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19 March 2019, 18:21

Overcoming Borders program in focus of Belarus-Germany conference in Minsk on 20-21 March

MINSK, 19 March (BelTA) – Minsk Johannes Rau International Center for Education and Exchange will host the conference “Overcoming the Borders: Partnership for the Future” to sum up the results of the 8th Support Program of Belarus, BelTA has learned from the center.

The event will bring together representatives of international organizations, government agencies, and public associations. The participants are set to hear reports on the results of the 22 projects in social innovations and sustainable development and to outline the areas of further cooperation.

The program of the conference includes workshops to exchange experience in working with vulnerable population groups, promoting social services procurement programs, and facilitating the SDGs at the regional level. A set of instruments for efficient energy management and social enterprise will be presented during the event as well.

The second day of the conference will discuss the opportunities to localize the SDGs, to establish efficient intersectoral cooperation and partnerships.

The Support Program of Belarus “Overcoming the Borders” has been underway since 2002. Commissioned by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development and German Society for International Cooperation, the program has been implemented by the Dortmund International Education Center jointly with Minsk Johannes Rau International Center for Education and Exchange. The program aims to support Germany-Belarus initiatives to turn humanitarian relations into project partnerships.

Over 270 projects have been carried out since the program was launched. In 2019, the program will hold another contest of initiatives and will focus on facilitating the Belarusian National Sustainable Development Strategy in the context of the UN 2030 Agenda.

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