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BRSM Members Join ZUBR
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10(236) 09.03.2004 Baranovichy full branch of the pro-state youth organization Belarusian National Youth Union (BRSM) has converted to the nonregistered social and political youth movement ZUBR (Bison). The decision was taken at the general BRSM meeting on March 2. Alexei Shidlovsky, ZUBR coordinator, says mass escape of BRSM youth to ZUBR is a true surprise for ZUBR, and now other organizations will possibly follow after ZUBR.
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Land of Ancestors Project to Be Implemented in Turov
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10(236) 09.03.2004 Turov has happened to be the first town in Belarus attempting to develop the local action plan for achieving sustainable development. The development of the Local Agenda 21 was initiated by the community-based organization "Ecoline". This idea was supported by the republican non-governmental association "Belarusian Ecological and Information Center for Wild Nature Protection" which developed the project for the establishment of the School of Traditions. Counterpart assistance is provided by NGO "Protection of Belarus' Birds".
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Belarus takes part in experts' session of Convention on Inhuman Weapons
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11(237) 16.03.2004 A Belarusian delegation took part in the work of the 7th session of a governmental experts' group of the so called Convention on Inhuman Weapons held on March 8-12 in Geneva. The Belarusian delegation was headed by permanent representative of Belarus at the UNO and other international organizations in Geneva Sergei Aleinik. The sitting discussed issues in terms of increasing convention's efficiency, limiting usage of all but antipersonnel mines. 85 states took part in the session, including UNO, Red Cross International Committee, Human Rights Watch and others.
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Youth Forum Initiates Cooperation between Youth Organisations
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9(235) 02.03.2004 The Belarusian-Russian youth forum held on February 27 in Polotsk initiated cooperation between the youth public organizations of the neighboring regions. The regional Palace of Culture played host for the event which attended by representatives of the BRUU Polotsk town and regional organizations, Smolensk town organization of the Russian youth union, Pskov student association, tourists centers, bank branches.
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Scientific medical library gets grant from Rotary International
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9(235) 02.03.2004 The republican scientific medical library of Belarus has got a grant from the international humanitarian organization "Rotary International". On February a solemn ceremony of presenting a cheque for $1.5 thousand was held in Minsk. It is the second grant from "Rotary International". The director of the library Vladimir Soroko said, that the funs will be spent on a new server and improving the quality of the information-reference service for readers, what will help make a modern information center from the library.
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Belarus Rejects World Bank Loan to Fight TB, AIDS.
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9(235) 02.03.2004 The Belarussian government rejected to borrow $28.8 million from the World Bank for a previously agreed-upon project to combat tuberculosis and AIDS. The final draft of the project was agreed with the Health Ministry in November of 2003. Luca Barbone, World Bank director for Belarus, Moldova and the Ukraine, repoterd 26 February. Many of experts have reasons to doupt the figures presented by the Belarusian government.
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