Bike4SDGs 2017 bike ride supporting the Sustainable Development Goals goes to Hrodna

UNDP in Belarus invites media to cover the bike ride supporting the Sustainable Development Goals – Bike4SDGs 2017. This year the event is organized with the support of the Hrodna Oblast Executive Committee and will be held in conjunction with the Folk-Art Festival “The Augustów Canal in the Culture of Three Nations”.

The Winners of the II BELMED contest of local initiatives were announced in Minsk

The II contest of local initiatives "Be Healthy!" brought a lot of creative ideas. The contest was held in Homiel and Brest Oblasts in the first half of the year (the I contest was held in Mogilev and Vitebsk Oblasts). This time, 125 organizations claimed to receive funds from the European Union. Representatives of UN agencies, the Ministry of Healthcare of the Republic of Belarus and civil society took part in evaluation of applications.

Belarus has established institutional mechanisms for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

United Nations Development Program will support the National Coordinator for Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and the Council for Sustainable Development on implementation of the 2030-Agenda

«Green» UNDP projects took part in the "Sporava Hayfields" - traditional ecological festival aimed at reviving of manual haymaking

"Sporava hayfields" was held on the territory of the Republican biological reserve "Sporovsky". Within the traditional annual event the hand haymaking and peatland football championships were held.

Belarusian enterprises develop economic cooperation with the Czech Republic

A business consultant from the Czech Republic, Mr. Vladimir Brown, together with representatives of UNDP in Belarus and UNDP in the Czech Republic, visited small and medium-sized enterprises in the Viciebsk and Mahilieu oblasts from 31 July till 4 August 2017.

M.Shchotkina: “Real SDGs reside not in numbers, indicators, targets, but in well-being of people”

Belarus presented the National review on the Implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development at the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development convened under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council in New-York, USA.

Helsinki Commission Briefing to Explore Ways to Engage with Belarus on Human Rights, Democracy
Helsinki Commission Briefing to Explore Ways to Engage with Belarus on Human Rights, Democracy

The Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, also known as the Helsinki Commission, announced the following briefing: "Engaging Belarus on Human Rights & Democracy". The briefing will take place on July 21, 2017, at 10:30 a.m., in Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room G11. Live Webcast: www.facebook.com/HelsinkiCommission.

Phyto-production helped to create new “green” jobs for local people of Myadel district

20 residents of Myadel district of Minsk oblast gained the opportunity of additional employment and involvement in economic activity in the sphere of phyto-production thanks to implementation of the pilot initiative within the project “Supporting the transition to a “green” economy in the Republic of Belarus” funded by the EU and implemented by UNDP.

The energy efficient house of the second generation has been opened in Minsk
Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Belarus is heading for development of small business

Today the international business conference 'Innovations is the way to successful integration' started its work in Vitebsk. The representatives of business, local authorities and international organizations as well as foreign partners met in order to present high-end scientific developments and innovative projects in the sphere of entrepreneurship and to discuss the opportunities for enhancing cooperation and attracting foreign investments.

The resource center in the village of Kurshinovichi was equipped with the financial support of the European Union. It provides the conditions for the development of informal training programs, crafts, and serves as a local business consulting hub.
Resource center of arts and crafts opened in a small village in Belarus to drive local development

The resource center in the village of Kurshinovichi was equipped with the financial support of the European Union. It provides the conditions for the development of informal training programs, crafts, and serves as a local business consulting hub.

Best International Practices of Green Urban Planning to Come to Belarus
Best International Practices of Green Urban Planning to Come to Belarus

Minsk hosted “Green Cities” project inception workshop. The project is implemented by UNDP jointly with the GEF and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of the Republic of Belarus. It is aimed at developing of green urban development plans. It will pilot green initiatives on energy efficiency in Navahrudak and sustainable transport in Polack and Navapolack.

Mar'ina Horka Gymnasium is the first school in Belarus to embrace green design
Mar'ina Horka Gymnasium is the first school in Belarus to embrace green design

The first school green roof has been сreated in the Mar'ina Horka gymnasium within the "Supporting the transition to a “green” economy in the Republic of Belarus" project, funded by the European Union and implemented by UNDP in Belarus in partnership with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of the Republic of Belarus. The opening ceremony took place on 27 June and welcomed the representatives of the Minsk region administration.

The unique Center of Mythological Tourism opened in Biarezinski Biosphere Reserve

The official opening of the Center of Mythological Tourism has taken place in Biarezinski Biosphere Reserve today. The center was created by the NGO “Country Escape” and Biarezinski Reserve within the "Supporting the Transition to a “green” economy in the Republic of Belarus" project, funded by the European Union and implemented by the UNDP in Belarus in partnership with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of the Republic of Belarus.

 The experts in the final conference under the joint project of UNDP and the Ministry of Taxes and Duties
The launch of tax advisory services in Belarus - a matter of time

The experts in the final conference under the joint project of UNDP and the Ministry of Taxes and Duties "Support to tax advisory services in Belarus" have expressed the confidence that taxpayers in Belarus will soon be able to benefit from the services of professional tax advisers.

 More than 1000 citizens of Hrodna voblasć and guests from the neighbouring countries took part in the international ethnic charity festival for people with disabilities
More than 1000 citizens of Hrodna voblasć and guests from the neighbouring countries took part in the international ethnic charity festival for people with disabilities

On June 18, the International Charity Ethnic festival for people with disabilities "Music of Our Hearts", took place for the second time in a row in the village of Karevičy, Svislač district, in the farm estate "Falvarak u Rysya".

Barysaŭ and Kpupki rayons are pioneering a “green” system of used oils collection and recycling

Complex system of used engine oils collection and recycling has been created in Barysaŭ and Kpupki rayons of the Minsk region. Both the local enterprises and residents will be able to contribute to the "green" project on waste processing. 50 new specialized points will ensure collection of used oils for their further processing. 6 of them allow local residents to get money for the disposed used oils.

Belarus adopts foreign experience of small and medium business development

On the 16-18 May 2017 a working visit of the governmental delegation from Belarus on the development of small business took place in St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region. Representatives of the Department of Entrepreneurship of the Ministry of Economy, the Council for the Development of Entrepreneurship of the Republic of Belarus, the Belarusian Fund for Financial Support of Entrepreneurs and the Bank for Development of the Republic of Belarus held a number of working meetings with subjects of the small business supportive infrastructure.

Restoration of Belarusian Peatlands: Economic Opportunities and Ecologic Benefits

On 26 May 2017 a press tour to pilot territories of the European Union funded and UNDP implemented “Clima-East” project and the UNDP-GEF “Peatlands-2” project took place in Biaroza and Drahicyn districts of the Brest Oblast unveiling the latest results of the projects’ activities for the period of 2013-2017. The press tour focused on fighting the climate change, preventing soil degradation, peat fires and floods, utilizing peatlands’ biomass in energetics and construction sectors, preserving biodiversity.

The production of the first Belarusian environmentally friendly coolant starts in Homiel

The launch of the first Belarusian eco-friendly coolant production line has taken place at the JSC «Gomelhimtorg» today. The manufacturing capacity of the line will allow to produce 1,000 tonnes of the new product per year. The production has been launched by within the "Supporting the Transition to a “green” economy in the Republic of Belarus" project, funded by the European Union and implemented by the UNDP in Belarus.

9,000 rural residents of Masty District got uninterrupted access to drinking water

9,000 rural citizens of Masty District (the Hrodna Region), including 735 people with disabilities, have got uninterrupted access to drinking water thanks to the system of remote monitoring of water production installed in the district. The automation of 31 water intakes of Masty District allowed to provide 31 villages with the year-round uninterrupted access to drinking water supply.

500 Hrodna Citizens to Move to Energy Efficient House

The opening ceremony of the energy efficient house took place in Hrodna. The building was designed to consume at least fourfold less thermal energy than any regular new residential house in Belarus.

UNDP presented “green” projects in the framework of the XIV Republican Environmental Forum

The UNDP has presented its “green” projects implemented in Belarus at the XIV Republican Environmental Forum taking place in Viciebsk. The "ClimaEast" and "Supporting the Transition to a “Green” Economy in the Republic of Belarus" projects, funded by the European Union, took the central place in the exposition of UNDP at the forum.

The First Belarusian Regional Forestry Environmental Education Center «Harni» to Help the Development of Eco-Tourism in Hrodna Region

The opening of the first Belarusian regional forestry environmental education center "Harni" has taken place today at Harni park in the Lida district of Hrodna region. The new center, created on the territory of the botanical nature monument founded in 1881, will help to preserve the unique dendrological park, create the conditions for the development of eco-tourism and training on sustainable forest use and forest management.