On April 28, 2022, the republican youth forum of the Belarusian Republican Youth Union IT Youth will be held in Minsk. The forum will become an information and educational platform that will bring together about 100 young IT professionals, bloggers, administrators of youth websites and social media communities from all regions of Belarus.
During the event, it is planned to discuss issues of Internet marketing, SMM promotion, web journalism and blogging. As part of the Forum, a solemn ceremony of presenting the IT Youth Internet Award following the results of 2021 will be held.
Holding the republican youth forum IT Youth contributes to the achievement by the Republic of Belarus of Sustainable Development Goals 4, 9, 16 and other SDGs.
More similar information can be found at the link: https://brsm.by/news/it-youth-2/.
On April 21-22, 2022, the republican youth festival «Life in ECO style» is being held at the educational institution «Republican Center for Ecology and Local History».
Winners and prize-winners of republican environmental events, youth ambassadors of the Sustainable Development Goals, winners of the project «100 Ideas for Belarus», representatives of ministries and public organizations take part in the festival.
The program of the event includes a research conference with international participation «Ecology: a step into science», a presentation of school research projects «Ecoenvironment and a green future», a discussion platform «The future of the planet in the hands of young people», an exhibition-presentation of student research projects «Ecoenvironment and green future», environmental campaign «Hero Tree», sections on environmental areas (urban ecology, resource conservation and rational use of natural resources, biodiversity, research activities and innovative technologies, geology).
The holding of the festival contributes to the involvement of young people in activities for the conservation of natural heritage and environmental protection and contributes to the achievement by the Republic of Belarus of Sustainable Development Goals 12, 13, 14, 15 and other SDGs.
More detailed information can be found at the link: https://rcek.by/respublikanskij-molodezhnyj-festival-zhizn-v-stile-eko/.
On April 21, 2022, a thematic meeting of the Council on Sustainable Development was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus with the assistance of the United Nations Development Program. The meeting was dedicated to the International Day of Remembrance of the Chernobyl Disaster.
During the meeting of the Council for Sustainable Development, the participants discussed the results and prospects for further cooperation in the field of regional development of Belarus.
Support for regional development is one of the key strategic directions in the framework of current and future cooperation between UNDP and Belarus. The contribution of international partners to solving practical problems of sustainable development contributes to the development of economic and human potential and is relevant both for Belarus as a whole and for the regions of the country, including the territories affected by the Chernobyl disaster. Over 30 years of cooperation, the Republic of Belarus has achieved significant results in the field of regional development, namely in support of entrepreneurship, healthcare, education and work with youth, conservation of natural resources and cultural heritage.
The results of the discussion within the Council for Sustainable Development will be used in the work of the government and UNDP to improve the mechanisms of bilateral partnership in order to promote the sustainable development of the regions of Belarus.
More information about the meeting of the Council for Sustainable Development can be found at the link: https://mfa.gov.by/press/news_mfa/bb4e932ea234ebaf.html.
On April 21, 2022, a thematic meeting of the Council on Sustainable Development was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus with the assistance of the United Nations Development Program. The meeting was timed to coincide with the International Day of Remembrance of the Chernobyl Disaster.
During the meeting of the Council for Sustainable Development, participants discussed the results and prospects for further cooperation in the field of regional development of Belarus.
Supporting regional development is one of the key strategic directions within the framework of current and future cooperation between UNDP and Belarus. The contribution of international partners to solving practical problems of ensuring sustainable development contributes to the development of economic and human potential and is relevant both for Belarus as a whole and for regions of the country, including areas affected by the Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster. Over 30 years of cooperation, the Republic of Belarus has achieved significant results in the field of regional development, namely in matters of supporting entrepreneurship, healthcare, education and youth work, conservation of natural resources and cultural heritage.
The results of the discussion within the Council for Sustainable Development will be used in the work of the government and UNDP to improve bilateral partnership mechanisms in order to promote the sustainable development of the regions of Belarus.
More detailed information about the meeting of the Council for Sustainable Development can be found at the link: https://mfa.gov.by/press/news_mfa/bb4e932ea234ebaf.html.
On April 19, 2022, the Republican forum «New approaches to attracting youth to achieve the SDGs» was held in Minsk. The event was attended by representatives of ministries (members of the Council for Sustainable Development) and United Nations (UN) agencies in Belarus. The SDG Youth Ambassador Forum was held for the third time.
Within the framework of the forum, a solemn ceremony of awarding the winners of the competition «Youth Ambassadors of the Sustainable Development Goals – the future of the planet is in our hands» was held, as well as the presentation of young leaders to the ministries in charge.
Youth ambassadors of the SDGs demonstrated their pilot projects to the guests of the Forum and presented the idea of a new mobile application «SDGs in Belarus».
The forum was aimed at forming a constructive dialogue between youth representatives in the SDGs and honorary ombudsmen, exchanging views on the further development of the SDGs in Belarus, building partnerships and developing socially significant projects in the social, environmental and economic spheres.
Dear organizers and participants of the Forum,
On behalf of the National Coordinator for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, I welcome you to this event, which will allow you to consider the issues of enhancing the participation of young people in projects for the socio-economic development of the country under the auspices of cooperation with the United Nations.
The international dimension of sustainable development of any country, part of which is cooperation with UN agencies in achieving the SDGs, is focused on the conscious use of the best world achievements and practices, international best practices to improve national policy, legal regulation or administration, or to solve a specific more targeted local problem.
The Institute of Youth Ambassadors of the Sustainable Development Goals is aimed at young and enterprising citizens of Belarus who are looking for support in the implementation of their ideas and projects aimed at improving the lives of Belarusians. The concept itself as a whole, as well as today’s forum and the competition, are designed to include young people in the matrix of international cooperation and opportunities provided by the partnership between the Belarusian state and the UN to encourage active citizenship and develop specific proposals for young people.
I would like to wish all the guys, who will be announced SDG youth ambassadors today, to bring your projects to the end.
In the process of this work, you will gain a unique and invaluable experience. I would like to wish you to actively promote your knowledge about the SDGs, about the UN, about the opportunities for cooperation with the UN, about the opportunities for partnership between the government, the UN and youth.
Success to you!
The problem of plastic waste is relevant throughout the world. In order to reduce the use of plastic, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of the Republic of Belarus and the trading network «Euroopt» retail chain have entered into a cooperation agreement.
The main objectives of the Agreement are the implementation of a number of practical and organizational measures aimed at reducing the use of plastic, including plastic packaging with its replacement with environmentally friendly (glass, paper, fabric, etc.), limiting the use of disposable plastic tableware.
The signed agreement will contribute to the «greening» of business in the context of sustainable development and the «green» economy, as well as to the achievement by the Republic of Belarus of Sustainable Development Goals 12, 13, 14, 15 and other SDGs.
More information about the agreement can be found at the link: https://minpriroda.gov.by/ru/news-ru/view/v-ramkax-gosudarstvenno-chastnogo-partnerstva-podpisano-pervoe-soglashenie-o-sotrudnichestve-po-snizheniju-4134/?fbclid=IwAR1fwHN9UmdPaJhqQ7PVPI_zTpplL9P1M7eErJ7vUiCBnObUn5M8o7d2Abc.
The first food and craft cluster «Navakolle» has been created in the Republic of Belarus, bringing together representatives of small businesses from the Kobrinsky, Maloritsky, Zhabinkovsky, Pruzhany, Berezovsky, Drogichinsky and Kamenetsky districts.
The initiative «The Cluster Model «Navacolle»: Creating and Promoting Local, Natural and Craft Products» aims to promote natural and craft products from local producers. Participants of the initiative got the opportunity to sell their goods at various venues: the Farmer store in Kobrin, e-dostavka.by, the online souvenir shop etno.by, farmsteads. They can also represent the cluster and their products at major fairs: «Charowny Mlyn», «Use Svayo», the forum «Belagro» in Minsk and other events.
The creation of the Navakolle food and craft cluster contributes to the development of small businesses, as well as to the achievement by the Republic of Belarus of Sustainable Development Goals 1, 8, 10, 11 and other SDGs.
For more information about the craster can be found at the link: https://www.sb.by/articles/-navakoltsy-sumeyut-udivit.html.
In Belarus, serious attention is paid to the development of smart sustainable cities.
The project «Smart Cities of Belarus» is one of the components of the digital transformation of the country and involves the creation of equal opportunities in the regions through the comprehensive and consistent implementation of digital solutions.
The core of the project is a backbone event to create a typical regional state digital platform «Smart City». Today the application is already available for Polotsk, Baranovichi, Orsha, Glubokoe, Pinsk, Braslav. Conditions have been created for the appearance of an application for Zhodino, Narovlya and Lepel. Project presentations were held for Novogrudok, Borisov, Nesvizh, Smorgon. Also, within the framework of the project, it is planned to create a traffic control center, an information system for the organization and safety of road traffic, an environmental monitoring system, and a national geoportal. The introduction of fiber-optic infrastructure and the creation of a technological infrastructure for data processing will continue. In terms of pilot projects, it is planned to organize rapid response centers in Orsha, a 5G wireless communication test zone, scale up the application «My City», and implement the pilot project «Smart Quarter».
The implementation of the smart city concept makes a significant contribution to the achievement by the Republic of Belarus of Sustainable Development Goals 1, 8, 9, 10, 11 and other SDGs.
More detailed information about the project «Smart Cities of Belarus» can be found at the link: https://www.sb.by/articles/tsifrovoy-standart-dlya-goroda.html.
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