30 September 2019
On September 25, 2019, on the anniversary of the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, UNDP convened in Minsk national partners, academia and civil society for strategic consultations.
The goal of national strategic consultations is to develop key areas of joint activities between UNDP and national partners, taking into account the development priorities of the Republic of Belarus. The directions developed during the consultations will form the basis of the UNDP country program document for 2021–2025. More than 70 national partners, representatives of ministries, research institutes, banks, foundations, business, NGOs, universities, the country office and UNDP projects participated in strategic consultations, shared their vision and ideas for future joint programs.
“It is symbolic that these consultations are held precisely on September 25th, on the anniversary of the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Today’s consultations are called upon to develop strategic directions, the main activity vectors that will unite both national partners and international partners in order to fulfill the most basic tasks – first of all, not to leave anyone aside and increase the well-being of our people”, – emphasized Marianna Schetkina , National Coordinator for Sustainable Development Goals.
Determining the strategic priorities of cooperation for 2021-2025 was the main task of the first national strategic UNDP consultations.
The consultations were held in the format of small groups work in key priority areas, which are reflected in the national sustainable developmentstrategy concept for the period up to 2035 – economic growth; digitalization; environmental safety, as well as international cooperation and implementation of the SDGs. The discussion passed through the prism of intersectoral priorities: people with disabilities, women, youth, areas affected by the Chernobyl disaster.
Among the innovations developed by the participants of the consultations and proposed by the UNDP Resident Representative are the creation of national laboratory for experimentation and innovative solutions for the SDGs and the creation of an innovative platform based on the Polessky State Radiation and Ecological Reserve.
Today the Republic of Belarus takes 23rd place in the global ranking of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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