On September 21, 2021, a meeting was held with the participation of the President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko and the leadership of the Council of Ministers. Issues of social orientation were discussed at the meeting: support for large families, the pension system, housing construction, as well as issues related to the implementation of civic and youth initiatives.
Large families are the main demographic reference point. A package of social measures has been formed in the Republic of Belarus, which includes benefits for the birth and upbringing of children, financial assistance for housing, benefits in education and healthcare, tax, pension and labor spheres. There are more than 115 thousand large families in the country today, assistance to which will amount to at least 5 billion rubles in 2021. Also, the Head of State noted the need to increase the amount of state support for large families living in the countryside, in which at least one of the spouses works in rural areas.
The meeting discussed issues of improving the procedure and conditions for providing state support to citizens in the construction and acquisition of residential premises, including in rural areas, as well as the development of the pension system.
In addition, the direction of the work of the mechanism for the implementation of civil and youth initiatives on the ground with constant support at the level of the Council of Ministers, Parliament and local executive and administrative bodies was discussed.
Supporting certain categories of citizens, as well as the entire population as a whole, identifying their needs, responding in a timely manner to their needs contribute to improving the quality of life and well-being and makes a significant contribution to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals by the Republic of Belarus 3, 8, 10, 11 and others.
More detailing information about improving social support for the population can be found at the link: https://www.belta.by/president/view/podderzhka-mnogodetnyh-pensionnaja-sistema-i-stroitelstvo-zhiljja-lukashenko-sobral-soveschanie-s-460778-2021/?fbclid=IwAR08gHz42JWdS47SoLRZy0zs9XaZXIWjetQg_BEe4QQigz63yYVEIfvX0y8.
Significant work is being done around the world to reduce the harmful effects of mobile sources on the environment and public health.
Every year on 16-22 of September, the European Mobility Week is held, the main goal of which is to encourage residents of European cities and small towns to devote one week to sustainable mobility and to choose alternative modes of transportation to the car.
The theme for European Mobility Week 2021 is «Safety and health with sustainable mobility».
Thematic excursions, including the museum of urban passenger transport, plogging races that combine jogging with garbage collection, take place in Belarus throughout the week, and an eco-transport lovers club was opened.
The final day of the European Mobility Week is «Car-Free Day», the idea of which is to remind the population of the importance of environmental safety in a metropolis.
On September 22, drivers will be entitled to drive without payment in public transport upon presentation of a driver’s license and vehicle registration certificate. The action «Cycling to work!» will be held.
An electric run will take place with the participation of the heads and specialists of the Minsk City Executive Committee, administrations of the capital’s districts, organizations and departments, athletes, pop performers, journalists, organized by the «Minsk-Novosti» agency and «Radio-Minsk», and the festival «Cycle» will be organized in the park of the 60th anniversary of October.
It is worth noting that a modern person every year acquires an ever higher ecological awareness. It is obvious that the deterioration of the ecological situation threatens public health. Up to 99% of all aerosols or harmful gases in the air are products of internal combustion engines. The desire to reduce the burden on the environment is closely integrated into the lives of people at the personal and social levels and makes a huge contribution to the achievement of the Republic of Belarus of Sustainable Development Goals 7, 12, 13 and others.
More detailed information about the events that will take place on the «Car-Free Day» can be found at the link: https://1prof.by/news/stil-zhizni/evropejskaya-nedelya-mobilnosti-projdet-s-16-po-22-sentyabrya-i-zavershitsya-akciej-den-bez-avtomobilya/.
On September 20, 2021, the World Intellectual Property Organization, INSEAD and Cornell SC Johnson College of Business presented the Global Innovation Index 2021 report, containing the results of a comparative analysis of the innovation systems of 132 countries and their ranking by the level of innovative development.
The Republic of Belarus ranked 62nd place in the 2021 Global Innovation Index, improving by 2 positions.
According to the indicators «Mobile app creation» and «Females employed w/advanced degrees» Belarus took 1st place. High results are also demonstrated in such indicators as «ISO 9001 quality certificates» — 3rd place, «Government funding/pupil, secondary» — 5th place, «Tertiary education» — 7th place.
As well, the rating notes 8 more indicators that have reached a high value and have a significant impact on the development of the economy of the Republic of Belarus: «ICT services exports» and «Graduates in science and engineering» — 11th place; «Tertiary enrolment» — 12th place; «ICT access», «Education», «Utility models by origin» — 16th place; «Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary» — 17th place.
The main purpose of the global innovation tool is to provide innovation data that helps countries assess their innovation performance. The development and implementation of innovations makes a great contribution to the achievement of Belarus Sustainable Development Goals 9, 11 and other SDGs.
More information about The 2021 Global Innovation Index Report can be found at the link: https://www.globalinnovationindex.org/gii-2021-report?fbclid=IwAR0A_xD2onov_ysEGyNzA6ER-VsWCyoC12LE0adKB_aqa7s4r9N0DiyikMo#.
In December 2021 «Belinvestbank» will launch a project for degassing «Trostenetsky» solid waste landfill and «Trostenets» municipal solid waste landfill near Minsk as part of its «green» policy.
The aim of the project is to efficiently recover and utilize gas that is generated in landfills as a result of decomposition of buried organic waste. Its inevitable release into the atmosphere is accompanied by emissions of polluting organic substances. Landfill gas will be extracted through a system of horizontal drainage channels.
The result of the project implementation is the minimization of the impact of landfills on the environment, a reduction in the formation of a wide range of toxic substances, and a reduction in the proportion of uncontrolled emissions into the atmosphere. Biogas processing will increase the share of renewable energy sources in the country’s energy balance.
The implementation of the project makes an important contribution to the achievement by the Republic of Belarus of Sustainable Development Goals 7, 9, 12 and others.
More detailed information about the project can be found at the link: https://www.belta.by/economics/view/novyj-zelenyj-proekt-pervogo-ekologichnogo-banka-stroitelstvo-stantsii-degazatsii-459916-2021/.
On September 17, 2021, the Student Sports and Creative Festival «We Are Together!» was held in the Student Village. As part of the grand opening of the festival, performances and master classes were organized by creative teams of higher education institutions. Guests and student youth were expected by a world cafe from the youth ambassadors of the Sustainable Development Goals.
The SDG Youth Ambassadors, together with the Green Office BSPU Resource Center, organized an interactive platform where various thematic activities were proposed in the context of the Sustainable Development Goals.
On the platform it was possible to take part in various events: the game «What? Where? When?» on the topic of the Sustainable Development Goals; mini-quiz «Technologies in ecology»; sorting garbage; cap checkers; painting of an eco-shirt.
Holding the festival and other similar events promotes the popularization of the Sustainable Development Goals and greater involvement of the population in achieving the SDGs, which contributes to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
More detailed information about the festival can be found at the link: https://edu.gov.by/news/molodezh-belarusi-osoznaet-otvetstvennost-za-sudbu-otechestva-sokhranenie-istoricheskoy-pamyati/.
For the development of the Belarusian economic model, it is necessary to stimulate the development of the small and medium-sized business sector as a whole by creating a favorable business climate.
On June 25, 2021, Head of State Alexander Lukashenko signed Decree № 240 «On Administrative Procedures Performed in Respect of Business Entities», aimed at improving the procedure for implementing administrative procedures in respect of business entities: the task is to minimize their number, as well as simplify and convert them to digital format.
Along with systemic measures, as a tool to support citizens’ initiative, the State Program «Small and Medium Business» for the period up to 2025 has been developed, which provides resource and organizational support for small and medium-sized businesses. A set of 38 measures has been developed for the implementation of the State Program. Activities to create a favorable business climate in the new five-year plan will be aimed at increasing the share of SMBs in GDP to 33%, in revenue — 49%, export of goods — 35%, export of services — 45%, in investments — 40.1%.
Maximum efforts and productive joint work of the state and business are required to solve this motivating task.
The development of buisness in our country is one of the traditional priorities of the economy.
The main role of SMBs is to saturate the consumer market with demanded goods and services. Business creates new jobs by contributing to the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals 8 and other SDGs.
More detailed information on the directions of SMB development for the period up to 2025 can be found at the link: https://pravo.by/novosti/obshchestvenno-politicheskie-i-v-oblasti-prava/2021/september/66198/.
On September 15, 2021, Deputy Minister of Economy Tatyana Brantsevich and First Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Boleslav Pirshtuk met with UNDP Resident Representative in Belarus Alexandra Solovieva at the Ministry of Economy.
The main goal of the meeting was to discuss promising areas for further cooperation between the Republic of Belarus and UNDP in the field of sustainable development.
The meeting participants discussed possible areas of cooperation on such topics as the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, assessment of development financing, green and circular economy, green finance, building an emissions trading system, social entrepreneurship, the Chernobyl investment platform and agreed on further joint actions and initiatives.
More detailed information about the meeting held at the Ministry of Economy and its results can be found on the website: http://www.economy.gov.by/ru/news-ru/view/tatjjana-brantsevich-i-boleslav-pirshtuk-vstretilis-s-postojannym-predstavitelem-proon-v-belarusi-45943-2021/.
September 15, 2021, by Decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus No. 348, the State Program of Innovative Development of Belarus for the period up to 2025 was approved.
The main goals of the new program are the development of the country’s scientific and technological potential, the promotion of domestic technologies to the world market and the use of advanced foreign technologies.
As a result of the implementation of the State Program, it is planned to create about 100 highly profitable export-oriented industries, increase the share of innovatively active organizations in the manufacturing industry to 30.5%, and the export volume of science-intensive and high-tech products to $ 18.3 billion by 2025.
Increasing the role of innovations, changing the pace, directions and mechanisms of development of innovative processes are one of the key factors contributing to the country’s economic growth and improving the lives of the population, as well as the achievement of the Republic of Belarus of Sustainable Development Goals 8, 9, 12 and other SDGs.
More detailed information about the State Program can be found at the link: https://www.belta.by/president/view/utverzhdena-gosprogramma-innovatsionnogo-razvitija-belarusi-do-2025-goda-460003-2021/.
On September 9, 2021, within the framework of the meeting of the Council for Sustainable Development, a 4th year student of the Faculty of History, Youth Ambassador of SDG 4 «Quality Education» Rachilovsky Nikita presented the results of the «Sustainable Summer» project initiated by the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Belarus in June 2021.
The main idea of the project was that the Youth Ambassadors of the SDGs visited health and educational institutions and held a number of events for their pupils in order to familiarize children with the history of the SDGs, the content and objectives of each of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, the architecture of managing the process of achieving the SDGs in our country as well as the role and responsibilities of the SDG Youth Ambassadors.
The key event of the project was the world cafe «Youth perspective on advancing the Sustainable Development Goals», where participants could discuss ideas and their contribution to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.
Within the framework of this project, 11 events were held, in which more than 230 schoolchildren took part.
The project became an effective form of popularizing the SDGs: the guys not only got acquainted with the content of the global goals, but were also able to think about what each of us can do to achieve them.
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