Belarus National Platform

History

On 10 April 2001, according to the Decision of the Council of Ministers No. 495, the State system of prevention and elimination of emergency situations was founded. 

This decision was taken to team up all governing bodies, organizations, local authorities, private and public sector for providing a consistent approach of prevention and elimination of any emergency situations as well as efficient protection of people, territories and national heritage against risks and threats.

Structure

Budget

Budget is flexible and updated each year to cover all necessary activities.

Mandate

The protection of people and territories against natural and man-made emergency situations.

Activities

Main tasks:

• Development and implementation of legal and economic norms for the protection of the population and territories from emergency situations;
• Realization of targeted and scientifically technical programmes, aimed at the prevention of emergency situations and the elevation of stability of operations of organizations and social facilities in emergency situations
• Ensuring preparedness for actions of management bodies, forces and funds which are assigned and allocated to the prevention and elimination of emergency situations;
• Creation of reserves of material recourses for elimination of emergency situations at the republican, sectoral, territorial, local and site levels
• Collection, processing, exchange and delivery of information in the field of protection of population and territories from emergency situations
• Prepare the population to act in emergency situations
• Prediction and assessment of the socioeconomic consequences of disasters
• Implementation of State examination, supervision and control in the field of protection of population and territories from emergency situations
• Elimination of emergency situations
• International cooperation in the field of protection of population and territories from emergency situations