From April 4 to 21, 2025 a large-scale sociological research “Society’s expectations and development priorities for the next five-year plan” is being conducted in Belarus.
The research includes a traditional survey and an online survey of Belarusian citizens.
The Republican Population Survey is conducted by the Center for Social and Humanitarian Research of BSEU by the method of apartment interview among the population of Belarus aged 18 years and older. A total of 1,500 people will be surveyed.
The online survey “Five Year Quality” is organized through the online platform “National Five-Year Plan” and is an innovative tool for studying public opinion. The online survey is identical to the republican survey in the offline format and is an addition to the traditional methods of collecting sociological information. It is planned to survey online at least 25 thousand people.
Also, the results of the study will include the generalization of citizens’ suggestions from the online platform “National Five-Year Plan”. The advantage of the platform is that it is simple and accessible. It can be accessed from any device and there are no restrictions for users. Participation in the platform is anonymous. At the moment, more than 3 thousand proposals have already been registered on it.
Conducting the study “Society’s expectations and development priorities for the next five-year plan” will contribute to the formation of the Socio-Economic Development Program for 2026 – 2030.
On April 10, 2025 within the framework of the V Mogilev Regional Forum on Sustainable Development the presentation of initiatives in the field of sustainable development and awarding the winners of the contest of best practices for the implementation of the Sustainable Development Strategy of Mogilev region for the period until 2035 took place.
The contest was held to involve the public in achieving the objectives and indicators of the Sustainable Development Strategy of Mogilev region for the period until 2035.
Participation in the contest was open to legal entities of all forms of ownership, non-profit organizations, individual entrepreneurs, local authorities and/or their structural subdivisions, as well as initiative groups of the population developing and implementing initiatives and projects in partnership with local authorities and other organizations.
A total of 35 applications were submitted from all districts of the region. The winners and prize-winners in the contest are:
In the nomination “The best idea for the project for the implementation of the SDS-2035”:
1 place – sewing inclusive center “Chance” from the State Institution “Glusky children’s social boarding house ”Vesnovo”;
2 place – creation of the Center of competences on labor productivity improvement on the basis of FEZ “Mogilev” Administration from FEZ “Mogilev” Administration;
3 place – “Rainbow Movement” from the initiative group of the population of Klichev.
In the nomination “Best implemented project on achieving the SDS-2035”:
1 place – inclusive project “Touching Hall” from the Children’s Library Branch Nº2 of the CI “Centralized System of State Public Libraries of Mogilev”;
2 place – project “Woman of the Future” from Decro Consulting LLC;
3 place – model demonstration project “Ecodome” from the Krasnopolsky District Social Service Center.
In the nomination “For significant contribution to the implementation of the SDS-2035”:
1 place – Initiative group for the development of the Sustainable Development Strategy of Krasnopolsky District for the period until 2035;
2 place – HCI “Mogilev Zonal Center of Hygiene and Epidemiology”;
3 place – HCI “Mogilev Regional Center of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Public Health”.
The contest of best practices for the implementation of the Sustainable Development Strategy of Mogilev region for the period until 2035 makes an important contribution to the development of Mogilev region, as well as to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development by the Republic of Belarus.
On April 14, 2025, within the framework of the pilot initiative “Regional information resource center for persons with disabilities – assistance in exercising and protecting their rights”, a workshop dedicated to the creation of an accessible environment at infrastructure facilities was held in Gomel.
The seminar was attended by representatives of the Gomel Regional Executive Committee, including bodies on labor and employment, education, health, culture, sports and tourism, housing and communal services, trade, architecture and urban planning, as well as public associations.
The participants of the seminar were shown the equipment used for organization of barrier-free environment, paid attention to the mistakes in its installation, talked about the peculiarities of equipment of social and transport infrastructure objects with elements of accessible environment for blind and visually impaired people.
The workshop held in Gomel is the beginning of a large-scale awareness-raising work on the issue of creating a barrier-free environment for persons with disabilities. During 2025, such seminars will be held in 5 more major cities of Gomel region.
The pilot initiative “Regional information resource center for persons with disabilities – assistance in exercising and protecting their rights” is implemented by the Disabled Persons with Spinal Injuries (Gomel Regional NGO for Disabled Persons with Impaired Musculoskeletal Function) with the support of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in the Republic of Belarus within the framework of the Joint Project “Support to the Efforts of the Republic of Belarus in Nationalization and Localization of SDGs” funded by the Government of the Russian Federation.
The main idea of the pilot initiative is to create a resource center for persons with disabilities and their environment, as well as to conduct information campaigns, contests and trainings on inclusive topics. Implementation of the initiative’s activities contributes to the achievement by the Republic of Belarus of the Sustainable Development Goals 4, 8, 10, 11 and the other SDGs.
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On April 12, 2025, within the framework of the pilot initiative “Road to the future. Developing competencies in precision agriculture among preschool and school-aged children and youth”, a training event “Modern Agriculture” was held at the Center for Advanced Agribusiness at the Belarusian State Agricultural Academy (Gorki).
Participants in the event were members of four families – 11 children between the ages of 3 and 16 and 4 adults. During the training, they were familiarized with the basic technological agricultural operations. With the help of an interactive platform and special consoles the children were allowed to control agro-robots and feel themselves as real workers of the agricultural enterprise. In particular, they delivered feed to farm animals, removed weeds from the field, and delivered milk from the farm to the processing plant.
The pilot initiative “Road to the future. Developing competencies in precision agriculture among preschool and school-aged children and youth” is implemented by the Belfranchising (Association of Franchisers and Franchisees) with the support of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in the Republic of Belarus within the framework of the Joint Project “Support to the Efforts of the Republic of Belarus in Nationalization and Localization of SDGs”, funded by the Government of the Russian Federation.
Implementation of the initiative’s activities contributes to the achievement by the Republic of Belarus of the Sustainable Development Goals 2, 4, 8, 12 and the other SDGs.
On April 9-10, 2025, the V Mogilev Regional Forum on Sustainable Development was held in Zhilichi Palace and Park Ensemble (Kirov district).
The participants of the Forum discussed priority areas of the development of Mogilev region within the framework of the updated Sustainable Development Strategy of the Mogilev region until 2040, the involvement of citizens in the decision-making process at the local level, the role of youth in achieving the SDGs, as well as summarized the results of the regional contest of the best practices of 2024 for the implementation of the Sustainable Development Strategy of Mogilev region for the period until 2035.
In the welcoming speech, the Deputy Chairperson of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus, the National Coordinator for Achieving the SDGs Sergei Khomenko, noted that the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development coincides with the path, that the Republic of Belarus is following. It can be characterized in a few words: “The state for the people and in the name of the people”. At the same time, Mogilev region is one of the advanced regions in terms of achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.
“The National Sustainable Development Strategy of the Republic of Belarus until 2040 has already been considered. Remember the words of the Head of State: “We look beyond the horizon and do everything to ensure that our children and grandchildren live in a peaceful and developed state”. In Belarus, the citizen and his/her comfortable living in the country will always be at the top of the list,” emphasized Sergei Khomenko.
The UN Resident Coordinator in the Republic of Belarus Rasul Bagirov noted in his speech the interest and activity of Belarus in the field of sustainable development.He also informed the Forum participants that the Cooperation Framework between the United Nations and Belarus in the field of sustainable development for 2026-2030 is being developed, which will take into account all the activities and main priorities of the United Nations, which will be coupled with the priorities of the Republic of Belarus. Among them, the first place is given to a person, his/her well-being and development, including education, healthcare, and social programs. The second direction is economic. The third is the environment. And one more direction is peaceful coexistence.
The UNDP Resident Representative in the Republic of Belarus Zhenfei Liu in her welcoming speech reaffirmed the joint commitment of the UN agencies and Belarus to sustainable development.
“For eight years, UNDP has been actively supporting the Mogilev region. Due to the support and important partnerships with local authorities, UNDP has implemented 76 projects in Mogilev region. Of these, 67 have been completed and 9 are still ongoing,” said Zhenfei Liu.
The UNDP Resident Representative also informed about the joint work with the Mogilev Regional Executive Committee on updating the regional sustainable development strategy of Mogilev region. The upcoming plans also include implementation of pilot initiatives to train medical students in Bobruisk using artificial intelligence capabilities, training young people in Horki in precision farming skills, and others.
The UNICEF Representative in the Republic of Belarus Rustam Khaidarov noted in his speech that UNICEF actively cooperates with Mogilev region in the implementation of various projects for children. Among them, for example, are “Child Friendly Cities”. There are 5 such cities in Mogilev region. The essence of this status is to assist local governments to allocate resources more competently and purposefully, to implement programs for children, responding to their needs and requirements.
The Head of UNPFA Office in the Republic of Belarus Olga Atroshchenko drew attention in her speech to the UNFPA contribution not only to the support of childhood, motherhood and fatherhood, but also to the development of demographic potential of the population of Belarus.
One of the activities in this area is work with older people, including support for “silver” volunteering. In order to develop ways and means of such volunteering further, to involve more elderly people and to use new opportunities for this purpose, “Silver Volunteer School” was organized with UNFPA support, “Republican Meeting of Silver Age Volunteers” and other events are held annually. She emphasized the importance of sensitizing the public, including youth, to the problems of older persons, as well as the need to involve women in leadership positions on public issues.
The Deputy Chairperson of the Mogilev Regional Executive Committee Ruslan Strakhar made a welcoming speech and emphasized that Mogilev region was the first among regions of Belarus to develop and adopt a regional sustainable development strategy.Its priority areas are economy, strong regions, ecologization and all-round harmonious development of each person.
“All programs that are adopted in Mogilev region, as well as throughout the country, are aimed at people – at their development and creation of comfortable living conditions. And this is an area in which we are investing enormous resources. And to be effective, this work must be based on economics. We must do everything to make our enterprises work, to bring taxes to the budget. And the work of the entire vertical power of Mogilev region is focused on this strategic task to develop the economy and create living conditions for the population,” said Ruslan Strakhar.
The Deputy Chairperson of the Mogilev Regional Executive Committee said that the work on updating the sustainable development strategy of Mogilev region for the period until 2040 is at the final stage. Its main priorities are:
Presentations of speakers (RU):
Belarus on the way toward achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (Khomenko S.N.)
Priority directions of the development of Mogilev region within the framework of the updated Sustainable Development Strategy of Mogilev region until 2040 (Strakhar R.B.)
Green transition to the inclusive and sustainable growth as an important element of the Sustainable Development Strategy of Mogilev region until 2040 (Shadrakov A.V.)
Creation on the basis of FEZ “Mogilev” administration of the Center of competence for labor productivity improvement (Marinenko P.L.)
Pilot initiatives on the introduction of circular economy and resource saving principles at enterprises and organizations of Mogilev region (Solovyova E.V.)
Involvement of citizens in the decision-making process at the local level (Tereshkova P.N.)
Youth and the SDGs: partnering for a sustainable future (Shcherbakova P.S.)
Website “Green College” (Antoshchenko A.V.)
The V Mogilev Regional Forum on Sustainable Development is organized by the Mogilev Regional Executive Committee with the support of UNDP within the framework of the Joint Project “Support to the Efforts of the Republic of Belarus in Nationalization and Localization of SDGs” with the financial support of the Russian Federation.
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On April 4, 2025, a round table on sustainable development of the Mstislavl District was held at the Raksha Village Council. It focused on “Shaping healthy lifestyles to achieve the Goal 3 “Good health and wellbeing for all at all ages”.
For more than 10 years, Mstislavsky District has been expanding the possibilities of working with the population to implement local initiatives. Dozens of projects that become part of the SDG strategy are implemented in the district each year. Initiatives include landscaping areas and roads, repairing wells, and conducting sports and other recreational activities.
In 2020, Mstislavl District joined the International Project “Healthy Cities and Towns”. This is the best way to form a social model of health at the regional level. In 2024 alone, as part of its implementation, 70 local-level events were held to promote healthy lifestyles among the population.
Also, in the 24-hour department for senior citizens and persons with disabilities the program “Active Longevity” is being implemented. The round table analyzed the progress of its implementation.
Particular attention has recently been paid to the formation of healthy lifestyles in educational institutions and health check-ups.
The results of the round table were proposals on preparation and implementation of activities aimed at achieving the SDG 3 in Mstislavl District in 2025.
On April 7-11, 2025 the Youth Festival “Sustainable Development Week” takes place at the EI “Belarusian State University” (BSU).
The Youth Festival is organized to raise awareness among young people about the Sustainable Development Goals and their importance for the economy, engage students in an active discussion on global economic challenges, promote cooperation between students, teachers and experts in the field of international trade and sustainable development.
On April 9, 2025, representatives of the United Nations in the Republic of Belarus and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus visited the BSU Faculty of Economics as part of the Festival.
During the meeting the results and significance of the activities implemented at BSU aimed at creating understanding and popularization of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development were discussed. Special attention was paid to the role of education in achieving the SDGs.
An open meeting with students was also held. UN Resident Coordinator Rasul Baghirov told them about the UN activities in Belarus. Counselor of the Directorate General of Multilateral Diplomacy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus Dmitry Nikolayenya told about the activities of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus in the context of the 2030 Agenda implementation, national interests and achievements of the Republic of Belarus in this sphere, as well as about international efforts for achieving the SDGs.
After the meeting, the students took part in a thematic quiz on sustainable development and UN activities. The winners got the book “Statute of the United Nations: I Statute of the International Court of Justice”.
Besides speeches of the SDG Youth Ambassadors, representatives of the UN in Belarus and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus, students will take part in the case-game “Improvement of Belarus in the context of the SDGs”, intellectual game “What? Where? When?” on the topic of the SDGs, summarizing and awarding the winners of the distance contest “Sustainable Future: Your Contribution” and other events on the topic of sustainable development.
More information about the festival events can be found on the official website of the BSU Faculty of Economics.
The Youth Festival “Sustainable Development Week” is organized within the framework of “VuzEcoFest-2025” by the Faculty of Economics of the EI “Belarusian State University” with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus and the Republican Youth Center.
On April 4-5, 2025 teachers of EI “Gomel State Medical College” took part in the International Scientific and Practical Conference “Prospects for the development of nursing: innovation, education and practice”.
The conference is aimed at the development of scientific activities in the field of technical and vocational education, as well as practical medicine. This is a unique platform for professional communication, exchange of best practices and discussion of topical healthcare issues.
During two days the experience of scientific activity and organization of educational process was shared by medical specialists of the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Republic of Armenia, the Russian Federation, the Kyrgyz Republic. A total of 55 reports were presented and two master classes were held within the framework of the conference.
EI “Gomel State Medical College” made an online presentation at the conference on behalf of Belarus, presenting several reports:
Participation in the International Scientific and Practical Conference “Prospects for the development of nursing: innovation, education and practice” will contribute to the improvement of the qualification level of medical workers and quality of medical care, implementation of best practices in nursing, and achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals 3, 4, 8 and the other SDGs by the Republic of Belarus.
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