12,456 ha of disturbed inefficiently drained Belarusian peatland forests will be restored with the help of the GEF funded and UNDP implemented “Wetlands” project.
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Being a country that is putting a lot of efforts and investments into harnessing digital technology, and, at the same, being extremely interested in welcoming foreign tourists into the country, Belarus has excellent chance to transform its tourism industry into a highly-profitable sector of the national economy.
The ancient Belarusian town Navahrudak celebrated the 2018 European Mobility Week with City quest, eco-competitions, bike ride.
Thousands of Belarusians got new opportunities for education, employment, quality social and health services in small towns and rural areas across Belarus with the financial support from the European Union
On 13-14 September a delegation of diplomats from Japan, Kazakhstan, Estonia, Hungary, Armenia, Azerbaijan, the European Union Delegation to Belarus, CIS Committee, heads of the UN agencies visited the Chernobyl-affected districts of Homiel region. The participants got acquainted with the results of the cooperation between the government and the international community on improving living conditions of the people living in the affected districts, as well as with economic and human potential of these territories.
The UN agencies in Belarus brings a team of 140 people united by the SDGs to run in the Minsk Half Marathon 2018
Publication. A new book to help foster entrepreneurship in Belarus is released.
The publication features a practical course focused on franchising and will be interesting for broad audience ranging from those who hesitate to start their own business because they lack experience, knowledge and support to those who already succeeded in their business start-ups and look for further growth and development. successful business projects looking for the possibility of rapid and effective growth.
The language of the book is Russian.
Publication. Human Development Indicators and Indices: 2018 Statistical Update
Belarus has increased its human development level and took the 53-rd position among 189 countries of the world. More data a new “Human Development Indices and Indicators: 2018 Statistical Update” report.
The report finds that even though the global population increased from 5 billion to 7.5 billion between 1990 and 2017, the number of people in low human development fell from 3 billion to 926 million—or from 60 percent of the global population to 12 percent—and that the number of people in high and very high human development more than tripled, from 1.2 billion to 3.8 billion—or from 24 percent of the global population to 51 percent.
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UNDP has been working in Belarus since 1992, most recently under its Country Programme Document (CPD) 2016-2020. The current CPD focuses on three priority areas in line with the national development priorities:
- Stronger systems of inclusive and responsive governance;
- Greener growth incorporating productive capacities that target employment and create livelihoods for vulnerable groups;
- Better access to basic services for vulnerable groups.
UNDP in Belarus learns from and builds on past experiences and achievements to remain a flagship development agency in the country.
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About Belarus
9.5 million
Population
5.7%
living below the national poverty line
30%
of seats held by women in Parliament
0.796
Human Development Index
