In accordance with the State Program «Transport Complex» for 2021–2025, by 2030 in the Republic of Belarus it is planned to fully electrify the main cargo-intensive sections. This will make it possible to maximize the economic efficiency of transportation of goods and passengers on electric locomotive traction, as well as reduce emissions of pollutants into the atmosphere.
According to the Ministry of Transport and Communications, at the moment the Belarusian sections of the international transport corridor from Brest to Smolensk and from Gomel to Vilnius are fully electrified. In the total operational length of railway tracks, the proportion of electrified sections reaches 23.2%, and after the completion of the electrification of the Svetlogorsk-on-Berezin – Kalinkovichi – Barbarov section, their share will increase to 25% and will amount to 1,369 km. The electrification of railways has already made it possible to reduce emissions of pollutants into the atmosphere by 12.3% compared to 2015, or by 6,000 tons per year from the total volume of various emissions.
In addition, in Belarus until 2025, it is also planned to reconstruct and build 24 bridges and overpasses, 16 of which are priority bridge structures: a bridge over the Sozh River, a bridge over the Berezina, a bridge over the Western Bug, a bridge over the Neman and others.
The electrification of the railway network and the reconstruction of bridge structures contribute to the development of transport routes and infrastructure, which makes a significant contribution to the achievement of the Republic of Belarus of Sustainable Development Goals 9, 11, 13 and other SDGs.
More detailed information can be found at the links: https://www.belta.by/economics/view/elektrifikatsija-zheleznyh-dorog-s-2015-goda-pozvolila-sokratit-vybrosy-zagrjaznjajuschih-veschestv-na-477570-2021/, https://www.belta.by/economics/view/mintrans-do-2025-goda-planiruet-rekonstruirovat-i-vozvesti-24-mosta-i-puteprovoda-477591-2021/.
The program of socio-economic development of the Republic of Belarus for 2021–2025 sets tasks for the formation of sectoral clusters. It is planned that by 2025, 13 clusters will be created in pharmaceuticals, mechanical engineering, instrument making, woodworking, tourism and other sectors of the economy.
According to the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Belarus, there are four sectoral clusters in the country in the field of electric transport, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology and the green economy, as well as in the IT sphere.
Clustering is one of the effective tools to increase the competitiveness of the economy, and also contributes to the achievement by the Republic of Belarus of Sustainable Development Goals 8, 9, 11, 12 and other SDGs.
More detailed information about the cluster model in Belarus can be found at the link: https://www.sb.by/articles/klaster-s-vidom-na-perspektivu.html.
On December 24, 2021, the Minsk City Council of Deputies approved the Program of Social and Economic Development of Minsk for 2021–2025.
The Program defines the goals of the city’s development for the period up to 2025, reflects the key measures and mechanisms for solving the assigned tasks, indicates the risks and the possibilities of their impact on socio-economic development.
The priority direction of the Program is the development of areas that give the greatest multiplier effect to ensure the growth of well-being and improve living conditions of the population, based on increasing the competitiveness of the economy with information and innovation focus, activating market institutions and ensuring social stability.
The approval of the Program of Social and Economic Development of Minsk for 2021–2025 makes an important contribution to the localization of the Sustainable Development Goals.
More detailed information about the City Development Program for the new five-year plan can be found at the link: https://pravo.by/novosti/obshchestvenno-politicheskie-i-v-oblasti-prava/2021/december/67956/.
On December 17, 2021, BSPU hosted the final event of the Decade «Education for Sustainable Development for All» – the Festival of innovative ESD practices.
The festival was attended by over 150 representatives of 64 different educational institutions of the country, regional initiatives in the field of sustainable development, public organizations, scientific and expert communities.
The best experience in implementing innovative ESD practices was presented at four thematic platforms:
The participants of the Festival got acquainted with the activities of the Republican Resource Center for Inclusive Education, the Republican Center for Psychological Assistance, the Republican Center for Educational Robotics, the initiatives of UNICEF, UNFPA, UNDP, as well as with the «sustainable» projects of BSPU.
The ESD stream became an interactive stage of the Festival – a series of thematic activities in the context of sustainable development, which included:
Also, within the framework of the Festival, an award ceremony was held for the authors of the best initiatives of the Decade. The winners were selected based on the results of open online voting among 72 youth projects from 12 educational institutions of the country.
Holding the Festival of innovative ESD practices makes a significant contribution to the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals 4, 10, 11 and other SDGs by the Republic of Belarus.
More information about the Festival of Innovative ESD Practices can be found at the link: https://clck.ru/aeDXc.
The regional Google-project of the sixth school day #CUBE, which unites the work of the children’s creativity center and the district schools, was created in the Novogrudok district.
The project includes three modules: «Creative Autumn», «Successful Winter», «Rich Spring». Each module represents thematic tasks corresponding to the six faces of the cube: learn, learn, critically rethink, embody, teach another, present yourself. Participants receive an announcement of the upcoming Saturday and a link to a google presentation from the organizer of the project. The announcement is posted on the website of the regional TsTDiM and the project website, and is also distributed through instant messengers. The link is activated on the sixth day. The result of each Saturday day is a collectively created media product: photo and video reports, presentations, electronic picture albums, online exhibitions, etc.
The implementation of the Google project of the sixth school day #CUBЕ contributes to increased creativity, optimization of forms and methods of organizing the educational process, and also contributes to the achievement of the Republic of Belarus Sustainable Development Goals 4, 8, 11 and other SDGs.
More detailed information about the online platform can be found at the link: https://novcentre.wixsite.com/1novogrudok-kub/%D0%B3%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%8F.
By the Resolution of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus dated December 21, 2021 №733, the National Action Plan for the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biological Diversity for 2021–2025 was approved.
The approved document takes into account modern approaches to the conservation of lands, forests and natural complexes, the rational and efficient use of mineral, water and biological resources, and also provides for measures aimed at preventing a reduction in the number of species of wild flora and fauna, the impact of negative factors of natural and anthropogenic origin.
The National Action Plan for the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biological Diversity for 2021–2025 includes activities for:
The adoption of the National Plan for the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biological Diversity for 2021–2025 makes a significant contribution to the achievement of the Republic of Belarus of Sustainable Development Goals 13, 14, 15 and other SDGs.
More detailed information on the National Plan for the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biological Diversity for 2021–2025 can be found at the link: https://pravo.by/novosti/novosti-pravo-by/2021/december/67886/.
On December 23, 2021, the Youth Ambassador of SDG 4 «Quality Education» within the framework of the «School of an Active Citizen» project with the support of the Coordination Center «Education for Sustainable Developmen» for 11th grade students of the State Educational Institution «Secondary School №4 in Minsk» held a business game.
The group work was dedicated to the achievement by the Republic of Belarus of SDG 2 «Zero hunger», SDG 3 «Good health and well-being», SDG 4 «Quality education», SDG 16 «Peace, justice and effective institutions».
During the business game, students were given the opportunity to discuss the tasks of implementing the 2030 Agenda, identify the most pressing problems in achieving the SDGs and propose ways to solve them. The guys also proposed youth initiatives to achieve the SDGs and argued in which of them they would like to take part.
According to the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Belarus, from 2012 to 2020, about 3.3 thousand start-up events took place in the country, in which about 155 thousand people took part. More than 10.3 thousand projects were considered, of which 128 were financed by private business.
Support for start-ups is an important element of government entrepreneurship policy. The state program «Small and Medium Enterprises» for 2021-2025 includes activities aimed at developing the start-up movement in the Republic of Belarus. In particular, it is envisaged to provide partial compensation for the costs of the organizers of start-up events. For this, a draft Regulation on the conditions and procedure for providing state financial support to organizers of start-up events has been developed. In January 2022, an opening meeting will be held to discuss it and approve activities to build the capacity of the startup movement support.
In addition, in order to establish a partnership in support of startups, on October 29, 2021, Belagroprombank, the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Belarus, the State Committee on Science and Technology of the Republic of Belarus, signed an Agreement on cooperation and interaction for the development and support of the start-up movement and small innovative entrepreneurship.
State support for start-up events contributes to the achievement by the Republic of Belarus of Sustainable Development Goals 8, 9, 11 and others.
More information on supporting the startup movement, can be found at the link: https://www.economy.gov.by/ru/news-ru/view/dmitrij-krupskij-gotovitsja-proekt-polozhenija-ob-uslovijax-i-porjadke-predostavlenija-gosudarstvennoj-46283-2021/.
By the Decree of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus dated December 30, 2020 No. 777, the State Program “Labor Market and Employment Promotion” for 2021 — 2025 was approved.
The state program is aimed at creating conditions for the unemployed to acquire professional knowledge and skills, increase competitiveness in the labor market, expand employment opportunities, including for categories of the unemployed who have additional job security (orphans, people with disabilities, young professionals, etc.).
In January-November 2021, 13,739 citizens were registered with the employment service as unemployed with additional employment guarantees – 24.9% of the total number of registered unemployed. 9,258 citizens were assisted in finding a permanent job. 423 people were given the opportunity to gain practical experience work.
To gain practical experience in the profession (specialty) received, the unemployed, registered with the employment service, are sent from among:
The prevention of unemployment and the effective use of the existing labor potential make a significant contribution to the achievement of the Republic of Belarus of Sustainable Development Goals 1, 8, 10 and other SDGs.
More information on assistance in finding employment for the unemployed can be found at the links: https://www.mintrud.gov.by/ru/news_ru/view/bolee-400-chelovek-iz-chisla-bezrabotnyx-poluchili-vozmozhnost-priobresti-opyt-prakticheskoj-raboty_4295/, https://www.mintrud.gov.by/ru/news_ru/view/trudoustrojstvo-grazhdan-imejuschix-dopolnitelnye-garantii-zanjatostinbsp_4296/.
The Ministry of Education of the Republic of Belarus, with the support of the National Coordinator for Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and the Coordinating Council for Education for Sustainable Development, is holding a competition «Youth Ambassadors of the Sustainable Development Goals – the future of the planet is in our hands».
The Youth Ambassador of the Sustainable Development Goals is a representative from the student community who popularizes the Sustainable Development Goals among young people, informs them about the mechanisms for achieving sustainable development indicators at the local and national levels, helps young people acquire knowledge and professional competencies of the 21st century, master the ideas and principles of sustainable development.
The conditions for participation in the competition can be found at the link: https://sdgs.by/en/architecture/ambassadors/.
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