Today, much attention of the world community is paid to environmental protection and the preservation of the ecological cleanliness of the planet. To remind people of this, April 15 is annually celebrated as World Environmental Knowledge Day.
The Republic of Belarus pays great attention to the development of environmental education and upbringing. The environmental orientation is one of the main principles of the Strategy for the Development of the State Youth Policy of the Republic of Belarus until 2030. The system of environmental education, upbringing and enlightenment is defined by the Law «On Environmental Protection». Relevant policy documents have been developed at the national level. The creation of «Green Schools» in the Republic of Belarus is of particular importance in the formation of environmentally competent behavior. Currently, 148 educational institutions have received Green School certificates, which is about 4% of all schools in the country. Another 500 educational institutions are involved in this process.
The formation of environmental literacy and the provision of environmental education makes an important contribution to the achievement by the Republic of Belarus of Sustainable Development Goals 4, 13, 15 and other SDGs.
More information on World Environment Day can be found at the link: https://minpriroda.gov.by/ru/news-ru/view/15-aprelja-2022-den-ekologicheskix-znanij-4138/?fbclid=IwAR34W_XFNSlw5vrINZZup03zvCrJRLZv1hWquANMB5CD9_ZKuwarfeYd1sc.
From April 9 to April 16, 2022, the action «Week of the Forest» takes place in Belarus. More than 2,000 objects have been prepared for its implementation, and it is planned to plant young plantations on an area of about 28,000 hectares.
«Forest Week» in Belarus has been held since 2008. In 2021, about 60 thousand people took part in the action. To become a participant in the action «Forest Week», you need to contact the nearest forestry or forestry. Forestry institutions will provide volunteers with the necessary planting material and equipment, and will designate objects that need planting of green spaces.
The action «Forest Week» makes an important contribution to the conservation of forest resources, as well as to the achievement by the Republic of Belarus of Sustainable Development Goals 13, 15 and other SDGs.
More information about the promotion can be found at the link: http://www.mlh.by/press-service/news/?ELEMENT_CODE=8038.
On April 1, 2022, the Gomel Regional Public Association «Disabled Spinalists» together with the Council of Public Associations of Disabled People of the Gomel Region «Accessible Environment – Inclusive Belarus» organized a meeting with students of the Faculty of Industrial and Civil Engineering of the educational institution «BelSUT».
The topic of this meeting was the study of the features of the design and operation of socially significant objects on the example of an integrative educational and therapeutic center for children with special needs of psychophysical development.
The introduction of measures to create a barrier-free environment for people with disabilities and the involvement of young people in this activity contributes to the achievement by the Republic of Belarus of Sustainable Development Goals 4, 9, 10, 11 and other SDGs.
More information about the meeting can be found at the link: http://invagomel.by/knopka-vyzova-eto-ne-reshenie-problemy-v-gomele-proshla-vstrecha-studentov-i-predstavitelej-go-oo-invalidy-spinalniki/?fbclid=IwAR2H1dTvkfUrlQiOa6r-IXBrlJheyfCdoF91htEdHj4XZqK7ft4-sbAheLg.
In 2021, 2,852 people with visual impairments were registered in general educational and preschool institutions of the Republic of Belarus, of which 569 people were in boarding schools.
For the education and social adaptation of blind and visually impaired people in Belarus, work is underway to develop and produce relief-graphic aids. Currently, RUE «Belkartography» has already developed experimental works: a tactile map «Republic of Belarus. Physical map» and the scheme «Planets of the solar system». These manuals have been adapted in the Minsk Special School №88 for visually impaired children. In 2022, it is planned to develop and adapt the atlas for the 4th grade «Chalavek and light. Maya Radzima – Belarus» for blind and visually impaired children. In addition, it is planned to include these positions in the thematic plan for the preparation and publication of educational cartographic manuals for institutions of general secondary, special and higher education.
The development of cartographic products for blind and visually impaired people contributes to the creation of a barrier-free environment, as well as to the achievement by the Republic of Belarus of Sustainable Development Goals 4, 10 and other SDGs.
More information about cartographic products for the blind and visually impaired can be found at the link: https://www.belta.by/society/view/direktor-belkartografii-o-produktsii-dlja-nezrjachih-i-slabovidjaschih-ljudej-494795-2022.
From 7 to 8 April 2022 the III International Scientific and Practical Conference «Business. Education. Economy» was held in the State Educational Institution «Institute of Business of the Belarusian State University».
The conference was attended by over 170 scientists and teachers, doctoral students, graduate students, practitioners, business representatives, government agencies, media, public associations from Belarus, Russia, Poland, Serbia, China, Israel, Latvia and Uzbekistan.
The conference has become a platform for the exchange of experience on the development of the economy, business and business education. The conference discussed the state and prospects for the development of business processes in the context of digitalization, information systems and technologies in the economy, education and business, innovative solutions in logistics and other relevant topics.
Holding the III International Scientific and Practical Conference «Business. Education. Economy» is an important contribution to the achievement by the Republic of Belarus of Sustainable Development Goals 4, 8, 9, 17 and other SDGs.
More information about the conference can be found at the link: https://mpei.ru/news/Lists/AdsList/AdsDispForm.aspx?ID=2121.
In order to develop farming in the Republic of Belarus, financial support will be provided to farms, involving the provision of subsidies for the implementation of a start-up project for the creation and (or) development of a peasant (farm) economy and fisheries. This type of support will be received by farms, from the date of registration of which more than 24 months have passed, as well as citizens engaged in personal subsidiary farming.
The support will be targeted and can be used to develop project documentation for the construction (reconstruction) of premises, the purchase of agricultural machinery, animals, planting material, primary development and other purposes.
Farm development will make an important contribution to the achievement by the Republic of Belarus of Sustainable Development Goals 1, 2, 8 and other SDGs.
More information about financial support for farms in Belarus can be found at the link: https://www.belta.by/economics/view/minselhozprod-predlagaet-novoe-napravlenie-finpodderzhki-fermerov-494206-2022/.
From April 4 to April 8, 2022, the republican preventive action «A House without Violence!» is being held in Belarus. The ongoing activities are aimed at attracting the attention of the general population to the problem of offenses in the sphere of family and domestic relations.
Today, there are 146 territorial centers for social services for the population, 2 city centers for social services for families and children, and 137 «crisis» rooms in the country. In 2021, almost 11 thousand citizens who suffered from domestic violence turned to the centers for help, of which 2.5 thousand are families with children under 18 years old. The temporary shelter service was provided to 630 citizens, including 340 victims of domestic violence, of which 66 are families with 132 children.
The action «A house without violence» contributes to the implementation of the National Plan for Gender Equality of the Republic of Belarus for 2021-2025 and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
More information on combating domestic violence in Belarus can be found at the links: https://mintrud.gov.by/ru/news-ru/view/s-4-po-8-aprelja-provoditsja-respublikanskaja-profilakticheskaja-aktsija-dom-bez-nasilija-5329-2022/, https://mintrud.gov.by/ru/news-ru/view/v-2021-godu-v-ttsson-obratilos-za-pomoschjju-pochti-11-tys-grazhdan-postradavshix-ot-nasilija-v-semje-5331-2022/.
On April 6 and 7, 2022, the UN Economic Commission for Europe Regional Forum on Sustainable Development is being held in Geneva.
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus Yury Ambrazevich spoke at the Regional Forum on behalf of the National Coordinator for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. In his speech, the Deputy Minister focused on the fact that in the modern world the external conditions for the sustainable development of a nation depend on the mutual cooperation of countries and the need to take into account the interests of each state and ensure security.
The full video presentation is available at the link.
Despite the decrease in the number of registered cases of COVID-19 in the world and in Belarus, the pandemic still remains a serious challenge for the inhabitants of the planet. This especially applies to the most vulnerable categories of the population, which include pregnant women. Scientific evidence indicates that pregnancy is a risk factor for more severe COVID-19. In addition, coronavirus infection can lead to pregnancy complications that are dangerous for the health of the mother and child.
To improve the quality of COVID-19 diagnostics during pregnancy and the efficiency of referral of patients with COVID-19, a batch of pulse oximeters and personal protective equipment was purchased in Belarus. The purchase was made at the initiative of the National Coordinator for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals within the framework of the UNDP/UNICEF/UNFPA project «Support for the functioning of the architecture for managing the process of achieving the Sustainable Development Goals of the Republic of Belarus-3» with financial support from UNFPA. The purchased medical goods were transferred to the Kostyukovichi Central District Hospital and the Brest Regional Maternity Hospital.
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