International cooperation of the Republic of Belarus in Promotion of sustainable development and human rights

Abstract

Promotion of human rights, progress in the sustainable development and overcoming of different forms of poverty on the national, regional and global level is one of the most important directions of the multilateral diplomacy of the Re-public of Belarus since its independence in 1991. Based on an international experience of the Belarusian SSR as one of the United Nations founders in its main bodies, primarily the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), as well as its special institutions, the Belarusian diplomacy has already established mutually beneficial and effective cooperation with other countries in many important issues. Among them, there are such key and acute topics as a fighting against poverty and unequal access to social benefits and achievements, as well as overcoming regional and structural imparities for different social groups and communities. This comprehensive dialogue with our leading international partners including a special role of our partnership with China continued and developed successfully in the early 21st century. It allowed the Republic of Belarus to contribute to the modern understanding of human rights in the context of global sustainable development. Achieving its Goals (SDGs) until 2030, agreed by all UN members is one of the most important aspects and challenges for the policy of the Republic of Belarus and for its primary vision of the promotion of human rights issues in the global world. Our understanding of them is based on their universal, indivisible, interrelated, interdependent and complementary nature. To ensure each of their most important categories: civil, political, economic, social, cultural it should be adhere to the same positions and attitudes with equal attention. International cooperation in this sphere is to be aimed at strengthening mutual trust and developing effective multilateral mechanisms to solve the most important global problems. The Republic of Belarus opposes consistently and resolutely any attempts to politicize them and calls for a comprehensive approach to the protection of all categories of human rights and liberties in the framework of international cooperation with-out prioritizing or minimizing them.