Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus V.Rybakov participated in the presentation of the UNDP Regional report
30.09.2016During his visit to the UN headquarters in New York on September 30, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus, Valentin Rybakov, participated in the presentation of the Regional Human Development Report on inequalities in Eastern Europe and Central Asia launched by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
The goal of the Report is a comprehensive review of the social inequality in the region, an analysis of its causes and elaboration of recommendations on the elimination of inequality.
V. Rybakov thanked the authors of the Report for highlighting the problems of the region. The deputy minister noted that majority countries of the region were middle-income countries, that did not mean that those countries had solved the problems of poverty.
The Deputy Foreign Minister highly evaluated the UNDP reports as an authoritative source of recommendations, contributing to the successful achievement of sustainable development goals.
In conclusion, the Deputy Foreign Minister wished the UNDP team continued success in promotion of sustainable development.