Jakarta, 29 July 2010 Children need to have knowledge and consciousness of disaster risk reduction effort since early age Children have the rights to be save from disasters and play important role in disaster risk reduction. This can be achieved if they are trained with appropriate knowledge and skills to save themselves during disasters. Therefore, the National Education Ministry, supported by United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has decided to collaborate to incorporate or integrate disaster risk reduction (DRR) knowledge into school curriculum. This has been stipulated in a national policy through Circular of Minister of National Education No. 70a/SE/MPN/2010 on Mainstreaming of Disaster Risk Reduction at School. The circular is addressed to all Governors, Regents and Mayors throughout Indonesia, calling for the implementation of disaster management at school through 3 aspects, namely: empowerment of institutional role and capacity of school community; 2). DRR integration into formal educational unit curriculum, both intra as well as extra-curricular; 3). Developing Inter-stakeholder partnership and network to support DRR implementation at schools.
	Jakarta, 27 July 2010 Asia-wide Regional Workshop on Horizontal Inequalities and Conflict Prevention Anyone concerned with promoting development and reducing human suffering must make conflict prevention a priority. Violent conflict in multi-ethnic and multi-religious countries, often fought along ethnic or religious lines, is a major cause of death, destruction, poverty and underdevelopment. The incidence of such conflicts rose steeply immediately following the end of the Cold War and, despite a decline since the mid-1990s, remains a major problem in every region of the world. Violent conflict undermines hard-won gains in human development and poverty reduction. It reduces human capabilities and can prevent the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals for some of the most vulnerable groups in society. Fortunately, conflict within multi-ethnic societies is not inevitable—in fact, most multi-ethnic societies are peaceful, especially those which promote political and socio-economic development policies that fully encompass different groups, taking their needs into account. .
	Vienna, 21 July 2010 Socio-economic impact of HIV on households calls for urgent impact mitigation steps and HIV-sensitive social protection Impact mitigation steps targeted at households of people living with HIV should be integrated into national and provincial AIDS strategies and social protection schemes should be responsive to the needs of AIDS-affected families, said two large-scale studies from Asia presented at the XVIII International AIDS Conference (IAC) currently underway here. In Indonesia, the study that covered seven provinces and 2038 sample households (1019 PLHIV-households and an equal number of non-PLHIV households as the control group), found that unemployment is higher among PLHIV households and they also lost about 55 per cent of their income in caring for the sick compared to non-PLHIV households. The quality and tenure of employment also is substantially compromised. Similarly, the health expenses of PLHIV households were five times higher than that of the non-PLHIV households, which severely constrained other expenses such as on education. PLHIV households spent 36 % less on education. Dropout of children in the PLHIV households was higher, particularly among higher classes.
	Jakarta, 29 June 2010 Qatar Charity, UNDP to support poverty reduction in NTB UNDP Indonesia and Qatar Charity are proud to be entering into partnership with the Government of West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) for a community development programme in an attempt to reduce poverty in the province. Agreement between Qatar Charity and UNDP to assist the people of NTB is signed in Jakarta today.
	Kupang, 24 June 2010 East Nusa Tenggara signed agreement to accelerate MDG achievement The Governor of East Nusa Tenggara (ENT), Mr. Frans Lebu Raya, along with four House of Regional Representatives members of ENT, Mr. Abraham Paul Liyanto, Mr. Emmanuel Babu Eha, Mrs. Carolina Nubatonis Kondo and Mrs. Sarah Lery, are signing a Memorandum of Understanding consisting of firstly, the acceleration of the ENT development to achieve Millenium Development Goals (MDGs) and secondly, the creation of constituent offices in ENT. The event, supported by the UNDP Parliamentary Support Programme and United Nations Millenium Campaign, is held on Thursday, June 24, 2010 at Sasando Hotel, Kupang City, East Nusa Tenggara.
	Jakarta, 17 June 2010 UNDP supports Government to tackle land degradation, desertification, and drought The world is commemorating the day to Combat Desertification and Drought today. It is a significant moment as over a billion poor and vulnerable people living in the world's drylands. In Indonesia, desertification and drought has also impeded the efforts to reduce poverty and the achievement of Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
	Jakarta, 10 June 2010 Zero waste biogas for alternative energy, clean environment, and better income Biogas provides opportunity for dairy farmers to turn their cattle's manure into better use and at the same time minimizing pollution. The Biogas unit produces methane gases that can be used as fuel for cooking and lighting. The final waste from the process is an excellent organic fertilizer and can also be used as fish food for farms in the surrounding area. "Developing a pro-poor Biogas Model for Dairy Farmers in East Java" is a project implemented in Lumajang, East Java, aimed to tackle problems in three areas: energy, environment, and economy.
	London, New York, 19 May 2010 2010 World Business and Development Awards Launched The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and the International Business Leaders Forum (IBLF) are pleased to open nominations for the 2010 World Business and Development Awards in support of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) – eight internationally-agreed goals to alleviate poverty by 2015.
	Jakarta, 4 May 2010 UNDP ART Gold Indonesia supports South-South Cooperation between Indonesia and Sri Lanka Gorontalo Province (Indonesia) and Southern Provinces (Sri Lanka) started their collaboration when their respective Governors signed a Letter of Intention in August 2008, to express their pledge to cooperate in on the sectors of agriculture, health and education. Since then, with the facilitation of UNDP ART programmes in Indonesia (AGI) and in Sri Lanka (AGSL) the cooperation between the two provinces has been particularly strengthened in the agriculture sector, mostly around corn cultivation.
	Jakarta, 23 April 2010 Leprosy Management Training in NTT: A Quick Impact Project of UNDP-ART GOLD Indonesia (AGI) UNDP ART GOLD Indonesia (AGI) is a framework programme that aims at contributing to the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in Indonesia by supporting those national policies that promote provincial development and decentralization. In line with the ART approach, AGI follows a multi-sectoral and territorial approach to development working simultaneously at local, national and international levels. AGI programme is currently operational in two provinces: Gorontalo (Sulawesi) and Nusa Tenggara Timur (NTT), under the coordination of a central office based in UNDP Jakarta.
	Jakarta, 15 April 2010 iKNOW Politics Indonesia Launch “Knowledge for Women in Politics” Women leaders, political candidates, activists and representatives of women’s organizations from Indonesia are attending the launch event, which focuses on providing much needed knowledge for women entering into politics. It is designed to initiate an ongoing dialogue that will be carried out through the International Knowledge Network of Women in Politics, found online at www.iknowpolitics.org.
	Jakarta, 31 March 2010 BAPPENAS Minister: Human Development Index is needed to accelerate People’s welfare The State Ministry of National Development Planning (BAPPENAS), supported by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) today hosted a national-level dialogue on the Application of Human Development Index in Strengthening Provincial Development Planning and Budgeting. Accompanied by the launch of (1) Gorontalo Provincial Development Report: Planning with Human Development Index and (2) The Capacity Assessment and Capacity Development Report of the Provincial Development of Gorontalo, the event showcases how local governance approach to human development can play a central role in public policy formulation at the local and national levels.
	Jakarta, 30 March 2010 Minister of Forestry and the United Nations launch joint effort to combat deforestation and forest degradation. Today the Ministry of Forestry and the United Nations launched The United Nations Collaborative Programme on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (UN-REDD) with a kick-off workshop opened by H.E. Zulkifli Hasan, Minister of Forestry.
	New York, 29 March 2010 High-Level Haiti Donors’ Conference to be held at United Nations in New York on 31 March 2010 The United Nations and United States, in cooperation with the Haitian Government, will convene a high-level donors’ conference - ‘Towards a New Future in Haiti’ - on 31 March at United Nations Headquarters in New York to secure the financial resources necessary for Haiti’s recovery, and by doing so, demonstrate the international community’s steadfast commitment to the people of Haiti as they struggle to rebuild their lives after the devastating earthquake.
	New Delhi, 8 March 2010 Asia-Pacific has one of the world's worst gender gaps 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.
	Jakarta, 8 March 2010 Women's Participation in Politics and Government 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.
	Jakarta, 19 February 2010 Disaster management plans launched for safer Indonesia 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.”
	Lisbon, 26 January 2010 55,000 spectators joined the Match Against Poverty in support of Haiti 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.
	Jakarta, 25 January 2010 Pathways Towards Increasing Women’s Participation in Politics and Government 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.
	Geneva/Lisbon, 21 January 2010 Forty international football stars join UNDP in support of Haiti 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.