The State Border Committee of Belarus and UNICEF have agreed to cooperate. The Belarusian agency and the international organization will soon sign the appropriate memorandum, BelTA learned from the press service of the State Border Committee.
Chairman of the State Border Committee Anatoly Lappo and UNICEF representative to Belarus Rashed Mustafa Sarwar held a working meeting on 10 March. The parties discussed the situation on the Belarusian border in 2019, irregular migration and prospects of international technical assistance projects.
Anatoly Lappo focused the attention on the situation with the illegal border crossing by migrants with children. “In such cases we create favorable conditions for mothers with children. They are accommodated in medical points of military units, where they receive necessary medical and psychological care. We have been actively cooperating with international organizations that provide humanitarian assistance to such families whenever possible,” Anatoly Lappo said.
Rashed Mustafa Sarwar said UNICEF is interested in developing cooperation with the State Border Committee. “Children should see the border as open and friendly. In the near future we will sign a memorandum on cooperation and start working on topics that meet the interests of our organizations,” he said.
The State Border Committee, in turn, is ready to support the initiative of UNICEF to promote a unique image project, Borders Open to Children. According to the chairman, border guards are interested in developing infrastructure for children at checkpoints, border posts and centers for foreign nationals.
