The Ministry of Justice is introducing an electronic tool designed to facilitate interaction between civil society organisations (CSOs) and authorities. While its use is not mandatory, it should prove more convenient than on-paper ore-mail communication.
The Ministry of Justice announced the launch of the updated State Information Resource for the unified system of recording political parties, other public associations, and their unions (associations) . Currently, this State Information Resource facilitates the creation of individual accounts for the different entities. . The system contains a list and templates of the forms required to be completed and submitted to the registration authorities.
This information resource is located at НКО.бел (the Cyrillic segment of the global Internet). It cannot be accessed from outside Belarus.
The first test of the site’s widespread national use was for the annual reporting for 2025 (until March 31, 2026). Public associations and their unions were able to submit reports on their activities (including under AML/CTF requirements) via this website.
Every public association registered in Belarus, as well as their respective unions, may use the State Information Resource to electronically submit:
- The documents required for state registration and the registration of their new local branches;
- Obligatory information (yearly reports) on their activities, the receipt, expenditure of funds, and other property by 31 March each year;
- Notice to the registering body of a meeting (convening) of their supreme body at least seven days in advance, as such notice is prescribed according to the law “On public associations”;
- The documents required for state registration of amendments made to their statutes.
Besides this method of submission, it also still possible to submit reports via hard copies or by email addressed to the Ministry of Justice for national or international public associations (to regional or Minsk City Departments of Justice for local public associations).
This new tool for online reporting and online communications with register bodies is available only for public associations, political parties, unions of public associations, and unions of political parties. There has been no announcement yet regarding the possibility of using this new mechanism by foundations, and other legal forms of CSOs.
This system currently contains information on all registered public associations operating in Belarus. As such, it will serve not only as a channel of exchange of information between public associations and government bodies, but also as a source of information, complementing the existing Unified State Register of legal entities database.
Feedom of association in Belarus continues to be severely restricted even with the current changes. For more information on freedom of association in Belarus, see the CSO Meter reports.