In order to identify effective practices aimed at sustainable development of the member states of the Eurasian Economic Union, the International Climate Contest «Green Eurasia» is being held.
Commercial organizations, government agencies, authorities and local self-government, non-profit organizations, individuals of the EAEU member states and third countries can take part in the contest.
Each participant in the contest can submit no more than three applications in the following nominations:
Applications for participation in the competition are accepted until March 31, 2024.
The holding of the International Climate Competition «Green Eurasia» make an important contribution to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
The State Educational Institution «University of Civil Protection of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Belarus» is holding the open contest «Formation of a Culture of Life Safety in Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals».
The contest is aimed at attracting the attention of young people to issues in the field of sustainable development and creating conditions for disseminating positive experience in creating a culture of life safety.
To participate in the contest, students of higher education institutions must prepare an essay, video or poster presentation on one of the following thematic areas:
An application for participation in the contest must be sent before March 19, 2024 to the email address gumanitar@ucp.by. The results of the contest will be summed up between March 20 and March 31, 2024.
The contest «Formation of a Culture of Life Safety in Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals» contributes to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
More information about the organization and conditions of the contest can be found at the link.
From February 21 to 23, 2024, the educational forum for SDG Youth Ambassadors and their backups was held at the Republican Youth Center.
The forum was held within the framework of the international technical assistance project «Support to the Efforts of the Republic of Belarus in Nationalization and Localization of SDGs» implemented by UN agencies in the Republic of Belarus and funded by the Government of the Russian Federation.
The Forum was organized by the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Belarus, the Coordination Center «Education for Sustainable Development» of the Belarusian State University. M. Tanka, Republican Youth Center, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Belarus.
The forum program included:
More detailed information about the Forum can be found at the link.
On February 15-16, 2024, the IV Mogilev Regional Forum on Sustainable Development was held in Mogilev, organized by the Mogilev Regional Executive Committee with the support of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) as part of the Joint Project «Support to the Efforts of the Republic of Belarus in Nationalization and Localization of SDGs», implemented by agencies UN and funded by the Government of the Russian Federation.
Forum participants discussed the development of the National Strategy for Sustainable Development of the Republic of Belarus until 2040, the implementation of local sustainable development strategies and initiatives in the Mogilev Region, the contribution of business to the implementation of the Sustainable Development Strategy of the Mogilev Region for the period until 2035 (SDS-2035), international and national experience in the area of «smart cities», as well as summing up the results of the Regional Contest of Best Practices in 2023 for the Implementation of the Sustainable Development Strategy of the Mogilev Region for the Period Until 2035.
Strahar R.B., Deputy Chairman of the Mogilev Regional Executive Committee, addressed the participants of the forum with a welcome speech. He noted that it is important to preserve the vector of our own sustainable development. Mogilev region was the first to develop a regional Sustainable Development Strategy. From 2024, the second stage of the implementation of this Strategy begins, which will last until the end of 2030 and will be aimed at greening, digitalization, changing production and spheres of life, developing the intellectual economy and the service sector, introducing social innovations, cultural transformation of society, improving the image of rural areas for life. The Deputy Chairman also underscored that the forum will provide an opportunity to discuss perspectives and problems, to form a vision of further efforts of the state and society, necessary to achieve the SDGs.
In his welcoming speech, Armen Martirosyan, Acting UNDP Resident Representative in Belarus, noted that against the backdrop of complex crises and challenges, the Sustainable Development Goals can not be achieved by individual stakeholders and achieving global Goals at the regional level is becoming more important than ever. Armen Martirosyan emphasized that during the implementation of the second stage of the implementation of the Sustainable Development Strategy of the Mogilev Region for the period until 2035, it is important to pay special attention to the issues of digitalization and innovation in urban development.
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus Ambrazevich Y.G. made a welcoming speech on behalf of the National Coordinator for achieving the SDGs, Belsky V.I. He noted that the Mogilev region is a regional leader in the subject of the Sustainable Development Goals in the country and its experience in building strategic directions for sustainable development must be applied in other regions of the country. He also emphasized that the experience of holding the Mogilev Regional Forum should be taken into account in preparation for the II National Forum on Sustainable Development.
In his welcoming speech, Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of the Republic of Belarus, head of the intersectoral group on ecology of the Council for Sustainable Development Galanov V.A. noted that sustainable development is impossible without ensuring environmentally favorable conditions for life. The Mogilev region is an industrially developed territory and the attention that paid by enterprises to environmental safety issues is quite high.
Deputy Minister of Education of the Republic of Belarus, head of the intersectoral group on education of the Council for Sustainable Development Kadlubay A.V. addressed the forum participants with a welcoming speech. He emphasized that in Belarus SDG 4 is being implemented at all levels of basic and additional education and is one of the priority areas of state policy. According to the education index, Belarus entered the first quarter of the most developed countries in the world. Belarus ranks 17th in the Social Progress Index for «access to basic knowledge».
«The initiative of the Mogilev region in promoting sustainable development is a guide for other regions», – noted the director of the State Scientific Institution «Research Economic Institute of the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Belarus», Berchenko N.G.
However, the development and implementation of the regional strategy is impossible without a clear link with the National Strategy.
To date, the Analytical Report on the Implementation of NSDS-2035 and the concept of NSDS-2040 have been prepared.
The drivers of sustainable development until 2040 in the NSDS-2040 concept are defined as: ensuring technological security, digital transformation, creating new professional competencies and conditions for self-realization, expanding the export potential of national brands, creating market institutions for a competitive environment, introducing the principles of a «green» economy.
The functions of the NSDS include not only strategic planning, but also the pooling of resources, consolidation of society, positioning on the external contour. Therefore, in the development of the NSDS-2040 document, significant attention is paid to joint discussion. In February-April 2024, it is planned to hold events in the format of round tables and foresight sessions to involve stakeholders in the development of the NSDS-2040.
For the Mogilev region, 2024 is the beginning of a new, second stage of implementation of the SDS-2035. The Mogilev region was the first region at the regional level in Belarus to develop a Sustainable Development Strategy. In 2023, the first stage of strategy implementation ended, which was aimed at generating knowledge about sustainable development, implementation of the Strategy into the current planning system as the main document of the strategic development of the region, building a system of step-by-step actions in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.
«By the fall of 2024, a report on the implementation of stage 1 of the strategy will be prepared and the Mogilev region will be able to serve as an example for other regions in the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of regional sustainable development strategies», – said UNDP expert, associate professor of the department of «Economics and Management» of the Interstate educational institution of higher education «Belarusian-Russian University», Shadrakov A.V.
The report of the 1st stage of the SDS-2035 will contain information on the achievement of strategic goals, the dynamics of the values of target indicators, the fulfillment of the goals and objectives of the 1st stage, as well as recommendations for the 2nd stage of the 2035 SDS.
Among the recommendations for the implementation of stage 2 of the SDS-2035:
Regarding local sustainable development strategies and the implementation of local initiatives in the Mogilev region, it is worth noting the contribution of the Mstislavsky district. The achievements of the Mstislavsky district allowed it to join the project of the Mogilev region «Workshop of Local Sustainable Development Strategies». As part of this project, the residents themselves identified the strengths and weaknesses of the region, priority areas for development, and formed an «image of the future», which formed the basis of the Sustainable Development Strategy of the Mstislavsky District until 2035.
«In the Mstislavsky district, work has been underway to popularize and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals for more than 10 years. About 60 public initiatives have been implemented in 2023 alone», – informed the Deputy Chairman of the Mstislavsky District Executive Committee Sudilovskaya O. N.
Initiatives are aimed at developing tourism potential, improving territories and recreational areas, creating an eco-friendly lifestyle, ensuring accessibility to education in the interests of sustainable development, ensuring partnerships, etc.
Particular attention in the Mogilev region is paid to supporting small and medium-sized businesses, as well as women’s entrepreneurship.
«Our strategy is to create centers with sustainable business models and environmentally friendly management of SME projects. We divide our activities into information, training and support for entrepreneurs. Regarding women’s entrepreneurship, several training sessions, the business forum «Women of the Future», the women’s business school, etc. were held in the Mogilev region in 2023. In 2024, the work will continue: the second and third business forum for women, round tables with the participation of women entrepreneurs will be held, and a business camp for women will be organized», – said the director of LLC «Dekro Consulting», Sidorenko I.I.
In addition, in the Mogilev region, work is actively underway to create dialogue platforms with the involvement of authorities, the public and leaders of the business community to discuss problems at enterprises and running their own business, as well as to formulate proposals for improving the conditions for the implementation of professional qualities, development of strategies and business training methodologies.
Much attention in Belarus is also paid to the development of «smart cities» and digitalization, and the experience of international partners is very important in this direction. When we talk about the development of «smart cities» or cities of the future of digitalization, innovation, we focus on SDG 11 «Sustainable cities and human settlements».
However, if we focus and look at truly «smart cities», they can become the driving force for all 17 Sustainable Development Goals», – affirms Strategic Digital Program Manager, UNDP Digital Head Office and UNDP Global Center for Technology, Innovation and Sustainable Development Handfort Kalum. «Smart cities» is also about technology and innovation, however, first of all, «smart city» is about people and how we can make the urban environment more inclusive, sustainable and accessible to life».
«I would like to give a new concept to a «smart city» – this is a city in which happy people live, where «smart» technologies serve everyone individually and their families, and at the same time make their lives more comfortable and safer», – suggested by partnership specialist of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Eletskikh T.V.
Areas of UNFPA initiatives are aimed specifically at improving the lives of every person and include areas such as strengthening capacity to respond to demographic changes in the population, expanding access to services in the field of maternity and reproductive health, ensuring the active participation of youth and older people in society, ensuring equal rights and opportunities for women and men.
Among such initiatives that are being implemented in Belarus, including in the Mogilev region:
The experience of the Russian Federation in implementing the concept of «Smart Cities» and their involvement in global infrastructure projects is also important for Belarus.
The platform «ROSATOM Smart City» implemented in more than 150 cities and regions of Russia and unites systems, authorities, businesses and the population in such areas as security, resource and service management, feedback and problem reporting, transport management, etc.
To date, much has been done in the Republic of Belarus to develop and implement the Smart City concept:
Currently, work is underway in Belarus to create a digital platform «Smart City (Region)». Research work has already been carried out, a concept for creating a platform and technical specifications have been developed.
In 2024, it is planned to integrate the platform with government systems and with a unified system for identifying individuals, as well as testing the platform in Minsk and the Orsha region. In 2024-2025, it is planned to put the platform into permanent operation in 17 cities of Belarus.
Also in Belarus, within the framework of the State Program «Digital Development of Belarus», the initiative «My City» has been developed and is being successfully implemented – a mobile application that accumulates the most popular services for a specific region. With its help, citizens receive simple and convenient access to the entire city infrastructure – city administration, educational and healthcare institutions, trade, culture and leisure facilities.
Since the launch of the application «My City» for the Polotsk region in February 2021, the project has grown significantly. Forty-three cities have already joined it and 19 more cities are preparing to launch.
«Bobruisk became one of the first large cities to join the application «My City». Today, in Bobruisk, the application contains 285 pages, more than 6 thousand downloads, more than 330 thousand requests, more than 6 thousand clicks on active links», – informed the head of the Bobruisk telecommunications center of the Mogilev branch of Beltelecom, Bobtsov A.M.
The results of the 2023 best practices competition for the implementation of the Sustainable Development Strategy of the Mogilev Region for the period until 2035 can be found at the link.
Recording of the IV Mogilev Regional Forum on Sustainable Development in video format
Презентации выступающих доступны по ссылкам:
On the development of the National Strategy for Sustainable Development of the Republic of Belarus until 2040
On the implementation of the 1st stage (2021–2023) of the Sustainable Development Strategy of the Mogilev Region for the period until 2035 and recommendations for the 2nd stage of the Strategy
On the implementation of local sustainable development strategies and the implementation of local initiatives in the Mogilev region
About international and regional trends in the field of «smart cities», digitalization and innovation
A city comfortable for everyone: UNFPA and business initiatives
About the experience of the Russian Federation in implementing the «Smart City» concept
On the implementation of the «Smart City» concept in the Republic of Belarus
Application «My City» in the city of Bobruisk
Results of the Regional Contest of Best Practices in 2023 for the Implementation of the Sustainable Development Strategy of the Mogilev Region for the Period Until 2035
On February 16, 2024, within the framework of the IV Mogilev Regional Forum on Sustainable Development, a presentation of initiatives in the field of sustainable development and awarding of the winners of the contest of best practices for the implementation of the Sustainable Development Strategy of the Mogilev region for the period until 2035 took place.
Legal entities of all forms of ownership, non-profit organizations, individual entrepreneurs, local authorities and/or their structural divisions, as well as initiative groups of the population developing and implementing initiatives and projects in partnership with local authorities and other organizations took part in the contest.
The contest was held by the OJSC «Mogilev Regional Development Agency» and the regional working group on sustainable development with the aim of involving the public in achieving the objectives and indicators of the Sustainable Development Strategy of the Mogilev Region for the period until 2035 in the nominations «Best project idea for the implementation of SDS-2035», «Best implemented project to achieve SDS-2035», «For significant contribution to the implementation of SDS-2035».
In total, 45 applications from all regions of the region were submitted to the contest on topics such as responsible consumption and an inclusive environment, sustainable agricultural towns, environmental conservation, self-education, healthy lifestyle and more. 6 projects became winners in each nomination.
The winners and prize-winners of the contest are:
In the nomination «Best project idea for the implementation of SDS-2035»:
In the nomination «Best implemented project to achieve SDS-2035»:
In the nomination «For significant contribution to the implementation of SDS-2035»:
Holding the contest of best practices for the implementation of the Sustainable Development Strategy of the Mogilev Region for the period until 2035 makes an important contribution to the development of the Mogilev region, as well as to the implementation by the Republic of Belarus of the Agenda for Sustainable Development for the period until 2030.
From February 21 to 23, 2024, the educational forum for SDG Youth Ambassadors and their alternates was held at the Republican Youth Center.
The forum was held within the framework of the international technical assistance project “Support to the Efforts of the Republic of Belarus in Nationalization and Localization of SDGs” implemented by UN agencies in the Republic of Belarus and funded by the Government of the Russian Federation.
The Forum was organized by the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Belarus, the Coordination Center “Education for Sustainable Developmen”» of the Belarusian State University named after M. Tanka, Republican Youth Center, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Belarus.
In Belarus, much attention is paid to stimulating employment, creating jobs for people with disabilities and supporting specialized enterprises.
The Law of the Republic of Belarus «On the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and Their Social Integration» provides for people with disabilities: the introduction of job quotas from 2025, the opportunity to receive support at all stages of job search with the assistance of a personal assistant, and an increase in the period of adaptation to work. Also, to stimulate the provision of jobs to people with disabilities, employers can count on receiving compensation for expenses for creating jobs, allocating funds for activities to adapt workers with disabilities to work, providing tax benefits, concessions in the payment of mandatory insurance contributions to the Social Security Fund, etc.
In addition, to socialize people with disabilities, territorial social service centers (TSSC) operate clubs and interest groups.
Thus, in the districts of Minsk, 13 departments for social rehabilitation and habilitation of people with disabilities have been created at the TCSON (the services of which are used by almost 800 people with disabilities), 320 clubs of interests, 20 social and labor workshops (in which over 300 people are covered by labor rehabilitation people with disabilities).
Creating conditions for the work of all citizens of the country makes an important contribution to the achievement by the Republic of Belarus of Sustainable Development Goals 8, 10 and other SDGs.
More detailed information on ensuring the employment of people with disabilities can be found at the link.
On February 15 – 16, 2024, the IV Mogilev Regional Forum on Sustainable Development was held in Mogilev, organized by the Mogilev Regional Executive Committee with the support of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) within the framework of the Joint Project “Support to the Efforts of the Republic of Belarus in Nationalization and Localization of SDGs”, implemented by agencies UN and funded by the Government of the Russian Federation.
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