In March 2022, interactive maps appeared in Belarus with information about the availability of places in preschool educational institutions. The service was developed by the Minsk City Institute for the Development of Education. Using the interactive map, parents can find out in which kindergartens there are free places according to the age of the child.
The creation of interactive maps makes an important contribution to the achievement by the Republic of Belarus of Sustainable Development Goals 9 and other SDGs.
More information about interactive maps can be found at the link: https://www.sb.by/articles/onlayn-karta-podskazhet.html.
In Belarus, issues related to ensuring the security of citizens and society are one of the most important areas of state policy. To this end, the National Strategy for Reducing the Risk of Emergencies for the Period up to 2030 was approved, the State Program «Regulation of Emergencies» for 2021–2025 was developed and is being implemented, which ensures the functioning of the forecasting and monitoring system and helps to reduce the risk of industrial, nuclear and radiation accidents. Measures to reduce the risk of death in fires among the elderly and living alone, people with disabilities, large families are included in the state programs «Social Protection» and «Health of the People and Demographic Security».
Measures to reduce the risk of emergency situations make a significant contribution to the achievement by the Republic of Belarus of Sustainable Development Goals 3, 9, 16 and other SDGs.
More information about disaster risk reduction can be found at the link: https://www.sb.by/articles/sinyavskiy-prinyal-uchastie-v-kruglom-stole-sessii-globalnoy-platformy-oon-po-snizheniyu-riska-bedst.html.
The design solutions of the facilities and the efficiency of the operation of buildings should not limit the living conditions of all groups of the population. In Belarus, an integrated approach is being taken to address the issues of removing natural, information, communication and architectural barriers that impede the passage, access and free movement of people with disabilities.
As part of the implementation of the subprogram «Accessible living environment for the disabled and physically weakened persons» of the State Program «Social Protection», it is planned to create a barrier-free environment in 300 healthcare organizations by 2025.
The formation of a barrier-free environment makes a significant contribution to the achievement by the Republic of Belarus of Sustainable Development Goals 10, 11 and other SDGs.
More information about the organization of a barrier-free environment can be found at the link: https://www.belta.by/society/view/bezbarjernaja-sreda-k-2025-godu-dolzhna-byt-sozdana-bolee-chem-v-300-medorganizatsijah-belarusi-503787-2022/.
More than 30% of children have experienced online bullying and bullying. In order to help children understand what cyberbullying is and how to prevent it, LLC «Mobile TeleSystems» and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Belarus have developed an anti-bullying manual for children and adolescents «How to protect yourself from bullying on the Internet and not become a hater by yourself». With concrete examples, children and teenagers can learn about effective tools to prevent and stop bullying on the Internet for any of the roles: victim, hater or witness. About 200 children from 26 schools from all over Belarus have already received the manual-simulator in printed form.
The development of the manual contributes to the prevention of cyberbullying, as well as to the achievement by the Republic of Belarus of Sustainable Development Goal 10 and other SDGs.
More information about the anti-bullying benefit can be found at the link: https://www.mts.by/unicef/.
On May 18-19, 2022, the II International Digital Forum #GBC (State. Business. Citizens) was held in Minsk. In 2022, the forum was held under the slogan «Achievements of the state and business for citizens» and became a platform for discussing the digital achievements of the state and business, the digital present and future of Belarus, as well as the transition of interaction at all levels to the digital plane, bringing together more than 400 participants. The forum was organized by the National Traffic Exchange Center, the National Center for Electronic Services, Belarusian Cloud Technologies.
The work of the forum was organized in the format of a plenary session and 7 thematic sections. Heads of government agencies and organizations, representatives of IT companies, banks, businesses, and the social sector discussed topical issues of digitalization in four areas: industry transformation, solutions for building a smart city and home, creating a digital social environment, as well as information and facility security.
Holding the II International Digital Forum #GBC (State. Business. Citizens) contributes to the achievement of the goals of the socio-economic development of the Republic of Belarus, ensuring information security and financial independence of the state, and also contributes to the achievement by the Republic of Belarus of Sustainable Development Goals 1, 8, 9, 11 and other SDGs.
More information about the #GBC Digital Forum can be found at the links: https://gbcforum.by/, https://www.belta.by/pressconference/view/o-provedenii-vtorogo-mezhdunarodnogo-tsifrovogo-foruma-gbc-gosudarstvo-biznes-grazhdane-1449/.
May 22 is celebrated annually as the International Day for Biological Diversity. In 2022, this day was held under the slogan «Build a common future for all life!» to recall the need for urgent action at the global, regional and national levels to transform economic, social and financial patterns in order to stabilize trends that exacerbate biodiversity loss by 2030 and allow the restoration of natural ecosystems by 2050.
The Republic of Belarus makes a great contribution to the conservation of biological diversity. In 2021, the National Action Plan for the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biological Diversity in the Republic of Belarus for the period up to 2025 was approved and began to be implemented. The National Plan includes measures aimed at developing the system of specially protected natural areas, the conservation and sustainable use of natural ecological systems and biological diversity, the development of ecological tourism, the restoration of disturbed ecological systems, etc.
Measures for the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity make a significant contribution to the achievement by the Republic of Belarus of Sustainable Development Goals 13, 14, 15 and other SDGs.
More information about the International Day for Biological Diversity can be found at the link: https://minpriroda.gov.by/ru/news-ru/view/mezhdunarodnyj-den-biologicheskogo-raznoobrazija-otmechaetsja-v-2022-godu-pod-lozungom-postroit-obschee-4219/?_utl_t=vb.
From May 19 to May 20, 2022, the XV International Scientific and Practical Conference «Economic Growth of the Republic of Belarus: Globalization, Innovation, Sustainability» was held at the Belarusian State Economic University.
More than 450 representatives of higher education institutions, research institutes, government bodies and various sectors of the economy from Belarus, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Russia, Azerbaijan and China took part in the conference.
The conference discussed the adaptation of the Belarusian economy to new geopolitical challenges, the search for strategies for its development, as well as issues of international trade, economic and technological cooperation.
The International Scientific and Practical Conference “Economic Growth of the Republic of Belarus: Globalization, Innovativeness, Sustainability” contributes to the international exchange of knowledge on economic development issues and contributes to the achievement by the Republic of Belarus of Sustainable Development Goals 8, 9, 17 and other SDGs.
More detailed information about the XV International Scientific and Practical Conference «Economic Growth of the Republic of Belarus: Globalization, Innovativeness, Sustainability» can be found at the link: https://www.belta.by/economics/view/mart-razrabatyvajutsja-dopolnitelnye-mery-po-sderzhivaniju-tsen-502896-2022.
On May 19, 2022, a meeting of the Council for Sustainable Development was held in Minsk. During the event, participants discussed the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development by the Republic of Belarus, as well as the impact of COVID-19 on the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, the results of the work of the United Nations in Belarus in 2021 and priority areas for 2022. etc.
A recording of the Sustainable Development Council meeting is available at this link.
On May 19, 2022, a meeting of the Council for Sustainable Development was held in Minsk. During the event, the participants discussed the implementation of the Republic of Belarus of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, as well as the impact of COVID-19 on the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, the results of the work of the United Nations in Belarus in 2021 and priority areas for 2022 and others.
A recording of the meeting of the Council for Sustainable Development is available at the link.
The most important priority of the current five-year plan is the creation of strong regions, the main approaches to the development of which are laid down in the draft Concept of the state policy of regional development of Belarus. The document is focused on balanced growth by reducing inter-territorial differentiation in economic development and improving the level and quality of life of the population.
In this direction, the Concept of the State Policy of Regional Development of Belarus proposes tools for urban planning and housing policies, defines policies for the development of transport, engineering, and social infrastructures. Also, based on the capabilities and competitive advantages, 6 groups of administrative-territorial units were identified with their priority areas:
It is expected that the implementation of the Concept will strengthen the economic potential of the regions, reduce inter-regional differentiation in terms of GRP per capita, increase the contribution of industrial centers to the country’s industrial production, and reduce the gap between the maximum and minimum wages in the regions.
The approval of the Concept of the State Policy for Regional Development will make an important contribution to the achievement by the Republic of Belarus of the Sustainable Development Goals 1, 8, 9, 10, 11 and other SDGs.
More detailed information about the Concept can be found at the link: https://economy.gov.by/ru/news-ru/view/tatjjana-brantsevich-tsel-regionalnoj-kontseptsii-sokraschenie-mezhterritorialnoj-differentsiatsii-v-46381-2022/.
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