects of achieving Sustainable Development Goals, makes recommendations on how to improve this process, holds events to promote SDGs and reports annually to the President on progress in achieving the SDGs. He also represents Belarus at the international level, reporting on progress in the SDGs achievement.

Now, the position of National Coordinator for Achieving the SDGs is held by Vladislav Tatarinovich, Deputy Chairperson of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus. He was appointed by the Decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus dated November 19, 2025, No. 405 “On the National Coordinator for Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals”.

During the period from June 17, 2024 to November 19, 2025, the position of National Coordinator for Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals was held by Sergey Khomenko.

During the period from March 9, 2023 to June 17, 2024, the position of National Coordinator for Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals was held by Valery Belsky.

During the period from 21 February 2022 to 9 March 2023, the position of National Coordinator on achieving Sustainable Development Goals was held by Leonid Zayats.

During the period from 13 February 2020 to 21 February 2022, the position of National Coordinator on achieving Sustainable Development Goals was held by Anatoly Isachenko.

During the period from 25 May 2017 to 13 February 2020, the position of National Coordinator on achieving Sustainable Development Goals was held by Marianna Shchetkina.

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