By his Decree No 200, of April 4, the President of the Republic of Belarus approved the national programme “Youth of Belarus” for the years 2006-2010.

The programme has been elaborated with a view to implementing further the state youth policy. The programme’s main objectives are: to raise prestige of quality education and to create greater opportunities for receiving it, to support creative and research-engaged youth, to educate patriotic citizens, to develop the permanent employment system, to propagandize a healthy way of life, to help young families, to develop youth tourism, to take preemptive measures against the spread of crime, drunkenness, and drug addiction among young people.