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Belarusian Children: What has Changed over the Last Ten Years
On 11 July many countries marked the World Population Day and the 10th anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development. In 1994 in Cairo 179 countries made a decision to improve livelihoods of women and their families through expanded access to health services, education, clean environment and reproductive rights. How the livelihoods of the Belarusian women have changed over the last ten years? Who can benefit more: a girl who will celebrate 10th birthday in 2004 or a girl who was born this year? What can they expect in the next decade?
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Chernobyl: International Cooperation Continues
On 20 July Cihan Sultanoglu, UN Resident Coordinator/UNDP Resident Representative and Louisa Vinton, Team Leader of the Western CIS and Caucasus Department of the UNDP Regional Bureau for Europe and the CIS, visited the Slavgorodsky district (the Mogilev Region) which had been affected by the consequences of the Chernobyl accident
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There is Nothing Better Than Your Home
One of the global problems, standing before the world community at the start of the 3rd millennium is that of refugees and displaced persons. Currently in the world there are more than 20 million refugees and displaced persons, over whom the mandate of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) extends
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Evaluation Forum for CDM Winning Projects was Held in Chisinau
On 12–13 July the World Bank organized in Chisinau, the Capital of Moldova, an Evaluation Forum as a follow–up event to the "Country Development Marketplace" (CDM) for civil society organizations from Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine. This event represented the first experience in the framework of the World Bank Global Development Marketplace competition
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Summer University: Lots of Fun and Events
From 8 to 25 August the "Photon" recuperative camp hosted the International Summer University of UNESCO Clubs–2004 organized by the Association of Belarusian UNESCO Clubs
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IT IS ALWAYS THE RIGHT TIME TO BE A LEADER!
UNDP SUPPORTED A SUMMER SCHOOL FOR FEMALE
LEADERS
A summer school was organized from 29 July to
7 August within the framework of the UNDP Project «Support to Expanding Public
Space for Women in Belarus» implemented by the European Humanities University
with the involvement of the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of
Belarus
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IFC Helps the Gomel Entrepreneurs to establish contacts within business community and with the authorities and the media
Business breakfast for entrepreneurs of the Gomel region intended to inform regional business community about sources of small business financing was held on 14 July in Gomel within the framework of the International Finance Corporation (IFC) Project «Development of Small and Medium Business Associations in Belarus»*
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Belarusian Parliament Entered Global Information Network
At the end of June the Press Center of the House of Government hosted an
official presentation of the web–site of the Belarusian Parliament — www.house.gov.by. Internet–portal was
developed by the staff of the Secretariat of the House of Representatives and
the «Atlas» Research and Technical Center of the President's Logistic Support
Office within the framework of the joint project of UNDP and the Belarusian
Government «Support to Increased Use of Information and Communication Technology
in Belarus»
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OUR PARTNERS : UN Counterpart in the Gomel Region
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A Shelter for Victims of Trafficking in Women Opened in Minsk
On 29 July a rehabilitation shelter for victims of trafficking in women was opened in Minsk within the framework of the joint project of the European Union and the United Nations Development Program «Combating Trafficking in Women in the Republic of Belarus». The shelter is accommodated in the premises of an organization subordinate to the Minsk City Executive Committee
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New Joint Project will Improve Energy Efficiency of Belarusian Enterprises
On 25 August the conference hall of the Planeta Hotel in Minsk hosted an introductory seminar of the project "Removal of Barriers to Energy Efficiency Improvement in the State Sector in Belarus. PDF 3" which is implemented by the Global Environment Facility, the UNDP, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe and the Committee on Energy Efficiency of the Council of Ministers of Belarus
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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AT THE LOCAL LEVEL: Belarusians Study Experience of Lithuania and Poland
From 5 to 10 July a group of representatives of the Belarusian government authorities and community–based organizations visited Lithuania and Poland to participate in training seminars organized within the framework of the Local Sustainable Development Program of the UNDP Regional Bureau for Europe and the CIS (located in Bratislava, Slovakia). The objective of the visit was to study the experience of the neighboring countries in elaboration and implementation of the local sustainable development strategies and to prepare for the implementation of the Belarusian component of the Local Sustainable Development Program
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Sport for Peace and Development
The United Nations Organization designated 2005 as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education as a means to promote education, health, development and peace. In November 2003 the UN General Assembly invited governments of member–states to organize events to underline their respective commitments
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Tomorrow's Children will be Our Judges...
The Fourth WHO Ministerial Conference on Environment and Health "The Future of Our Children" was held on 23–25 June 2004 in Budapest, Hungary. The Conference was attended by more than 1000 delegates and observers from 50 Member States in the European Region of WHO, 11 international organizations and 10 NGOs, it has registered the highest attendance ever of countries' delegations since the start of the environment and health process in 1989. Representatives of four countries outside the Region were also present (Argentina, Brazil, Canada and the United States).
Belarus was represented at
the Conference by Dr Ludmila Postoyalko, Minister of Health and Mr Alexander
Rachevsky, Head of Foreign Relations Department, Ministry of Natural Resources
and Environment. Ms Katerina Prokofieva from "Znamya Junosti" newspaper attended
the workshop for young journalists which ran in parallel with the Conference.
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UNESCO Volunteers In Homeland of Outstanding Scientist
One of the activities of «Belarus' Castles» project implemented by the Association of Belarusian UNESCO Clubs is organization of the international volunteer camps to help in restoration works at historical and architectural sites of Belarus
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