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MINSK, 4 November (BelTA) – The Universal Periodic Review of the UN Human Rights Council was presented in Geneva, BelTA learned from the National Statistical Committee of Belarus (Belstat).
At the Geneva session of the fourth cycle of the Universal Periodic Review, Belarus was represented by a delegation including the commissioner for religious and ethnic affairs and officials from the Prosecutor General’s Office, Belstat, the Foreign Affairs Ministry, the Information Ministry, the Justice Ministry, and the Labor and Social Protection Ministry.
Head of the Living Standards Statistics and Household Surveys Department at Belstat Inna Konoshonok noted that Belarusian statistics are a powerful and objective tool for monitoring real changes in people’s lives. “High-quality, timely, and reliable data on all aspects of society and the economy are essential for planning and analyzing state policies and programs, and for making informed decisions at every level: from the government to the individual. Belarus demonstrates success in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, which also reflects progress in realizing human rights. For example, the literacy rate among the population aged 15 and older in Belarus is 100%. Our country is among those that have reached the target indicator for women’s participation in decision-making. If in the first convocation of parliament women accounted for only 14% of deputies, today the figure is nearly 33%,” she said.
Inna Konoshonok also emphasized that within the framework of the 2030 Agenda, Belarus has achieved gender parity in leadership positions: women account for 49.6% of managers. “Today, the majority of Belarusian families (88.5%) identify themselves as belonging to the middle-income class or above. Assessing their lives overall, more than 93% of households in the country report being satisfied with their lives,” she added.
She further noted that Belarusian society is also seeing a growing culture of respect toward women. According to Inna Konoshonok, the results of a sample survey on domestic violence conducted by the state statistical authorities in 2024 are proving effective, and today domestic violence is characterized by a low level of risk for women. “The share of women aged 18-69 who experienced physical or sexual violence from a partner in the past 12 months amounted to 1% (0.9% physical violence, 0.2% sexual violence, 1% physical and/or sexual violence). Moreover, Belarus is the first country in the EECCA region [Eastern Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia] to study the level of technology-facilitated violence as part of such a survey,” she concluded.
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