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The report on the implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women by Belarus was considered at a meeting of the Council for Sustainable Development

21 February 2023

On February 21, 2023, a thematic meeting of the Council on Sustainable Development was held in Minsk.

The central theme of the Council was the consideration of the draft periodic report of the Republic of Belarus concerning the implementation at the national level of the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. The draft report was developed by the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Republic of Belarus together with interested government bodies and organizations.

Also, the participants of the Council on Sustainable Development were presented with a roadmap for the implementation of UNDP, UNICEF, UNFPA, WHO together with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus and other interested parties under the leadership of the National Coordinator for Achieving the SDGs and the UN Resident Coordinator in Belarus of the international technical assistance project “Supporting the Efforts of the Republic Belarus in the nationalization and localization of the Sustainable Development Goals.”

A recording of the meeting in video format is available at this link.