On February 22, 2022, an intensive on sustainable development was held for members of the Youth Parliament at the Center for Children and Youth in Mosty with the participation of the SDG 17 Youth Ambassador Vinnichek Stefania.
During the discussion, the participants shared initiatives to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals in the Republic of Belarus, and also discussed the most pressing issues: the importance of cleaning up forests and rivers, juvenile delinquency, gender equality, etc.
On February 22, 2022, the final of the republican youth project «100 Ideas for Belarus» was held in the Chinese-Belarusian industrial park «Great Stone», which presented 120 author’s developments in ten nominations and in two age categories.
The finals included the projects «Touch glove for people with disabilities», «3D meat printing», «PIE-BOT cross-platform application for moderating social networks and messengers», «Multifunctional mobile application for pet owners and GPR tracker for pet» and others.
The project «100 Ideas for Belarus» contributes to attracting young people to innovative solutions to the problems of sustainable development of the country, which contributes to the achievement by the Republic of Belarus of Sustainable Development Goals 8, 9, 10, 11 and other SDGs.
More information about the project «100 Ideas for Belarus» and its winners can be found at the link: https://www.belta.by/society/view/stali-izvestny-imena-pobeditelej-proekta-100-idej-dlja-belarusi-486333-2022/.
Deputy Chairman of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus Leonid Zayats appointed National Coordinator for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. The corresponding Decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus was signed on February 21, 2022. Anatoly Isachenko, who previously served as the National Coordinator for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, has been relieved of this position.
The activities of the National Coordinator for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals are aimed at coordinating efforts to achieve the SDGs and are implemented in accordance with the Decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus dated May 25, 2017 No. 181 «On the National Coordinator for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals».
According to the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Republic of Belarus, in 2021, 1391 unemployed people were provided with subsidies aimed at organizing:
In addition, 1,087 people (78.1%) who received financial support were trained in the basics of entrepreneurship.
The main types of entrepreneurial activities organized by the unemployed include construction services, retail trade, the provision of services by hairdressers and beauty salons, the production of agricultural products, etc.
Financial support for unemployed citizens contributes to improving the living standards of the population, and also makes a significant contribution to the achievement by the Republic of Belarus of Sustainable Development Goals 1, 8, 10 and other SDGs.
More detailed information about support for the unemployed in Belarus can be found at the link: https://mintrud.gov.by/ru/news_ru/view/pochti-1400-bezrabotnym-grazhdanam-predostavleny-subsidii-na-organizatsiju-sobstvennogo-dela_4404/.
On February 18, 2022, on the basis of the Republican Youth Center, the final of the competition «SDG Youth Ambassadors — sustainable development is in our hands» was held.
32 contestants took part in the final of the competition, of which 17 best ones were selected. The winners of the competition formed the third convocation of SDG Youth Ambassadors.
The youth ambassadors of the Sustainable Development Goals for 2022-2023 are:
SDG 1 – Ekaterina Andrukevich (Belarusian State Pedagogical University named after Maxim Tank);
SDG 2 – Zhilina Tatiana (Belarusian State University of Transport);
SDG 3 – Daniil Shumchenya (Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radioelectronics);
SDG 4 – Elizaveta Anishchenko (Minsk State Linguistic University);
SDG 5 – Stolerov Vladislav (Belarusian State Pedagogical University named after Maxim Tank);
SDG 6 – Maxim Efimovich (Gomel State University named after F. Skorina);
SDG 7 – Martynova Vera (Grodno State University named after Yanka Kupala);
SDG 8 – Grechko Vladislav (Belarusian State University, Faculty of International Relations);
SDG 9 — Alexander Baranov (Belarusian State Aviation Academy);
SDG 10 – Polina Mankovich (Minsk State Linguistic University);
SDG 11 — Krasovskaya Ekaterina (Belarusian National Technical University);
SDG 12 — Kasteley Artem (Belarusian State Pedagogical University named after Maxim Tank);
SDG 13 – Mikhail Asadchy (Belarusian State University, Faculty of Chemistry);
SDG 14 – Vadim Gunko (Grodno State University named after Yanka Kupala);
SDG 15 – Victoria Krupyanko (Gomel State University named after F. Skorina);
SDG 16 — Dmitry Mikhalkin (International Institute of Labor and Social Relations);
SDG 17 – Stefaniya-Vitaly Vinnichek (Belarusian State University, Faculty of Law).
The activities of the SDG Youth Ambassadors make an important contribution to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development by the Republic of Belarus.
In order to educate young people on issues in the field of sustainable development and create conditions for the dissemination of positive experience in the formation of a culture of life safety, the state educational institution «University of Civil Protection of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Belarus» is holding an open competition «Formation of a culture of life safety in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals».
To participate in the competition, you must prepare an essay, video or poster presentation on one of the following thematic areas:
The organizers will sum up the results of the competition on March 31, 2022.
The competition promotes the promotion of the Sustainable Development Goals among young people, as well as the formation of motivation for active actions to achieve them, and contributes to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
More information about the competition can be found at the link: https://ucp.by/university/news/novosti-universiteta/konkurs-po-bezopasnosti-zhiznedeyatelnosti-v-dostizhenii-tsur-startoval-v-universitete-mchs-belta/.
On February 15–17, 2022, the forum «Smart Sustainable Cities: Social, Economic and Management Components» is being held in Minsk. The forum is organized by the International Telecommunication Union jointly with OJSC Giprosvyaz with the support of the Ministry of Communications and Informatization of the Republic of Belarus. The Forum discusses the organizational and technical aspects of the development of smart sustainable cities.
The development of smart sustainable cities in the Republic of Belarus is carried out as part of the integrated project «Smart Cities of Belarus», which is being implemented in accordance with the State Program «Digital Development of Belarus» for 2021-2025.
The project is aimed at building a modern regional management system as a basis for carrying out activities for a comprehensive digital transformation of the economy and social sphere of the Republic of Belarus.
The introduction of «smart» solutions, analysis and consideration of international best practices is an important contribution to the achievement by the Republic of Belarus of Sustainable Development Goals 9, 11, 17 and other SDGs.
More detailed information about the forum «Smart Sustainable Cities: Social, Economic and Governance Components» can be found at the link: https://www.mpt.gov.by/ru/news/14-02-2022-7700.
In order to popularize the forms of intellectual leisure and develop the creative potential of young people, as well as to identify and support promising startup projects in the healthcare sector, from February to March 2022, the competition of startup projects «MedicalStartup» will be held.
The organizers of the competition are the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Belarus, the Republican Youth Council under the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Belarus, the educational institution «Gomel State Medical University».
The competition is open to students, undergraduates and graduate students studying in educational institutions that train specialists with higher medical education, graduates of educational institutions, young scientists and young professionals who presented the project idea in one of the following categories:
To participate in the competition, please, fill out an application.
The procedure for organizing and holding the competition is determined by the order of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Belarus dated February 7, 2022 №150.
Support for start-up projects in the healthcare sector makes an important contribution to the achievement by the Republic of Belarus of Sustainable Development Goals 3, 9 and other SDGs.
More information about the MedicalStartup competition can be found at the link: https://gsmu.by/about_the_university/news/63920/.
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