In April 2025, the Belarusian Institute for Strategic Studies conducted a large-scale sociological study. About 1.5 thousand people were interviewed offline, and through the electronic platform merkavanne.bel – 30 thousand inhabitants of the country.
According to the results of the survey, the main priorities of Belarusians are improving the housing and communal services, roads, transport, water supply, as well as improving the status of workers, wages, increasing the number of benefits and social guarantees, especially for doctors, teachers and teachers, including for the formation of moral incentives.
Special attention was paid to the study of expectations of various social groups of the population, including youth and older people. So, for the population over 55 years of age, the availability of medicine, as well as palliative care, is a fundamental issue. The second important aspect is logistical and transport accessibility: the ability to get to the desired geographical location without assistance. The issue is more acutely perceived by residents of rural and small urban settlements. Also, older people (especially citizens of 70+) are concerned about the problem of involvement in social life and their relevance. Many people want to continue active communication and be useful to society.
For the middle age group, the key demand is material income, stable operation of enterprises, and labor relations. There are also expectations from better work in the housing and communal services sector.: I am interested in parking lots, house parking lots, cleaning of entrances. If we talk about residents of rural settlements and small towns, then there is a request for infrastructure development: for sports, recreation with children, and family.
As for young people, there are two groups of different generations that differ from each other: 15-19 years old and 20-30 years old. The main goal of the first group is freedom and personal time. The second group’s main demand is self—realization and recognition, which are accompanied by a high level of income.
The results of the survey will be used in the preparation of the concept of the socio-economic development program for 2026-2030.
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On July 30, 2025, a meeting of the Presidium of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus was held in Minsk, during which layouts of state programs for 2026-2030 were considered.
Government programs are of key importance in the implementation of the next five-year program for the socio-economic development of Belarus. To date, a lot of work has already been done to identify shortcomings in the current five-year plans that will need to be addressed in the preparation of future programs. The basic principles of this work have also been developed. First, all programs should be strictly aimed at meeting the objectives of the new socio—economic development program for 2026-2030. The second principle is that all indicators of future programs should correspond to the goals and objectives of the next five-year plan. The third is management. Each government program will have a single regulator responsible for meeting all indicators.
To date, a list and layouts of future government programs have already been prepared. They have goals, objectives, and indicators. These are 19 socio-economic programs, as well as an innovative development program. They contain 60 subprograms and approximately 120 targets.
The development and implementation of government programs contributes to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
On July 25, 2025, a round table dedicated to the Parent-Friendly Companies initiative was held in Vitebsk.
During the event, participants discussed the development of corporate practices in the interests of parent employees and exchanged inspiring examples of creating conditions for employees to combine work and parental responsibilities.
Today, more and more companies are joining the project in the Republic. It aims to spread among employers the socially significant and economically beneficial practice of creating favorable jobs and working conditions for parent employees.
The project started in 2021. Belinvestbank OJSC was among the 10 pilot companies. Elena Zaitseva, Head of the Personnel Training and Development Department of the Personnel Development Department, shared her experience in implementing the initiative. She noted that since the launch of the initiative, the bank has implemented career guidance programs for employees’ children, established cooperation with parents on maternity leave, and introduced online educational and modular training programs for both employees and their children. By implementing the initiative, the emphasis is also on the development of internal communications and training. Now, the bank has a Career Guidance School for children on an ongoing basis. The electronic library is constantly updated with books on both psychology and child development, and online events are held. In addition, internal communication channels regularly conduct surveys and post articles and information notes on issues related to children’s development, learning and networking.
The implementation of the Parent-Friendly Company initiative contributes to the creation of favorable jobs and working conditions for parent employees, which makes an important contribution to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals 8, 10 and the other SDGs by the Republic of Belarus.
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Belarus has prepared a draft state program in the areas of ensuring nuclear and radiation safety and overcoming the consequences of the Chernobyl disaster “Public safety Infrastructure” for 2026-2030.
The draft program has been prepared to improve the radiation safety infrastructure both in the territories affected by the Chernobyl nuclear power plant and in Belarus as a whole. The document takes into account the continuity of the current state program for overcoming the consequences of the disaster for 2021-2025 in terms of measures aimed at minimizing the risk of the Chernobyl legacy and the development of rescue infrastructure.
Ensuring nuclear and radiation safety makes an important contribution to the achievement by the Republic of Belarus of the Sustainable Development Goal 3 and the other SDGs.
The NGO Belarusian Fund of Peace, together with the NGO Russian Fund of Peace, with the support of the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Republic of Belarus, is implementing a large-scale project “Strong in Spirit” aimed at helping children’s social boarding schools.
“Strong in Spirit” is a project about inner strength, the right to be heard, and how art can become a bridge between loneliness and hope. A large-scale humanitarian and creative initiative brought together children, artists, society and business. For many participants, this is not just an art meeting, but a way to express their “I” and tell the world their story.
As part of the project, children with special needs from nine boarding schools in Belarus create paintings together with famous artists. The participants of the project were boarding house “Raduzhny” in Grodno, “Radiant” in Bogushevsky district, “Happy smiles” in Gomel, “Cozy” in Rechitsky district, “Cornflowers” in Vasilishkovsky district, “Kindness of Hearts” in Ivenetsky district, “Igumensky” in Chervensky district, “Vesnovo” in Glusk, “Sunny” in Minsk. The first works have already been prepared. The paintings painted by boarding school students are exhibited at charity exhibitions, and the proceeds are used to equip institutions: purchase equipment, furniture, clothing, household needs and educational materials.
The implementation of the “Strong in Spirit” project contributes to the achievement by the Republic of Belarus of the Sustainable Development Goals 3, 10 and the other SDGs.
Resolution of the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Belarus dated June 25, 2025, No. 113 approved an updated Instruction on the procedure for social and pedagogical support for students and providing them with psychological assistance.
The Instruction defines the procedure for the social and pedagogical support of students and the provision of psychological assistance to them in educational institutions and other organizations that, in accordance with the legislation, are granted the right to carry out educational activities. Students can turn to a social educator for social and pedagogical support, and to a teacher-psychologist for psychological help. In their work, specialists should be guided by the Code on Education, the Code on Marriage and Family, laws and legal acts.
The document also contains the tasks and principles of providing socio-pedagogical support to students and providing them with psychological assistance and describes in detail the conditions and other features of the work of specialists.
Providing socio-pedagogical and psychological support to students makes an important contribution to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals 3, 4 and the other SDGs by the Republic of Belarus.
Today, artificial intelligence technologies as separate technical solutions are being actively implemented in the industrial and social spheres. This, in turn, actualizes the issues of developing standards in this area. To solve this problem, the Joint Institute of Computer Science Problems of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, which is determined by the Office of Digitalization, has begun the formation of a national expert platform – the Technical Committee for Standardization.
The Technical Committee will represent an association of enterprises and organizations interested in developing standards in the field of artificial intelligence. Its main functions will include developing standards, reviewing their drafts, including interstate and international ones, ensuring the interests of the Republic of Belarus in cooperation with similar international, regional and national technical committees of other states, etc.
The Joint Institute of Computer Science Problems of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus invites interested organizations to join the Technical Committee, participate in its work and thereby contribute to innovation and technology. Applications are accepted until July 25, 2025, by the e-mail secretary.tcii@newman.bas-net.by.
The development of standards, including in the field of artificial intelligence, contributes to the creation of favorable conditions for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals in the Republic of Belarus.
A pilot project “Creating an inclusive environment” is being implemented in the Department of social rehabilitation, habilitation of persons with disabilities, day care for senior citizens and comprehensive crisis support at the Verkhnedvinsky District Territorial Center for Social Services.
The idea of the project is to create new spaces for the rehabilitation and socialization of the elderly and persons with disabilities and a sports hall.
The first part of the project is a workshop for making donuts. All kitchen appliances and equipment of the mini-donut shop are selected considering that persons with disabilities are involved in cooking. During the 4 months of the project, the workshop has become a favorite place for those staying at the shopping center. They have been preparing theoretically for several days: they study every ingredient, kitchen equipment and appliances, and learn the types of donuts. And only then they get down to business. Everyone has their own responsible area of work.
The second part of the inclusive project, the Living Energy sports club, is very popular among persons with disabilities and people aged 60+. The training programs last 30 minutes and are designed specifically for each group, considering the age and physical abilities of those involved.
The implementation of the project “Creating an inclusive environment” makes an important contribution to the achievement by the Republic of Belarus of the Sustainable Development Goals 3, 4, 8, 10 and the other SDGs.
Resolution of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus dated July 9, 2025 No. 377 amended the State Program “Comfortable Housing and a Favorable Environment” for 2021-2025.
The changes provide for an increase in funding for certain positions. A set of measures to increase the use of wood fuel pellets has also been clarified, and the list of boilers being converted to wood pellets has been updated.
The state program “Comfortable Housing and a favorable environment” is aimed at further developing housing and communal services, public services, and increasing the availability of energy and gas supply in populated areas. The program includes 7 subprograms: “Accessibility of services”, “Landscaping”, “Efficient heat supply”, “Housing repairs”, “Clean water”, “Goal 99”, “Development of the electric power industry and gasification of settlements”.
To implement the program, a set of measures has been identified, including providing benefits to the population for housing and communal services, non-cash housing subsidies, development and improvement of technical regulatory legal acts in the field of housing and communal services, maintenance and restoration of sanitary and technical condition of adjacent territories of apartment buildings, outdoor lighting of settlements, purchase and replacement of elevators, construction of water intake wells, improvement of municipal waste management systems, etc.
The implementation of the measures of the State Program “Comfortable Housing and a favorable environment” contributes to the achievement by the Republic of Belarus of the Sustainable Development Goal 11 and the other SDGs.
On July 14-23, 2025, the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) is being held in New York under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). The theme of the event is “Advancing sustainable, inclusive, science- and evidence-based solutions for the 2030 Agenda and its SDGs for leaving no one behind”.
HLPF in 2025 focuses on the following SDGs:
Within the framework of the forum, National Coordinator for Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, Deputy Chairperson of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus Sergei Khomenko presented the third voluntary National Review on the implementation by the Republic of Belarus of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Full speech by the National Coordinator
Presentation
Third voluntary National Review of the Republic of Belarus on the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
Video on Belarus’ progress in achieving SDGs
The first and second reports are available via the link.
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