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The UN agencies in Belarus join forces for crisis response

UN programme in Belarus starts a new component to deliver to vulnerable populations.

UNDP provides humanitarian-development solutions for responding towards displacement crisis

Working in the framework of the humanitarian-development nexus, UNDP is helping to strengthen the national capacities to address the immediate and medium-term challenges posed by displacement crisis.

New 2021-22 Human Development Report Released

Uncertain Times, Unsettled Lives: Shaping our Future in a Transforming World.

Social Taxi

In Zhlobin district of Belarus, a public-private initiative improves the mobility of people with disabilities in urban settings.

UNDP helps Belarus to reintegrate rare and endangered wildlife species

UNDP and the GEF offer nature solutions to restore Belarus’ rare and endangered wildlife populations.

What we do

UNDP has been working in Belarus since 1992, most recently under its Country Programme Document (CPD) 2016-2020. UNDP in Belarus learns from and builds on past experiences and achievements to remain a flagship development agency in the country.

Economic Development at the Local Level

Brahin Honeycomb: Synergy Between Nature and Business

Beekeeping and horticulture educational video courses were created for novice beekeepers. The first video course covers the construction of hives, colony biology, prevention and treatment of bee diseases, necessary for beekeeping equipment, and bee products.

Our Impact

9.3

million

Population

4%

living below

the national poverty line

40%

women

in Parliament

0.808

Human Development Index

73.5

life expectancy

at birth

3.7%

Unemployment rate

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When Farming is Pleasure

Women play an important role in building rural business communities.