Belarus is currently well-positioned to provide its citizens with basic water supply and sanitation (WSS) services – but that wasn’t always the case, as historical deficiencies in the country’s WSS sector resulted in negative impacts on the quality of life for residents across the country.
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As a small, open, commodity-exporting economy, Belarus is heavily exposed to shocks caused by deep contractions in its main trading partners, the collapse of oil prices, and global financial volatility related to the COVID-19 pandemic, says the World Bank’s latest Economic Update for Belarus, released today.
The World Bank has approved a €90 million package to help Belarus take effective and timely action to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic by strengthening the country’s national healthcare system.
Closed facilities can become the reason for the more active spread of COVID-19.
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An important aspect of Olga Manukhina’s work involves reaching out to new audiences.
When you think of Brazil, you immediately think of football. However, when it comes Belarus, the landlocked Eastern European country, perhaps not so much.
- The UN Resident Coordinator in Belarus, Joanna Kazana-Wisniowiecki, expressed serious concern about the allegations of torture and other ill-treatment in detention, including of minors, which have emerged after the elections on 9 August and following the release of a high number of detainees on the night of 13 August.