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20 May 2019, 18:07

SDGs in urban development in focus of seminar in Belarus on 21-24 May

MINSK, 20 May (BelTA) – An international training seminar on the promotion of the Sustainable Development Goals in housing, urban development and land use in Belarus will be held in Minsk (the Academy of Public Administration under the auspices of the Belarus President) and Novogrudok on 21-24 May, BelTA learned from the press service of the Architecture and Construction Ministry.

The seminar will discuss the best international practices in the field of housing management and maintenance, the role of the private sector, the development of smart sustainable cities, sustainable urban planning, green energy and energy efficiency. The projects implemented in Belarus will be on the agenda as well. The pilot initiatives on smart city and energy in Novogrudok District, Grodno Oblast will be presented on the last day of the seminar.

The seminar has been organized by the Architecture and Construction Ministry in close collaboration with the UNDP, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Academy of Public Administration under the the auspices of the Belarus President. It is timed to the launch of the national review of housing, urban development and land use in Belarus. The thematic sections will hear the speakers from Belarus, Russia, Estonia, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Georgia, Ukraine and Kyrgyzstan.

On 25 September 2015, the UN General Assembly adopted Resolution 70/1 “Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (2030 Agenda) and 17 Sustainable Development Goals included in it. This formed a new future-oriented concept of global establishment that envisages harmonious development of states and societies based on three interrelated components: economy, social sector and environment. The adoption of the 2030 Agenda required from all the states to review and concretize the national program documents and develop SDGs implementation mechanisms.

Belarus is committed to the Agenda 2030 and has already taken a number of important steps to reach the SDGs. The country has created the institutional basis to ensure progress towards the SDGs. For example, the government has instituted the post of SDG National Coordinator and has set up the Council for Sustainable Development. The council runs regional groups, a partner group (composed of representatives of non-governmental organizations, business and academia). The National Assembly has a parliamentary group for SDGs.

Mutually beneficial cooperation on the global and regional level, exchange of knowledge and expertise in innovations for capacity-building and transfer of technology for development are seen as important factors in achieving the SDGs.

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