Council for Sustainable Development - Sustainable Development Goals in Belarus

Council for Sustainable Development

Council for Sustainable Development

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.

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