To provide support to parents and children with disabilities, promote their cognitive, social and emotional development, as well as prevent developmental disorders, the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Belarus, with the support of the United Nations Children’s Fund in Belarus (UNICEF), develops an early intervention system and creates Early Intervention Centers.
In January 2024, a new Early Intervention Center «Rostok» was opened in Grodno on the basis of the State Health Institution «City Clinic № 8». A special feature of the functioning of this Center is the provision of comprehensive assistance by various specialists: a pediatric neurologist, a rehabilitation specialist, an exercise therapy instructor, a psychologist, a speech pathologist teacher, and a massage therapist. In addition, in order to develop the service of remote family counseling, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Belarus donated the necessary office equipment to the Early Intervention Centers «Rostok» and «Luchik».
Today there are more than 40 Early Intervention Centers in Belarus, which annually provide assistance to approximately 10,000 children throughout the country (about 40% of those potentially in need). In the Vitebsk and Brest regions, remote work with parents has already been introduced and about 1,000 children across the country received support in 2023.
The operation of the Early Intervention Center «Rostok» will increase the availability of early intervention for children from remote areas of the Grodno region, which will contribute to the achievement by the Republic of Belarus of Sustainable Development Goals 3, 10 and other SDGs.
More detailed information about supporting children can be found at the link.
Special attention paid to the development and support of small and medium-sized enterprises in Belarus. In order to expand access of small industries to financial resources, Development Bank of the Republic of Belarus and the Belarusian Fund for Financial Support of Entrepreneurs entered into the cooperation agreement within the framework of financing small and medium-sized businesses. It is planned to minimize the procedures and processes associated with the consideration of projects and their timely financing.
Concluding a cooperation agreement to support small manufacturing enterprises will contribute to the development of business activities, which will contribute to the achievement of the Republic of Belarus’ Sustainable Development Goal 8 and other SDGs.
More detailed information about the agreement can be found at the link.
In Belarus, much attention is paid to the development of children with disabilities, their adaptation in the social environment, and the improvement of their physical and intellectual abilities. Therefore, various projects are being implemented in the country, one of which is the project of the children’s branch of the regional library named after. E. F. Karsky «B.I.K. Library. Inclusive. Culture» in Grodno.
The project is aimed at the socialization and adaptation of special children through inclusive readings. The lessons structured with an emphasis on Belarusian culture and contains elements of play and theatricality: children act out skits, talk about characters, make soft toys, learn different types of creativity. The project program also includes meetings in a family format, during which psychologists and teachers will work with parents of special children. The plan is to expand the range of activities for children – to organize an exhibition space, purchase the necessary furniture and special equipment for development clubs, and also organize on-site events in special children’s institutions.
Implementation of the project «B.I.K. Library. Inclusive. Culture» contributes to the achievement by the Republic of Belarus of Sustainable Development Goals 4, 10 and other SDGs.
More details about the project can be found at the link.
In order to form an environmental culture and cultivate a caring attitude towards nature among the younger generation, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of the Republic of Belarus, together with its territorial bodies, is holding a republican contest for the best children’s drawing on an environmental theme.
Pupils of preschool educational institutions, students of general secondary education institutions and additional education of children and youth in two age groups are invited to participate in the contest: from 3 to 5 years and from 6 to 10 years.
An application for participation in the contest must be sent before February 1, 2024 to the district, city, city and district inspectorates of natural resources and environmental protection and the Minsk City Committee of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection.
Holding a republican contest for the best children’s drawing on an environmental theme helps to popularize the ideas and values of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
More information about the procedure for holding the contest can be found in the Instructions approved by the Decree of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of the Republic of Belarus dated July 9, 2010 № 32 «On the republican competition for the best children’s drawing on environmental themes».
On January 23, 2024, the meeting of the Steering Committee of the Joint Project «Support to the Efforts of the Republic of Belarus in Nationalization and Localization of SDGs», implemented under the leadership of the National Coordinator for Achieving the SDGs and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus, was held in Minsk. The Join Project is implemented by UN agencies and funded by the Government of the Russian Federation.
The meeting participants reviewed and approved the report on the implementation of the Joint Project in 2023, the Work Plan of the Joint Project for 2024, as well as the Regulations on the Procedure and Conditions for Conducting a Contest of Pilot Initiatives on the Sustainable Development Goals and other pressing issues of the implementation of the Joint Project in 2024.
On January 23, 2024, the meeting of the Coordination Committee of the Joint Project «Support to the Efforts of the Republic of Belarus in Nationalization and Localization of SDGs», implemented under the leadership of the National Coordinator for Achieving the SDGs and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus, was held in Minsk. The Join Project is implemented by UN agencies and funded by the Government of the Russian Federation.
The meeting participants reviewed and approved the report on the implementation of the Joint Project in 2023, the work plan of the Joint Project for 2024, as well as the Regulations on the procedure and conditions for conducting a competition of pilot initiatives on the Sustainable Development Goals and other pressing issues of the implementation of the Joint Project in 2024.
The National Spatial Data Infrastructure is being created in Belarus by the Resolution of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus dated January 16, 2024 № 32 «On the creation and operation of the National Spatial Data Infrastructure».
The document approved:
The creation and operation of the National Spatial Data Infrastructure will contribute to the development of the national economy, reducing the time spent on collecting, processing and updating information, which will make an important contribution to the achievement of the Republic of Belarus Sustainable Development Goals 8, 9, 16 and other SDGs.
More detailed information on creating a spatial data infrastructure can be found at the link.
On January 24, 2024, in order to involve Belarusian students in research activities, the Republican Student Conference «The First Step into Science» will be held at the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus.
The conference is aimed at finding students interested in scientific research, developing skills in presenting the results of research activities, and developing students’ ideas about modern achievements of Belarusian science.
The conference will be attended by more than 200 students from educational institutions implementing educational programs of general secondary, vocational and secondary special education in the country.
The conference program includes a plenary session with young scientists of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, 10 sectional sessions in various areas of science, and an exhibition of scientific and technical developments of young scientists.
The Republican Student Conference «The First Step into Science» contributes to the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals 4, 9 and other SDGs by the Republic of Belarus.
More detailed information about the conference can be found at the link.
On February 13, 2024, the Republican Water Contest of Research Projects will be held, organized by the educational institution «Republican Center for Ecology and Local History».
The Republican contest held with the aim of developing students’ research and innovation activities in the field of study and protection of water resources as an effective means of improving the quality of education.
Students of schools, colleges, and additional education institutions aged 14-17 can take part in the contest. Research projects can be aimed at studying the water resources of a region of any scale, the impact of climate change on water resources, preserving the biodiversity of water bodies, preventing water pollution and improving its quality, solving problems of drinking water and water supply, digitalization of the water industry, rational water use and protection of water resources at any level.
An application for participation in the contest must be submitted before January 22, 2024.
The Republican Water Contest of Research Projects contributes to the achievement by the Republic of Belarus of Sustainable Development Goals 6, 12, 14 and other SDGs.
More detailed information about the competition can be found at the link.
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