Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus A.Dapkiunas meets the UN Deputy Secretary-General

14-02-2019

On February 14, 2019 during the visit to the United Nations Headquarters the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus, Andrei Dapkiunas, met with the UN Deputy Secretary-General, Amina J. Mohammed.

The interlocutors discussed practical work at the United Nations in the context of the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and outlined possible joint steps and events in this area.

A.Dapkiunas informed the interlocutor about the results of the first National Forum on Sustainable Development, held in Minsk on January 24, 2019, and asked to intensify joint efforts to create a UN database of national coordinators on SDGs.

The UN Deputy Secretary-General once again warmly spoke of her visit to Belarus in February 2018 and stressed Belarus’ active role and leadership in the work towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In the context of the UN strategy for persons with disabilities being developed by the UN Secretary-General, A. Mohammed commended efforts of Belarus to rehabilitate people with disabilities and stressed the importance of integrating this category of citizens into society.

The interlocutors agreed that the nature of the 2030 Agenda is universal: sustainable development is impossible without addressing issues of peace, security and human rights.

The sides also discussed possible practical steps to extend the work in achieving the SDGs to local level.

A.Mohammed confirmed interest in further deepening the cooperation with Belarus in priority areas of the SDGs, including in the context of a possible visit of the UN Secretary-General to Belarus.

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