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February 2015
UN IN INDONESIA
Health and Happiness
With the support of WHO,
UNICEF and government
partners, the ongoing
Aceh immunization
programme and infant
development monitoring
are protecting the next
generation.
UNCG Indonesia/Dru Maasepp
2015 Time for Global Action
Jakarta | Enormous progress has been made towards
achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
Global poverty continues to decline. More children than
ever are attending primary school. Child deaths have
dropped dramatically. Access to safe drinking water
has been greatly expanded. Targeted investments in
fighting malaria, AIDS and tuberculosis have saved
millions.
Dru Maasepp/UNCG Indonesia
Here in Indonesia, the UN is fine-tuning
the partnership
with the Government on the framework agreement for
2016-2020 in support of Indonesia’s development
goals. “An important part of our work will be to support
Indonesia in implementing and measuring progress on
the SDGs as the new development agenda come
online,” says UN Resident Coordinator Douglas
Broderick.
But with the MDG agenda concluding at the end of
2015, world leaders have called for a new ambitious
agenda to improve people’s lives and protect the planet
for future generations.
The UN’s work in Indonesia is an important part of its
global efforts in collaboration with governments, civil
society and other partners to build on the momentum
generated by the MDGs and carry on with an ambitious
post-2015 sustainable development agenda that is
This post-2015 development agenda, referred to as the expected to be adopted by UN Member States at the
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), is expected to Special Summit on Sustainable Development in
tackle many issues, including ending poverty and September 2015.
hunger, improving health and education, making cities
more sustainable, combating climate change and
protecting oceans and forests.
“We are on the threshold of the most important year of
development since the founding of the United Nations
itself,” UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said at the
launch of his preliminary synthesis report on the SDGs
in December, highlighting 2015 as “an historic
opportunity and duty to act, boldly, vigorously and
expeditiously, to turn reality into a life of dignity for all,
leaving no one behind.”
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2015: Time for Global Action
The Road to Dignity by 2030
The UN Turns 70
Combating AIDS: Indonesia Recognised
1.8 Billion Youth: Opportunities and Challenges
Read the Secretary-General's Synthesis Report
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Aceh Tsunami 10 Years On
UN Voices from the Tsunami: Kristanto Sinandang
Open Defecation: Indonesia Steps up the Fight
Looking Ahead Calendar
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The Road to Dignity by 2030
Proposed Sustainable Development Goals
Following more than a year of inclusive and intensive
consultative deliberations, the Open Working Group
of the General Assembly on Sustainable
Development Goals proposed 17 specific goals with
169 associated targets. UN Member States have
agreed that the agenda laid out by the Open Working
Group will be the main basis for the post-2015
Sustainable Development Knowledge Platform:
sustainabledevelopment.un.org
GOAL 1
GOAL 2
GOAL 3
GOAL 4
GOAL 5
End poverty
in all its
forms
everywhere
End hunger, achieve
food security and
improved nutrition and
promote sustainable
agriculture
Ensure
healthy lives
and promote
well-being for
all at all ages
Ensure inclusive and
equitable quality
education and promote
lifelong learning
opportunities for all
Achieve gender
equality and
empower all
women and
girls
GOAL 6
GOAL 7
GOAL 8
GOAL 9
Ensure availability and
sustainable
management of water
and sanitation for all
Ensure access to
affordable, reliable,
sustainable and
modern energy for
all
Promote sustained, inclusive
and sustainable economic
growth, full and productive
employment and decent work
for all
Build resilient
infrastructure, promote
inclusive and sustainable
industrialisation and foster
innovation
GOAL 10
GOAL 11
GOAL 12
GOAL 13
GOAL 14
Reduce
inequality
within and
among
countries
Make cities and
human settlements
inclusive, safe,
resilient and
sustainable
Ensure
sustainable
consumption
and production
patterns
Take urgent action
to combat climate
change and its
impacts
Conserve and
sustainably use the
oceans, seas and marine
resources for sustainable
development
GOAL 15
GOAL 16
GOAL 17
Protect, restore and promote sustainable
use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably
manage forests, combat desertification, and
halt and reverse land degradation and halt
biodiversity loss
Promote peaceful and inclusive
socities for sustainable development,
provide access to justice for all and
build effective, accountable and
inclusive institutions at all levels
Strengthen the means of
implementation and
revitalise the global
partnership for
sustainable development
The UN turns 70
security and human rights work,
a n d u l t i m a t e l y, u n i t e t h e
inter national community in
common cause to enable a
strong UN to realize a better
world.
70 years ago, on 24 October
1945, the UN Charter came into
force and the United Nations
came into being. This year, to
celebrate its 70th anniversary,
the UN will aim to honour the
historic breadth of the
Organization’s development,
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intergovernmental process. The Secretary-General
has proposed that six elements frame the SDGs:
dignity, prosperity, justice, partnership, planet and
people.
In Indonesia, events will be held
throughout the year that reaffirm
the universal principles that the
UN was founded on. UN in
Indonesia will also pay tribute to
the 70th anniversary by
celebrating Indonesia’s role in
the UN, and highlighting the
success stories.
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Combating AIDS
Indonesia Recognised in Two Global Awards
winners in this global award programme indicates
that there is already substantial experience and
capacity among community groups in Indonesia and
that they have reached a level of maturity which is
even recognised globally."
Jakarta | An Indonesian network of drug-user
groups is this year's recipient of the prestigious Red
Ribbon Award, the world's leading prize for
innovative and outstanding community work in
response to the AIDS epidemic.
Persaudaraan Korban Napza Indonesia (PKNI) is a
leading national network representing 25 selforganised drug-user groups across the country.
Winning in the category of human rights, the
organisation's work addresses stigma, violence,
discrimination and other human rights violations
against people who use drugs in an effort to combat
AIDS.
"Community-based organisations have shown the
world how to mobilise for change in the AIDS
response and the Red Ribbon Award recognises
their transformative achievements," said Cho Kah
Sin, UNAIDS Country Director in Indonesia.
"The selection of PKNI as one of the Red Ribbon
A global panel of civil society representatives
selected the finalists from a shortlist determined by
regional panels, with more than 1,000 nominees.
Each of the winning organisations received a
$10,000 grant and were invited to participate in AIDS
2014.
In another accolade, Indonesia's UN Cares team has
won the 2014 UN Cares Award for its work in
promoting HIV testing and the importance of
knowing one's HIV status.
Congratulating the winners, UN Secretary-General
Ban Ki-moon highlighted the leading role that the UN
plays in the effort to combat HIV/AIDS.
"HIV/AIDS remains a hugely important issue for the
United Nations, as it does the whole world," he said.
"When I launched UN Cares in 2008, I wanted the
United Nations to become a model workplace in its
handling of this challenge. I remain determined that
the organisation does everything it can to assist
those with HIV."
UN Cares is the UN system-wide workplace program
on HIV/AIDS that ensures the United Nations
practices what it preaches when it comes to
reducing the impact of HIV in the workplace.
The World’s 1.8 Billion Youth
Opportunities and Challenges
Jakarta | Developing countries with large youth
populations could see their economies soar,
provided they invest heavily in young people’s
education and health and protect their rights,
according to The State of World Population (SWOP)
2014, published by UNFPA, the United Nations
Population Fund in November.
“With the right policies and investments in human
capital, countries can empower young people to
drive economic and social development and boost
per-capita incomes,” said Jose Ferraris, UNFPA
Representative in Indonesia.
(BKKBN) Chairperson Prof. Fasli Jalal says that the
government is tailoring programs that equip the
young with proper education and skills, awareness to
stay healthy, knowledge for decision-making, as well
as a wider opportunity to grow.
“Making these investments in youth is the right thing
to do. It is also smart, for many reasons. For
example, investing in youth can enable developing
countries to reap a demographic dividend, which can
help reduce poverty and raise living standards,”
added Jose Ferraris.
Read the full report here: www.unfpa.org/swop
National Board of Population and Family Planning
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UN IN INDONESIA February 2015
Aceh Tsunami 10 Years On
Indonesia Remembers
Aceh | Thousands of people gathered at Blang Padang
field in Banda Aceh on the ten-year anniversary of the
2004 tsunami, in a solemn ceremony to remember the
devastation, and pay tribute to the survivors and relief
and rehabilitation efforts.
His words were echoed by Margareta Wahlström, head
of the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, who
highlighted that since the disaster, the world has taken
significant action to ensure it is better prepared against
such disasters.
Vice President Jusuf Kalla, who was also Vice
President at the time (under former President Susilo
Bambang Yudhoyono), stressed the importance of
swift international relief efforts, including rapid delivery
of aid, victims search and logistics distribution.
“Since the Indian Ocean tsunami and the adoption of
the Hyogo Framework for Action in 2005, there have
been substantial changes in the global thinking
regarding disaster risk reduction issues. The tsunami
acted as a wake-up call and made us understand how
vulnerable we are to hazards. We cannot avoid natural
"Thousands of corpses were sprawled in this field,” hazards, but we know enough, to certainly, prevent
said Mr Kalla. “There were feelings of confusion, them to become disasters," she said.
shock, sorrow, fear and suffering. We prayed.”
“The tsunami acted as a wake-up call
and made us understand how vulnerable
we are to hazards. We cannot avoid
natural hazards, but we know enough, to
certainly, prevent them to become
disasters”
Margareta Wahlström,
Head of the UN Office for
Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR)
WFP/Rein Skullerud
“It was impossible for the government to rehabilitate
the impacted areas without international help. Within
10 days, we held a UN summit in Jakarta, and within
hours of the summit, all had pledged US$5 billion to
finance the rehabilitation and reconstruction process
in Aceh,” he said, adding that the money was used to
rebuild roads, hospitals, houses and mosques.
In the aftermath of the tsunami, the UN played an
important role in the emergency response, followed by
strategic investment in the province’s long-term
development based on the principle of “Building Back
Better”.
The ceremony also reflected on the valuable lessons
learned from the devastation, which is particularly
important for Indonesia given its frequent natural
disasters. “There can’t be any bigger lesson than the
loss of more than 100,000 people,” said Aceh
Governor Zaini Abdullah. “It has laid the ground for the
Aceh’s government’s programme on disaster risk
reduction which is now included in our medium-term
development plan."
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WFP/Rein Skullerud
“We now have more efficient early warning systems
and better evacuation procedures in place. This is also
greater understanding and awareness globally of the
broad damage that disasters can inflict on our
societies."
Read more about the UN's role in the relief,
recovery and rehabilitation of Aceh:
unic-jakarta.org/aceh-10
UN IN INDONESIA February 2015
UN Voices from the Tsunami
Q&A with UNDP’s Kristanto Sinandang
When Aceh was hit by the tsunami in 2004,
Kristanto Sinandang was working with UNDP in its
Crisis Prevention and Recovery Unit on disaster
management issues. He talks about what it was like
on the ground in one of the biggest humanitarian
relief operations in history.
UNDP Indonesia
UNDP is not a relief agency as such, so how did
you end up in Aceh after the tsunami?
Considering the huge impact from the disaster, UNDP
decided not to be merely involved in the coordination
sphere but also concentrate in the early recovery
program. UNDP’s leader realized the importance of
UNDP's presence in Aceh and appointed me to work
there. My target in my first six months in Aceh was to
establish and start a new temporary office in Aceh, and
to coordinate support from the UNDP office in Jakarta.
challenges appeared also in relation to personal
matters with our personnel because we worked in
difficult situations where we have to live in tents,
requiring strong stamina and perfect health, and also
where the security situation sometimes threatened us.
Overall, what lessons were learnt during the
recovery and reconstruction in Aceh?
Aceh is one of the success stories where development
assistance was given. The Indonesian government has
established the Rehabilitation and Reconstruction
Body, which can coordinate decision-making directly in
Aceh. This kind of cooperation stimulated other
countries to adopt the mechanism. We can also view
that this as a lesson learned in disaster management
where decision-making coordination is easier to be
decided if there is a national coordination body.
Indonesia also learned about social cohesiveness,
where national natural disasters become the
cornerstone of social cohesiveness of all actors
involved. Conversely, for the UN itself it is a lesson
learned in context of what kind of approaches are
possible to disaster management matters. From the
law point of view, the Aceh tsunami was used as
momentum for UNDP to encourage the realization of
disaster management law that had previously been
discussed with Bakornas.
What were some of the biggest challenges you
faced?
Challenges appeared mainly because of the situation in
the region that caused hindrance in mobility. In fact,
tension of the Aceh conflict at that time also affected
the situation, so we could not freely move to respond
to the situation and give direct assistance. Other
“Indonesia also learned about social
cohesiveness, where national natural
disasters become the cornerstone of
social cohesiveness of all actors
involved.”
Kristanto Sinandang, UNDP
UNCG Indonesia/Dru Maasepp
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UN IN INDONESIA February 2015
Open Defecation
Indonesia Steps up the Fight
Jakarta | Rock star and
humanitarian activist Melanie
Subono has joined UNICEF
Indonesia in taking up the fight
against open defecation with the
Tinju Tinja (“Punch the Poo”)
campaign, launched on World
Toilet Day.
Although more prevalent in rural
areas, open defecation also
happens in urban cities, with a
recent report estimating that 18
million people living in urban
areas in Indonesia still defecate in
the open.
Dr. Cronin also highlights that
open defecation has wide
reaching implications, even for
those who do have access to
adequate sanitation facilities.
“Open defecation affects not only
those who don’t have a toilet, but
also those who do, as anyone
can get ill from excreta in the
environment,” he said.
UNICEF Indonesia
The campaign feeds into the
Millenium Development Goals
target to halve by 2015 the
proportion of people without
sustainable access to safe
drinking water and basic
sanitation, as well as the UN’s
global drive to end open
defecation by 2025.
Globally, some 1.9 billion people
have gained access to improved
sanitation since 1990. However,
progress has not kept up with
population growth and the
Millennium Development Goals
target on sanitation is unlikely to
be reached by 2015 at current
rates of progress.
Open defecation is linked to
many preventable yet potentially
deadly diseases such as
diarrhoea and pneumonia – chief
contributors to more than 370
deaths per day of children under
five in Indonesia.
Although progress is being made
“The task is to create noise that
makes the nation sit up, take
notice of open defecation and
join the efforts to make Indonesia
tinja-free”, said Dr. Aidan Cronin,
Chief of the Water, Sanitation and
H y g i e n e p ro g r a m , U N I C E F
Indonesia.
A recent report published by
UNICEF and the World Health
Organization found that 55 million
people in Indonesia practice
open defecation, making it the
second highest number in the
world after India.
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“Open defecation
affects not only those
who don’t have a toilet,
but also those who do,
as anyone can get ill
from excreta in the
environment”
Dr. Aidan Cronin, Chief of the
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
program, UNICEF Indonesia
through on-ground efforts
conducted by UNICEF and the
Government of Indonesia, there
is a strong need for active
participation by the public at
large - one of the reasons why
Ms. Subono was motivated to get
involved in the campaign.
“The fight to eliminate open
defecation, as well as to
campaign for a healthy lifestyle
for all, needs active participation
by the public, especially young
people who create trends and
influence decision makers,” she
said.
To show your support, tweet
with the hashtag #tinjutinja, or
go to: www.tinjutinja.com
UN IN INDONESIA February 2015
Looking Ahead
Calendar
February
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53rd Commission for Social Development, New York
TBC
World Women’s Report 2015, New York
TBC
Tools for Customizing IWRM Guidelines for Water Security in Asia and the Pacific: Challenges and Opportunities
for HELP and Ecohydrology, Jakarta/Medan [UNESCO Jakarta]
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High-Level Thematic Debate on the means of implementation for the post-2015 development agenda, New York
2-3 ECOSOC Youth Forum - Transitioning from MDGs to SDGs - Engaging Youth, New York
2-8 World Interfaith Harmony Week
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World Cancer Day
4-5 Netexplo Forum 2015, Paris [UNESCO]
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International Day of Zero Tolerance of Female Genital Mutilation
13 World Radio Day [UNESCO]
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World Day of Social Justice
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International Mother Language Day [UNESCO]
25-26 ASEAN-UN Workshop: Regional Dialogue II on Political-Security Cooperation: ‘ASEAN-UN Collaboration in
Support of the ASEAN Institute for Peace and Reconciliation’, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar
March
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Zero Discrimination Day [UNAIDS]
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High-level thematic debate on advancing gender equality and the empowerment of women in the post-2015
development agenda, New York
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World Wildlife Day [CITES]
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Launch of the annual report of the International Narcotics Control Board, London
3-6 Regional Workshop on Sustainability Science, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia [UNESCO Jakarta, Universiti Kebangsaan
Malaysia]
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International Women’s Day
9-17
Commission on Narcotic Drugs, including UNGASS special segment, Vienna
9-20
59th session of the Commission on the Status of Women: 20 Year Review of the Beijing Platform for Action, New
York [UN Women]
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Beijing+20 Commemoration Event [UN Women]
12-19 United Nations Crime Congress, Qatar
14-18 Third United Nations World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction, Sendai City, Japan [UNISDR]
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15 International Day of Families
18-22
Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, Vienna
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International Day of Forests and the Tree
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World Water Day
23 World Meteorological Day [WMO]
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World Tuberculosis Day [WHO]
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International Day for the Right to the Truth concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of
Victims
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International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members
25 World Malaria Day
25 International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade [UNESCO]
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Looking Ahead
Calendar
Key 2015 Dates
18 Apr 60th anniversary of the Asian-African Bandung Conference
23 May Commemoration of Indonesia's Membership in WHO
TBC Jun
Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Peacekeeping, TBC, Indonesia
TBC Jul
MDG Report 2015 launch, New York
1-6 Aug
ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting, ARF and East Asia Summit Meetings, Malaysia
25-27 Sep
Summit at HoSG level for the adoption of the post-2015 development agenda; planning and
co-branding with UN70, New York
24 Oct United Nations Day
30 Nov 21st Conference of the Parties (COP21) of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
"Today, we have more than 805 million people
facing hunger and malnutrition. Population growth
will require an approximately increase of 60 percent
in food production. As so much of our food
depends on soils, it is easy to understand how
important it is to keep them healthy and
productive," said FAO Director-General José
Graziano da Silva.
The UN has declared 2015 the International Year of
Soils in an effort to highlight the need for healthy
soil, which forms the foundation of our food, fuel,
fibre and medical products, as well as being
essential to our ecosystems, the carbon cycle,
storing and filtering water, and improving resilience
to floods and droughts.
Around the world today, global soil resources are
facing severe degradation, with the human impact
on soil going as far as to eliminate essential soil
functions in some cases. The entire United Nations
community is encouraged to take positive action to
help further the cause for soils, and sustainable
development, in 2015.
The views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the official views or policies of the United Nations. The
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