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26.04.2012.
Belarus was re-elected to the three ECOSOC bodies.
On April 26, 2012, during its organizational session, the Economic and Social Council unanimously elected the Republic of Belarus along with 11 other countries to the Commission on the Status of Women, the principal global policy-making body dedicated exclusively to gender equality and advancement of women.
The Council also elected Belarus to the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPJC) for a three-year period. CCPJC is one of nine functional commissions of ECOSOC mandate and priorities of which include international action to combat national and transnational crime and improving the efficiency and fairness of criminal justice administration systems.
The Republic of Belarus was elected by the 54-Member Council to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the body to monitor implementation of the International Covenant on Economic Social and Cultural Rights by its States parties.
25.04.2012.
Belarus continues to act as an effective guarantor of borders security in the interest of the whole region
Press Secretary Andrei Savinykh made a statement at the UN Security Council open debate “Threats to international peace and security: Securing borders against illicit flows”.
The Belarusian delegate confirmed that Belarus puts a reliable barrier to illegal migration, the movement of terrorists, the transit of weapons, drugs and their precursors and acts as “a regional exporter of security”.
Andrei Savinykh informed about measures taken to ensure border security along the perimeter of the Belarusian border.
The Belarusian delegate spoke in favor of deliberation at the Committee on Trade of the United Nations European Economic Commission on the prospects of creating a universal, pan-European trading operations support system aimed to increase transparency and security of trade. Andrei Savinykh linked serious prospects with a possible contribution to this work by the Eurasian Economic Commission.
Andrei Savinykh confirmed that Belarus continues to act as an effective guarantor of borders security in the interest of the whole region.
Full text of the statement is available here (Russian).
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