Past Press Releases

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	Jakarta, 22 December 2009 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 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.
	New York, 1 December 2009 Statement by Helen Clark Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on the occasion of World AIDS Day
	Jakarta, 29 November 2009 Sharing Experiences and Lessons Learned from Barcelona and Malaga UNDP ART GOLD INDONESIA (AGI) Mission to Spain A delegation comprising representatives of UNDP ART Gold Indonesia (AGI) and UNDP’s Senior Management, the Indonesian National Government including the National Development Planning Agency (BAPPENAS), the Ministry of Home Affairs, and representatives from the two pilot provinces of Gorontalo and Nusa Tenggara Timur (NTT) carried out a decentralized cooperation and resource mobilization mission to Barcelona and Malaga, which took place between 17-18 November and 19-20 November 2009 respectively.
	Jakarta, 23 November 2009 Gearing up for Copenhagen, Indonesia convenes a high-level dialogue on climate change 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 aims at discussing Indonesia's change policy and its position for the Copenhagen negotiations.
	Jakarta, 23 November 2009 Indonesia and UN sign programme to tackle deforestation and climate change 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.
	Jakarta, 20 November 2009 UNDP ART GOLD INDONESIA (AGI) Mission to Spain: Sharing Experiences and Lessons Learned from Barcelona and Malaga A delegation comprising representatives of UNDP ART Gold Indonesia (AGI) and UNDP’s Senior Management, the Indonesian National Government including the National Development Planning Agency (BAPPENAS), the Ministry of Home Affairs, and representatives from the two pilot provinces of Gorontalo and Nusa Tenggara Timur (NTT) carried out a decentralized cooperation and resource mobilization mission to Barcelona and Malaga, which took place between 17-18 November and 19-20 November 2009 respectively.
	Jakarta, 20 November 2009 UNDP ART GOLD INDONESIA (AGI) Mission to Spain: Sharing Experiences and Lessons Learned from Barcelona and Malaga A delegation comprising representatives of UNDP ART Gold Indonesia (AGI) and UNDP’s Senior Management, the Indonesian National Government including the National Development Planning Agency (BAPPENAS), the Ministry of Home Affairs, and representatives from the two pilot provinces of Gorontalo and Nusa Tenggara Timur (NTT) carried out a decentralized cooperation and resource mobilization mission to Barcelona and Malaga, which took place between 17-18 November and 19-20 November 2009 respectively.
	Jakarta, 13 November 2009 Norway first donor to support Indonesian aid management initiative 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.
	Jakarta, 9 November 2009 Communities and government come together to review indonesia's 2010 national human development report 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.
	Jakarta, 9 November 2009 Aceh’s provincial human development report is reviewed in preparation for its launch in 2010 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.
	Padang, 4 November 2009 UNDP boosts recovery in earthquake hit Padang 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 Hakan Bjorkman 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 have hired more bulldozers, trucks and other heavy equipment to start work this week," he said.
	Jakarta, 16 October 2009 UNRC Remarks at Indonesia's National Strategy on Access to Justice Launch Remarks at the launch of the National Strategy on Access to Justice, BAPPENAS, Jakarta
	Jakarta, 16 October 2009 UNDP supports Indonesia in Strengthening Access to Justice through pioneering Strategy 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.
	Jakarta, 15 October 2009 UNDP supports Government's very early recovery efforts for Sumatra earthquakes 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.
	Jakarta, 14 October 2009 Local Planning and Performance Evaluation Places People at the Centre in Progressing Towards the MDGs and Human Development in Indonesia 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.
	Jakarta, 13 October 2009 Placing People at the Centre of Provincial Planning and Performance Evaluation helps progress towards Millennium Development Goals in Indonesia 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 leve
	Jakarta, 5 October 2009 UNDP calls for policy reform to protect migrant workers 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.
	Jakarta, 2 October 2009 The UN mobilizes relief effort to West Sumatera The United Nations (UN) is working alongside with the Government to provide assistance to the people of West Sumatera, and to coordinate the relief efforts of the international humanitarian community.
	Jakarta, 14 September 2009 UNDP appointed as interim trustee for Indonesia Climate Change Trust Fund The Government of Indonesia has officially launched a grant mechanism to manage climate change donations from donor countries today. The Indonesia Climate Change Trust Fund or ICCTF is expected to support programme related to climate change mitigation and adaptation. UNDP has been appointed as interim trustee to manage the fund during the transitional period before the appointment of a National Trustee.
	Banda Aceh, 30 August 2009 UNDP's booth to come third in Aceh cultural expo competition During the devastating conflict in the 1950s, the Acehnese government successfully attempted to reunite its people by establishing the Aceh Cultural Fair in 1954. Since then there has been four Cultural Fairs, the latest being in August of 2009 in conjunction with the Aceh International Expo. The post-conflict and post-tsunami provincial government was eager to promote a new and exciting Aceh though this very rare event. The expo was aimed to promote both the local private and public sector institutions, and all organisations that are still working on the recovery of Aceh, to recognize their support, share experiences and results on rehabilitation and reconstruction as well as to promote development and unity in the area.
	Jakarta, 25 August 2009 Government, UNDP, GEF to improve forest and watershed management in Indonesia A new initiative to strengthen Indonesia’s community-based forest and watershed management is launched in Jakarta today. UNDP and the Ministry of Forestry wish to develop better environment management in districts and provinces with critical environmental condition with funding from Global Environment Facility (GEF), UNDP Indonesia, and parallel funding from the Government, ICRAF and Ford foundation.
	Jakarta, 21 August 2009 UNDP supports integrated information system for more effective poverty reduction efforts To improve the efforts in poverty alleviation, the Government of Indonesia with the leadership of the National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas) has created an integrated information system (Simpadu) for National Programme for Community Empowerment (PNPM) Mandiri. With the new system all relevant data is collected, analyzed, and monitored to find the problems and immediately seek the solutions for better poverty reduction programme in Indonesia. At this stage, the initiative is implemented in 6,408 sub-districts in all 33 provinces across the country.
	Jakarta, 14 August 2009 DHL and UNDP start pilot program for a more effective disaster relief Deutsche Post DHL, the world’s leading mail and logistics services group, together with its subsidiary DHL, and The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) enhanced its services in the area of Disaster Management. In addition to previous and existing disaster response initiatives, both parties launched a new module in the field of disaster preparedness. GARD, which stands for “Get Airports Ready for Disaster” is a crucial initiative in making worldwide relief efforts more effective. Two pilot projects were just completed successfully at the Indonesian airports of Makassar and Palu and mark the start of a global roll-out for GARD. In 2009 and 2010, the DHL GARD team plans to conduct on-site training programs and surge capacity assessments at other airports located close to disaster prone areas in Asia and the Americas.
	Bali, 4 August 2009 South East Asia's first "Women's Court"� on trafficking and HIV to be held in Bali Harrowing personal stories narrated by more than 20 women who have endured trafficking, violence, exploitation and HIV will mark the first "South East Asia (SEA) Court of Women on HIV and Human Trafficking: from Vulnerability to free, Just and Safe Movement"� to be held in Bali, Indonesia on 6 August.
	Jakarta, 2 August 2009 UNDP empowers local poverty reduction efforts in three provinces Several of Indonesia’s least developed districts have increased their funds designated for poverty reduction by more than 50 percent. The Pro-Poor Planning, Budgeting and Monitoring (P3BM) project offers a simple but effective tool. Developed by UNDP, P3BM has reached over 1,000 local government officials and other stakeholders. In Sikka and Lombok Timur districts, local governments have used P3BM to increase their funding for health, education and environmental programmes, and are therefore better able to provide services for their communities.
	Yogyakarta, 31 July 2009 Through DiBi, Yogyakarta has online tool to analyze disaster UNDP supported the National Agency for Disaster Management (BNPB) and the Government of Yogyakarta to establish an application to analyze historical and geographic data on natural disasters that have occurred in the province. The web-based application, called DiBi (Indonesian Disaster Information and Data) has been set up at the national level and now Yogyakarta is one of the pilot provinces for DiBi implementation.
	Jakarta, 27 July 2009 BNPB, UNDP and UNV promote Volunteerism for better Disaster Management Jakarta, 27 July 2009 – The important role of Volunteerism in preventing and reducing vulnerability to natural disasters was recognized by the Government of Indonesia. This acknowledgement was shown through a workshop attended by participants from over 20 national and international NGOs, universities, UN Agencies and numerous representatives of the Government. “Discussion on Volunteerism for Disaster Management” organized by the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) alongside UNDP Safer Communities through Disaster Risk Reduction (SC-DRR) project and United Nations Volunteers (UNV) aimed at collecting ideas for the development of a framework on Volunteerism as a measure of a strategic approach to provide a more effective response to disasters.
	Jakarta, 25 June 2009 Ten Years of the Implementation of Indonesia's Decentralization: Reformulating the Role of the Province State Ministry for National Development Planning (BAPPENAS) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), held a national policy seminar in Jakarta to review the impacts of the implementation of Indonesia's Decentralization, 10 years down the road. Supported by Decentralization Support Facility (DSF), the event called for further clarification of the currently ambiguous roles of provincial governments, in terms of five core development dimensions: (1) law, policy and institutional relationships among central, provincial and district government, (2) provincial governance, (3) inter-governmental fiscal relations, (4) spatial dimension of regional development, and (5) economic relations between province and district. The event also launched new reports, the Study on the Alternatives to Proliferation of the Regions, and UNDP Policy Issue Paper on the role of the province.
	Tasikmalaya, 18 June 2009 Community in Tasikmalaya exploring business opportunities from the river Over 150 families in the sub-village of Mertajaya, Nagrak village, Tasikmalaya, are using their nearby river as the source of electricity. By using this cheap and environmentally-friendly initiative, the villagers are able develop successful small-scale enterprises regardless their very remote location. UNDP in partnership with the Department of Energy and Mineral Resources is helping the community to increase the micro-hydro business opportunities in the village.
	Banda Aceh, 10 June 2009 Banda Aceh: From debris and rubble to environmental award Four years after the tsunami, Kota Banda Aceh wins 2009 Adipura Award for being among the cleanest and greenest cities in Indonesia. The President of Indonesia, Dr. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono presented the awards to the winners in the Presidential Palace last week. The Mayor of Banda Aceh, Ir Mawardy Nurdin M.Eng SC, thanked UNDP for its contribution in the post-tsunami reconstruction, particularly for its successful waste management project.
	Banjarmasin, 3 June 2009 UNDP and KPU gear up for July presidential race in Banjarmasin and Bali UNDP through Elections-MDP supports the election commission (KPU) to socialize the upcoming presidential election for poll workers from several cities around the country.
	Yogyakarta, 27 May 2009 UNDP provides technical assistance to foster capacities of election commissions To ensure the capacities of election commission members approaching the July 8 presidential elections, the general election commission (KPU) in partnership with UNDP’s Elections-MDP held technical workshop on vote counting mechanism in the upcoming presidential elections. The three-day workshop held on the 25-27 May 2009 in Yogyakarta was attended by KPU members in district level.
	Jakarta, 22 May 2009 Awards Ceremony for the 2009 Journalism Awards on Access to Justice -- “Promoting the Human Rights of Poor People: Dignity and Empowerment” The National Development Planning Agency (BAPPENAS) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) issued today a call for recognition of the crucial role played by the media in promoting poor people’s access to justice.
	Jakarta, 28 April 2009 UNDP promotes safer communities With support from UNDP through the “Safer Communities through Disaster Risk Reduction� (SC-DRR) in Development Programme, the Indonesian Government with its public and private partners has officially declared the establishment of Indonesian National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction today. This National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction or PLANAS PRB is an embodiment of UN recommendations and resolutions that requested countries to set up institutional mechanisms (National Platforms) for disaster risk reduction at the national level. The need for these platforms as a multi-stakeholder coordination to reduce disaster risk was further emphasized during the second world conference on disaster reduction (WCDR) in 2005.
	New York, 24 April 2009 New report on 2004 tsunami recovery efforts reveals the need to involve local communities every step of the way To better respond to natural disasters, governments should invest more in risk reduction for vulnerable communities and make sure to reflect gender concerns in the recovery process, says a report presented today at the United Nations. Involving local communities in the recovery process, according to "The Tsunami Legacy: Innovation, Breakthroughs and Change" report, is as instrumental as installing high-tech early warning systems. The report also highlights the need for governments to incorporate disaster risk reduction measures in national development plans.
	Jakarta, 6 April 2009 Voter Education as You've Never Seen Before -- Get-out-the vote in Indonesia means reaching some unusual target groups Getting out the vote is no easy feat in Indonesia. With more than 170 million eligible voters, half a million polling stations and five million poll workers, innovation in voter education is essential for the April 9 parliamentary elections. Even the most marginalized of sex workers, people with disabilities, first-time voters and elderly shut-ins are sought out in order to receive voter information. The aim is to ensure that voter education messages reach all corners of this massive archipelago.
	Jakarta, 31 March 2009 Indonesia Plans Monitoring System on the Impact of the Economic Crisis on the Poor and Vulnerable Determining the means of tracking and monitoring the impact of the global economic crisis on Indonesia is the focus of a two-day technical meeting that opened in Jakarta today. Mitigating the effects of the crisis on poor people and vulnerable groups requires well-targeted safety net programmes and policies, which in turn, are dependant upon reliable, real-time data. This workshop will take stock of the resources available and examine what is needed to establish such a crisis monitoring system.
	Jakarta, 30 March 2009 UNDP helps support civic education for marginal groups As Indonesia gears up for the upcoming elections UNDP helps support civic education of marginalized groups such as sex workers and people living with disabilities. UNDP through Multi Donor Programme: Support to Indonesia's Democratic Elections (Elections MDP) is supporting efforts to improve the quality of political participation and foster high voter turnout.
	Jakarta, 11 March 2009 Indonesia – one step forward to fight global warming with UN-REDD Indonesia has taken a significant step forward when its ‘quick start’ programme proposal to Reduce Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD) was approved by the UN-REDD Programme Policy Board today. The Government of Indonesia, in partnership with UNDP, FAO and UNEP with support from the Government of Norway is now in full swing to start implementation of this quick-start phase.
	Jakarta, 6 March 2009 The Spanish Government contributes funds through UNDP in support to Indonesia’s 2009 Elections and DPD RI The Government of Spain through the Spanish Agency for International Development (AECID) announced today a contribution through UNDP for the Multi Donor Programme – Support to Indonesia's Democratic Elections (Elections MDP) and the Parliamentary Reform Initiative and DPD Empowerment – Support to the Indonesian House of Regional Representatives (PRIDE) at a ceremony hosted by Bappenas (National Development Planning Agency) in Jakarta. The ceremony was attended by H.E. Aurora Bernaldez Dicenta, Ambassador of Spain to Indonesia and El-Mostafa Benlamlih, UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative to Indonesia.
	Jakarta, 20 February 2009 The Government of Indonesia and UNDP launched TV PSAs to inform voters of 2009 general elections on the new voting system The Government of Indonesia and UNDP, through the Multi-Donor Programme: Support to Indonesia's Democratic Elections (Elections MDP), launched the PSAs to inform voters on the new system to mark the ballot papers (ticking instead of punching a hole on the paper) as well as to increase public awareness to exercise their rights on the elections day. The PSA campaigns are now running in five major Indonesian TV stations until 8th of April, before the holding of legislative elections on 9 April 2009.
	Gorontalo, 17 February 2009 UNDP ART Gold Indonesia Launches Provincial Programme Office in Gorontalo The UNDP ART Gold Indonesia (AGI) and the Gorontalo Provincial Government announced today the launching the UNDP Provincial Programme Office in Gorontalo, in an effort to support national policies and local practice in the field of regional and provincial development. In addition, the office will serve to facilitate international development cooperation in the Province.