On April 18, 2024, the information seminar on the Competition of Pilot Initiatives for the Goals of Sustainable Development was held in Brest.
The event was attended by 117 people, of which almost 90% were women. The seminar was joined by representatives of the Brest regional and district executive committees, commercial and non-profit organizations, educational institutions, architecture and construction, healthcare, and social services.
The United Nations Development Program team presented the Regulations on the Competition, requirements for Pilot Initiatives on the SDGs, and also demonstrated the process of submitting applications for the Competition through a specially created platform sdgidea.by. In addition, together with a representative of the United Nations Population Fund, the experience of localizing the SDGs in Belarus was presented, as well as potential directions for future pilot initiatives in the context of 4 accelerators to achieve the SDGs in the Republic of Belarus.
A prerequisite for holding the Competition is the creation of equal opportunities and fair access to resources and expertise for all applicants, regardless of their social status, cultural or other factors.
The information seminar was organized by the Brest Regional Executive Committee together with UNDP within the framework of the international technical assistance project «Support to the Efforts of the Republic of Belarus in Nationalization and Localization of SDGs» with financial support from the Russian Federation.
A recording of the information seminar on the Competition of Pilot Initiatives on SDGs in Brest is available at the link.
On April 23, 2024, the thematic meeting of the Council for Sustainable Development dedicated to the International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day was held in Minsk.
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In the Minsk region, in the residential complex «Green Harbor», the alley of the future «Park of a Thousand Plants» has appeared. Planted trees will annually release up to 16.5 tons of oxygen into the atmosphere and absorb up to 3 tons of carbon dioxide.
The eco-initiative «Park of a Thousand Plants» is being implemented by A-100 Development and LLC «AVTOIDEA» as part of the ESG strategy. The concept was developed by English, Swedish and Belarusian architects. The development is neatly integrated into the natural environment: roads, boulevards and alleys run through the forest.
Today the Park includes 138 trees: young spruce, pine, birch, maple and rowan. In the coming months, work on the formation of the park will continue. The opening of the facility is scheduled for the end of 2024.
Infrastructure for electric vehicles is also being developed in «Green Harbor». It is planned to install 140 electric charging stations in residential areas and parking lots – they will account for more than 20% of the places for electric vehicles.
The implementation of the eco-initiative «Park of a Thousand Plants» will contribute to the achievement by the Republic of Belarus of Sustainable Development Goals 3, 11, 13, 15 and other SDGs.
More detailed information about the park can be found at the link.
On April 17-18, 2024, a meeting of specialists from statistical services of the CIS countries on statistics for the Sustainable Development Goals was held in Moscow.
The meeting is a platform for sharing country experiences, international best practices, demonstrating innovative solutions to achieve the SDGs, as well as identifying priorities for future work and developing statistical capacity in this area.
During the session «Monitoring the SDGs – an impetus for the development of national statistical systems», the report «Increasing the availability of data for monitoring the achievement of SDGs in the Republic of Belarus» was made by the First Deputy Chairman of the National Statistical Committee of the Republic of Belarus, Elena Kukharevich, and the Head of the Main Directorate of the National Statistical Committee of the Republic of Belarus, Inna Konoshonok. The speech noted that Belarus has an effective system for managing the process of achieving the SDGs. All SDG indicators are integrated into sectoral and regional strategies and state programs for the country’s socio-economic development. Currently, SDG data availability is over 90%. Work continues to expand the list of indicators using GIS technologies.
During the session «Traditional and alternative data sources for SDG monitoring», the head of the Main Department of Demographic Statistics and Population Census, Irina Bichan, spoke, presenting information on the disaggregation of SDG indicators based on the population census.
During the session «Dissemination and visualization of information about the SDGs», the head of the Main Directorate for International Cooperation and Dissemination of Statistical Information, Elena Kondratenko, made a report «National experience of localizing the SDGs in the Republic of Belarus: Regional Data Platform for Sustainable Development». The seminar participants were presented with the capabilities of the Regional Platform, the mechanism of interaction between state statistics bodies and government authorities in the direction of data flows, options for data visualization, an overview of the proposed modern formats, including machine-readable ones, for obtaining information.
More detailed information about the participation of the Belarusian delegation in the meeting can be found at the link.
From April 15 to April 28, 2024, higher educational institutions of Belarus take part in the X Youth Festival in the field of sustainable development «VuzEcoFest». The theme of the 2024 festival is «Professional guidance of young people in the field of sustainable development».
«VuzEcoFest» is a cultural and educational project of the CIS countries, aimed at improving the environment through the introduction of the concept of green universities and the integration of the principles of sustainable development into the activities of universities, cities and countries through unlocking the leadership potential of youth.
The festival brings together more than 50 universities from 28 cities of Belarus, Russia, and Armenia. The program of events includes lectures, seminars, promotions, competitions, webinars on careers in sustainable development and other events that anyone can join.
A detailed program of online and offline events «VuzEcoFest» is available at the links:Program of events at universities in BelarusWebinar calendar
Participation in the Youth Festival in the field of sustainable development «VuzEcoFest» contributes to the achievement by the Republic of Belarus of Sustainable Development Goals 4, 8, 13, 17 and other SDGs.
On April 16, 2024, the information seminar on the Competition of Pilot Initiatives for the Goals of Sustainable Development was held in Gomel.
More than 70 people took part in the event, of which 77% were women. The seminar was attended by representatives of the Gomel regional and district executive committees, local councils of deputies, educational and healthcare institutions, public organizations working in the field of support and development of children and youth, assistance to people with disabilities, as well as private commercial and non-commercial organizations in the field of innovative developments and local development.
The information seminar was organized by the Gomel Regional Executive Committee together with UNDP within the framework of the international technical assistance project «Support to the Efforts of the Republic of Belarus in Nationalization and Localization of SDGs» with financial support from the Russian Federation.
A recording of the information seminar on the Competition of Pilot Initiatives on SDGs in Gomel is available at the link.
On April 11, 2024, an information seminar on the Competition of Pilot Initiatives on the Sustainable Development Goals was held in Grodno.
The event was attended by 112 people, of which more than 80% were women. The seminar was joined by representatives of the Grodno regional, city and district executive committees, educational and cultural institutions, public organizations working in the field of green construction, supporting youth, people with disabilities, as well as private companies in the field of tourism and accounting services.
The information seminar was organized by the Grodno regional executive committee together with UNDP within the framework of the international technical assistance project «Support to the Efforts of the Republic of Belarus in Nationalization and Localization of SDGs» with financial support from the Russian Federation.
The recording of the information seminar about the Competition of Pilot Initiatives on SDGs in Grodno is available at the link.
On April 18, 2024, the information seminar on the Сontest of Pilot Initiatives for the Goals of Sustainable Development was held in Brest.
The United Nations Development Program team presented the Regulations on the Сontest, requirements for Pilot Initiatives on the SDGs, and also demonstrated the process of submitting applications for the Сontest through a specially created platform sdgidea.by. In addition, together with a representative of the United Nations Population Fund, the experience of localizing the SDGs in Belarus was presented, as well as potential directions for future pilot initiatives in the context of 4 accelerators to achieve the SDGs in the Republic of Belarus.
A prerequisite for holding the Сontest is the creation of equal opportunities and fair access to resources and expertise for all applicants, regardless of their social status, cultural or other factors.
The information seminar was organized by the Brest Regional Executive Committee together with UNDP within the framework of the international technical assistance project “Support to the Efforts of the Republic of Belarus in Nationalization and Localization of SDGs” with financial support from the Russian Federation.
A recording of the information seminar on the Сontest of Pilot Initiatives on the SDGs in Brest is available at the link.
On April 18, 2024, the information seminar on the Contest of Pilot Initiatives on SDGs was held in Brest.
The Contest of Pilot Initiatives on the SDGs is held with the support of the United Nations Development Program within the framework of the Joint Project “Support to the Efforts of the Republic of Belarus in Nationalization and Localization of SDGs” with financial support from the Russian Federation.
Detailed information about the seminar in Brest is available at the link.
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