News Archive
Women’s Participation in Politics and Government
8 March 2010 - UNDP Indonesia is pleased to announce the release of a publication entitled “Women’s Participation in Politics and Government in Indonesia: A Policy Paper.” This paper forms a part of a project initiated by UNDP Indonesia in 2009, which has comprised a series of activities, including an opinion poll, carried out across Indonesia, to gauge perceptions around women’s social, economic and political participation, the building of a database on women’s participation in politics and government, as well as a number of dialogues with relevant stakeholders through a national workshop and a series of roundtables.
Asia-Pacific has one of the world’s worst gender gaps
8 March 2010 - While Asia and the Pacific can take pride in the region’s vibrant economic transformation in recent decades, this has not translated into progress on gender equality. Discrimination and neglect are threatening women’s very survival in the Asia-Pacific region, where women suffer from some of the world’s lowest rates of political representation, employment and property ownership. Their lack of participation is also depressing economic growth.
Those were some of the findings of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)-sponsored 2010 Asia-Pacific Human Development Report launched today.
Disaster management plans launched for safer Indonesia
19 February 2010 - Two important plans that will serve as guiding documents for disaster management in Indonesia were launched today by the National Agency for Disaster Management (BNPB). The National Plan for Disaster Management 2010-2014 is a five-year plan that consists of policies, strategies and priorities of disaster management in the country. The National Action Plan for Disaster Risk Reduction 2010-2012, which was also jointly launched by BNPB and National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas), reflects Indonesia’s commitment to Hyogo Framework for Actions on Disaster Risk Reduction: “Building the resilience of nations and communities to disaster, signed by the members of the United Nations in 2005.”
55,000 spectators joined the Match Against Poverty in support of Haiti
26 January 2010 - Over 50,000 spectators were on hand to watch the seventh Match Against Poverty in Lisbon, on Monday, in which the "Friends of Ronaldo and Zidane” tied with the "Benfica All Stars team” – three all. Sixty international football players hailing from teams across the world competed in the two star-studded teams. The Match Against Poverty was broadcasted live in more than 60 countries. All the proceeds – from the tickets, sponsors, broadcasting rights and direct donations – will be directed towards relief and reconstruction efforts in Haiti. The total proceeds raised will be communicated in the coming days.
Pathways towards increasing women’s participation in politics and government
26 January 2010 - Increasing the participation of women in politics and government across Indonesia is the focus of a workshop opening today in Jakarta. Members of the House of Representatives, Members of the House of Regional Representatives, ministries, commissions, international institutions, academia and representatives of civil society organizations will gather to discuss the challenges currently faced by women not only in terms of political parties and positions, but also with regards to public offices including public institutions, the Courts and the Civil Service.
Forty international football stars join UNDP in support of Haiti
21 January 2010 - Zidane, Kaka, Portuguese football legend Eusebio and Haitian players Jean Sony and Joseph Peterson will kick off the VII Match Against Poverty in Lisbon on January 25.
Forty international football players hailing from teams across the world will compete in two heavily star-studded teams in Monday’s seventh annual Match Against Poverty, held this year in Lisbon, Portugal.
Five years later, the tsunami-affected teach the world how to build back better
25 December 2009 - On December 26, 2004, no one was prepared for the gigantic seismic sea wave that ravished the coasts of 14 countries in Asia, killing nearly one-quarter of a million people and displacing more than 2 million. The disaster kick-started the largest aid effort of all times. Now, the lessons learned from this response help prevent and recover from natural disasters – not only in Asia but in all parts of the world. The Indian Ocean tsunami showed the power of community involvement in the reconstruction process.
Dealing with the Past: UNDP Indonesia supports Multi-Stakeholder Consultations on the Draft National Law to Establish a Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) in Indonesia
22 December 2009 - One of the key challenges in building a sustainable foundation for peace after conflict is to ensure effective reconciliation among concerned communities and to provide special assistance to conflict-affected victims. In Indonesia, UNDP has been working to support national efforts towards the establishment of a transitional justice mechanism in the Special Province of Aceh. Aceh, known world-wide for the destruction caused by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, suffered from nearly 30 years of conflict and rampant human rights abuses. In view of the need to establish the truth of the past human rights violations and to prevent recurrences of violence and abuses, the Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of Indonesia and Free Aceh Movement (GAM) (the “MOU”), which concluded the armed conflict in 2005, stipulated that a Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and a Human Rights Court (HRC) for Aceh are to be established.
Statement by Helen Clark
Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
on the occasion of World AIDS Day
1 December 2009 - World AIDS Day 2009
Gearing up for Copenhagen, Indonesia convenes a high-level dialogue on climate change
23 November 2009 - With only two weeks left until the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference, a high-level National Dialogue took place today, convened by the Ministry of Environment and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The National Dialogue aimed at discussing Indonesia’s change policy and its position for the Copenhagen negotiations.
Indonesia and UN sign programme to tackle deforestation and climate change
23 November 2009 - In an effort to address climate change by stopping the destruction of Indonesia’s vast forests, the Ministry of Forestry and UN agencies today signed the UN-REDD (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) programme, just in time for the upcoming Copenhagen climate change negotiations this December. The REDD concept is expected to be one of the most crucial agendas to be discussed in Copenhagen.
Norway first donor to support Indonesian aid management initiative
13 November 2009 - As the first contributor to the Transitional Multi Donor Fund today, the Government of Norway marked its strong support Indonesia’s effort to improve the management of international development assistance. Through a Multi Donor Programme, facilitated by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the Government of Indonesia is establishing the structures, systems and national capacity to enhance the national ownership and effectiveness of all international aid.
Aceh’s provincial human development report is reviewed in preparation for its launch in 2010
9 November 2009 - Around 40 provincial and district level government as well as academics, civil society organizations and international agencies gathered in Banda Aceh to conduct the first review of the 2010 Aceh Provincial Human Development Report. This publication is significant, as it is Indonesia’s first Provincial Human Development Report.
Communities and government come together to review indonesia's 2010 national human development report
9 November 2009 - More than 50 provincial and district level government as well as academics, civil society organizations, media outlets and international agencies from eight provinces across central Indonesia gathered in Yogakarta to conduct the first review of the 2010 National Human Development Report, entitled Participation in Local Governance. The Regional Consultation was opened by the Governor, His Excellency Bapak Sri Sultan Hemengku Bhuwono X. Representatives gathered from West Nusa Tenggara, East Nusa Tenggara, West Kalimantan, East Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan, Bali, East Java and Central Java.
UNDP boosts recovery in earthquake hit Padang
4 November 2009 - As people in earthquake-hit West Sumatra look to rebuild their lives, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) boosted its recovery support here this week, bringing in more heavy equipment to remove badly damaged homes, schools, mosques, and by fielding experts to work alongside government to reduce the impact of future earthquakes.
“There are thousands of teetering buildings that pose a threat to people living and working nearby,” UNDP Country Director Håkan Björkman said. “Our experts are assisting the Public Works Department to survey these and coordinate teams to safely demolish some of the ones that are simply wreaked,” he said. “The clean-up job is massive - we estimate around 1.5 million cubic meters, or 375,000 small truckloads, of rubble needs removing,” he said. “To make a bigger dent in this massive job we’ve hired more bulldozers, trucks and other heavy equipment to start work this week,” he said.
UNDP supports Indonesia in Strengthening Access to Justice through pioneering Strategy
16 October 2009 - Today the Government of Indonesia launched an ambitious and action-oriented National Strategy on Access to Justice. Supported by the United Nations Development Programme, this strategy aims at improving the protection of people’s rights across Indonesia, with special emphasis given to legal empowerment of poor people and marginalised groups. The strategy puts forward a set of policy recommendations relating to eight themes that extensive surveys have shown link directly to the needs of vulnerable groups. These are: Legal and Judicial Reform, Legal Aid, Local Governance, Land and Natural Resources, Women, Children, Labour and Poor and Disadvantaged Groups.
UNDP supports Government’s very early recovery efforts for Sumatra earthquakes
15 October 2009 - While the humanitarian response is full on, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is working closely with the Government of Indonesia to initiate recovery efforts for earthquake-affected areas of Sumatra. This very early recovery support aims at getting things back to normal in ways that will prevent such a disaster from happening again.
Local Planning and Performance Evaluation Places People at the Centre in Progressing Towards the MDGs and Human Development in Indonesia
14 October 2009 - The UNDP and the National Development Planning Agency (BAPPENAS) co-organized a Policy Seminar: Strengthening Development Planning and Performance Evaluation in Support of Local Government Practice on 13-14 October in Jakarta. Discussion focused on the value of Human Development (HD)/Millennium Development Goal (MDG) frameworks for planning, budgeting, monitoring and evaluating development. Existent and future application of these tools was reviewed for strengthening local development practices leading towards accelerated MDG achievement and promoted human development in Indonesia.
Placing People at the Centre of Provincial Planning and Performance Evaluation helps progress towards Millennium Development Goals in Indonesia
13 October 2009 - Strengthening development planning and performance evaluation is the focus of a two day policy seminar that opens in Jakarta today conducted by UNDP and Bappenas. Senior national and provincial government officials, local development planners, academics and civil society members will convene to explore how frameworks such as the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) and Human Development (HD) approach can ensure pro-poor planning, budgeting, monitoring and evaluation at the local level.
UNDP calls for policy reform to protect migrant workers
5 October 2009 - The 2009 UNDP Human Development Report Overcoming barriers: Human mobility and development reveals that the major source of migration-related problems in many countries, including Indonesia, is the insufficient policies and regulations. The report calls for better regulations to protect migrants as large gains to human development can be achieved by lowering barriers to movement and improving the treatment of movers.
