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UN IN INDONESIA
MARCH 2013
Disaster Risk Reduction and the
Post-2015 Agenda
High-Level Panel Meeting in Bali
Open and Inclusive Dialogues:
Environmental Sustainability,
Inequalities, Conflict and Fragility
Survey Indonesia
Q&A with UN Resident
Coordinator Douglas Broderick
UNICEF: Ramping up Relief for
Flood Victims
photo: Sebastiano Snider / UNIC Jakarta
MEET the UN Resident Coordinator
Regional Focus: Nusa Tenggara
Timur (NTT)
UNDP: Bio-Charcoal
WFP: Local Food Based Meals
World Water Day 2013:
Gotong Royong Peduli Air
Douglas
Broderick is the
new UN
Resident
Coordinator /
Humanitarian
Coordinator in
Indonesia
Q: Welcome to Indonesia. What are you
most looking forward to, in this new
assignment?
International Women’s Day 2013:
Turning Outrage into Action
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A: I’m happy to be here. Things have
changed a lot since I first came in 1982.
I’m looking forward to working with the
UN team to achieve even greater
consensus and cooperation, and to
working with the Government in focusing
on inequalities and income discrepancies.
Q: You were in Cambodia before --
is it a whole new ballgame or are there
elements of continuity for you?
A: There are lot of things that are similar.
Indonesia and Cambodia are ASEAN
partners. They both have robust
economic growth in the area of 6-8
percent. A lot of issues are similar in terms
of income inequalities. But of course they
are also very different in terms of size,
with Indonesia’s 240 million people, and
the progress Indonesia has, and the
prominence of Indonesia internationally.
When I first came to Indonesia in 1982 it
was a poorer country, and it was difficult
to get around, even though it was very
romantic and enchanting. Back then there
were 250,000 tourist visiting Bali in a year,
now there are almost 3 million.
Q: What is the main contribution the UN
can make in a rapidly expanding
middle-income country like Indonesia?
A: I think the UN should be as strong as
possible in ensuring that there is growth
with equity. (continues on the next page)
Q&A with UN RC
DOUGLAS BRODERICK
...The national priorities that are
guided by the MDGs should be
supported by the UN agencies and
with UN input.
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OPEN AND INCLUSIVE CONSULTATIONS:
INDONESIANS HAVE THEIR SAY ON POST-2015
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Sustainability”, “Conflict and
Jakarta - With only days left
Fragility” and “Inequalities”.
until the Bali meeting of the UN
Secretary-General’s High Level
Panel of Eminent Persons, there
has been a flurry of activity
involving Indonesia’s Civil
Society Organizations and other
stakeholders to ensure that the
voices of the marginalized and
under-represented are included
in the deliberations for the
post-2015 development agenda.
Call them multi-stakeholder
dialogues, or call them open and
inclusive consultations, it’s been
the UN responsibility in
Indonesia to organize these
discussions together with its
partners WALHI (Friends of the
Earth Indonesia), Kemitraan and
BBR-I.
“In Indonesia we have seen
remarkable economic growth but
the opportunities created by this
growth are far from being
equitably distributed,” said UNIC
The Indonesia consultations are Director Michele Zaccheo in
opening the Inequalities
part of a 50-country process to
consultation on behalf of the UN
complement national, regional
at Ciputra Hotel in Jakarta earlier
and global dialogues on the
post-2015 development agenda. this month.
The aim is to ensure an open
“Significant challenges remain on
participatory process for defining how to create inclusive growth
the next development agenda.
that fosters human development
both across and within regions of
Unlike in other countries,
this great archipelago,” he said,
however, the consultation
adding that “this is a great time
process in Indonesia has
to hear from Indonesian civil
focused on special themes,
society.”
including “Environmental
Q: At the end of March, Indonesia
will host the High Level Panel
meeting in the Post-2015
Development Agenda in Bali, with
President SBY as one of the CoChairs. How important are
Indonesian voices in shaping the
post-2015 development debate,
in your opinion?
A: Indonesia as a Co-Chair of the
High-Level Panel is a key country,
and Indonesia’s voice is crucial
because the world is looking for
answers on how to move forward
with the MDGs post-2015. We
need everyone’s voices and
pictures to build this new future,
and it’s good for Indonesia to lend
its voice to this debate.
Q: As the new RC, what
message do you have for the UN
staff in Indonesia?
A: I look forward to have ways for
everyone to enhance their careers,
to have a good work life balance,
including more time learning, and
learning in their work. I would like
the workplace to be a place to
also have fun - work should be a
fun place to be.
“The UN should be as
strong as possible to
ensure that there is
growth with equity”
- Douglas Broderick
UN Resident Coordinator
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WHICH POST-2015 PRIORITIES ARE MOST IMPORTANT TO
YOU?
New York / Jakarta
The UN and partners want to hear from Indonesians!
MY World is a global survey asking citizens to
choose their priorities for a better world. Results will
be shared with world leaders in setting the next
global development agenda. Individuals from more
than 190 countries have participated so far.
The survey is accessible online in many
languages, including Bahasa Indonesia, on
www.myworld2015.org. It asks individuals to
select six out of sixteen salient issues or
challenges the world faces today, from
environmental sustainability to political
freedoms and the right to an honest and
transparent government.
The survey is anonymous, but statistics will
be compiled according to age, sex and level
of education of the participants. Votes will be
then counted and reported to the Secretary
General’s High Level Panel in September
2013, in New York. An offline version of the
survey is available for distribution to local
communities living in remote areas with no access to the Internet.
To help spread the word about a the MY World Survey in Indonesia through radio and mobile
platforms the UN in Indonesia is engaging with a number of media partners. Stay tuned for the media
launch of the My World survey Indonesia in Jakarta on 21 March.
BALI HIGH-LEVEL PANEL MEETING AT A GLANCE:
The UN Secretary-General’s High Level Panel of Eminent Persons (http://www.post2015hlp.org/)
is scheduled to gather in Bali 25-27 March for consultations on the post-2015 Millennium
Development Agenda. The discussions will focus on Partnerships and Cooperation for
Development.
Main Events:
25 March - Stakeholders Consultation at Bali International Convention Center (BICC)
26 March - Panelist Meeting at Grand Hyatt
27 March - Co-Chairs and Panelist Meeting at Bali Nusa Dua Convention Center (BNDCC)
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DISASTER MANAGEMENT
AND THE POST-2015 DEVELOPMENT AGENDA
Jakarta - As the frequency, severity and
economic losses of disasters continue to
increase across the globe, the United Nations’s
first-ever global champion for disaster risk
reduction, Indonesia’s President Susilo
Bambang Yudhoyono, inaugurated a two-day
global meeting in Jakarta recently by backing
calls for hardwiring disaster management into
the global development agenda.
“In recent years, Indonesia has transformed
itself into a nation that is both at the forefront of
innovative disaster risk reduction, and a strong
global advocate for its integration into the
international development frameworks,” said
Jordan Ryan, Assistant Secretary-General of
the United Nations and Assistant Administrator
of the UN Development Programme (UNDP),
who also attended the opening ceremony in
Jakarta today.
The Jakarta consultations brought together
academic experts, private sector, governments,
the UN system and civil society groups in
discussions on how to best integrate responses
to disaster, violence and conflict prior to a
review conference on these themes currently
being held in Helsinki, Finland.
Participants in the Jakarta meeting concluded
with a number of recommendations on how to
integrate Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) in the
post-2015 agenda, including:
President Yudhoyono sounds the gong on Disasaster
Risk Reduction, flanked by UNDP Assistant SecretaryGeneral Jordan Ryan and Dr. Kuntoro Mangkusubroto.
“In 2010 alone, over 42 million people were
displaced by disasters” across the globe - the
President said at the opening ceremony in the
State Palace. “We must safeguard Millennium
Development Goals gains from setbacks from
natural disasters,” he added.
The main focus of the Jakarta consultations on
“The Impact of Conflict, Violence and Disaster
in the Post-2015 Development Agenda” was on
the ability of governments and international
organizations to prevent and manage the
aftermath of disasters as one of their top
responsibilities.
•Set a stand-alone goal on DRR, using
resilience as a framework.
•Mainstream DRR into other sector goals
•Foster a new development approach that
integrates DRR into all development
interventions
•Create input, outcome and impact targets and
indicators that capture reductions in direct
losses, such as mortality and economic impact,
as well as indirect losses, like the loss of social
capital and ecosystems.
Disasters have prevented many countries from
achieving the Millennium Development Goals
(MDGs), and increasingly threaten development
assistance investments.
Indonesia’s role as a host to the consultations
highlighted the country’s experience in linking
disaster management with political solutions to
conflict - another major threat to development as it did in Aceh.
Indonesia’s experience in Disaster Management can
be a global asset
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RAMPING UP RELIEF FOR FLOOD VICTIMS
A girl walks
past bags
of garbage
and other
debris on a
narrow
street in
floodaffected
Bukit Duri,
Jakarta
© UNICEF
Indonesia /
2013 /
Estey
Jakarta weathered its latest natural disaster
with difficulty. Over 250,000 people were
affected by the severe flooding engulfing the city
during the mid-January downpours. In the
aftermath of flood emergencies such as this
one, children become vulnerable to diseases
and many are unable to attend school.
Kampung Melayu, Bukit Duri, was one of the
worst affected areas in the city. Houses near the
Ciliwung river were submerged by over three
meters of mud and water. “The rain kept
pouring, and the water levels gradually rose to
the point where we had to evacuate” said
Rachmawati, a community leader in Kampung
Melayu neighbourhood. The flooding left a trail
of destruction, many houses damaged severely
or beyond repair.
UNICEF
estimates
that 83,000
children have
been
affected by
the floods in
Jakarta alone
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UNICEF’s response was
swift. "We ramped up
relief operations for the
hundreds and thousands
of people affected by the
floods.” said UNICEF
Representative Angela
Kearney. “Many of these
were children, who are
especially vulnerable to
disease. They needed
clean water, medicine,
food and shelter – and
they needed to go back to school,” she added.
Perguruan Rakyat elementary school suffered
severe damage when the nearby river
overflowed, inundating its corridors to the
ceilings. When UNICEF visited the school,
students and teachers were working hand in
hand, filling buckets, scrubbing tiles and
cleaning furniture.
“We came here to help out; our house is also
flooded, but the school is more important, so we
can quickly go back to class, and most
importantly play soccer with our friends,” said
Ali, one of the students there. “The school gets
flooded almost every year, and so does my
house,” he added.
REGIONAL FOCUS:
NUSA TENGGARA TIMUR (NTT)
BIO-CHARCOAL IMPROVES FARMERS’ YIELDS
UN IN INDONESIA March 2013
Kupang - Efforts to increase
agricultural output in
developing countries have
been hampered by outdated
farming practices and the
progressive impoverishment
of the soils. For this reason,
UNDP has promoted since
2011 the use of Bio-charcoal,
a new system that increases
soil fertility by interring
charcoals in arable lands.
“Putting bio-charcoal into the
soil has proven to increase
crop production;
farmers will no longer resort
to slash and burn practices to
open up new planting areas.
Bio-char can contribute to
mitigate climate change”,
said UNDP Programme
Manager for Sustainable
Energy, Ms. Verania Andria.
East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) is
one of the provinces where
UNDP is implementing this
innovative system. This
region is one of the driest and
most remote of Indonesia,
where the sun scorches the
earth with temperatures
reaching up to 39° Celsius.
Prolonged drought seasons
and weak infrastructure
meant that farmers had to get
by with reduced harvests and
a precarious future.
UNDP’s project met with
success. Otnial Nuban, a
village chief in NTT, claimed
“the production of our corn
crop has more than doubled
this year (2012). We have
seen the results and we’re
happy!” Farmers are hoping
that this year they can
replicate Otnial’s
accomplishments.
LOCAL FOOD BASE MEALS MAKES KIDS STRONG
Kilobesa - Venci Ivanas Snae is a fifth-grade student in Kilobesa Primary School in
NTT. As the oldest daughter in the family, Venci helps her mother with household
chores before she goes to school: cooking rice, washing dishes and fetching water.
Despite her busy routine, she sometimes does not get a proper breakfast before
starting her day.
Thanks to WFP's Local Food Based School Meals Programme (LFBSM), Venci and
her school friends no longer have to study on empty stomachs. Through LFBSM,
nutritious foods made from locally available agricultural produce -- with added
micro-nutrient powder -- are distributed three times a week in Kilobesa Primary
School. These school meals are helping Venci and her friends grow stronger and to
improve their concentration in school. The programme also invites parents from the
surrounding villages to work as cooks, and through its purchases is a boost to local
farmers as they are encouraged to step up production. "I love the school meals
very much. It is made of cassava, banana and coconut milk and it tastes so good,”
says Venci.
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Indonesia’s
Institute of
Sciences (LIPI)
says it has
been effective
way to tackle
short term
hunger,
increase
attendance
and improve
concentration
levels for
students
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IWD 2013: TURNING OUTRAGE INTO ACTION
"Look around at the women you are
with. Think of those you cherish in
your families and your communities.
And understand that there is a
statistical likelihood that many of
them have suffered violence in their
lifetime."
SG Ban Ki-Moon
International Women’s Day 2013
“A Promise is a
Promise”
The booklet on the UNiTE
campaign in Bahasa
Indonesia is now available
from UNIC Jakarta
International Women’s Day
celebration in Jakarta
Taman Menteng
A SONG FOR UN WOMEN HITS THE
AIRWAVES
Saturday 23 March
New York / Jakarta - A musical celebration of
women worldwide, featuring 25 artists from 20
countries across the globe, hit the airwaves in
celebration on International Women’s Day 2013.
In Indonesia, the song was carried by 14 partner
broadcasters in an unprecedented show of
solidarity. The song calls for change and
celebrates acts of courage and determination by
ordinary women who daily make extraordinary
contributions to their countries and communities.
The lyrics are inspired by stories of women whom
UN Women has supported.
“One Woman gives us a message of hope and
inspiration”, says UN Women Executive Director
Michelle Bachelet, who visited Indonesia three
months ago. “This song carries a message of
unity and solidarity with women worldwide and
reminds us that equality, human rights and human
dignity are the birthright of all of us, every human
being.” Thank you! RRI, Gen FM, Woman Radio, Prambors, Elshinta, OZ radio, Global
Radio, I-Radio, Cosmopolitan FM, Hard Rock FM, Kiss FM, Mustang FM, Radio
Pelita Kasih, Binus FM
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mPOWERING YOUTH
Hollywood - UNFPA Indonesia Youth
advocate Angga Dwi Martha (pictured
fifth from left) was at the Grammy
awards for the launch of the
mPowering Mobile Platform project.
The free mobile application connects
youth around the world to inform them
about volunteer opportunities,
community engagement projects and
world issues. The launch was endorsed
by world-class artists like American
rapper Timbaland, Indonesian pop-star
Agnes Monica, R&B songwriter Estelle,
Justin Timberlake and many others.
“UNIVERSAL” CARE:
AGAINST THE STIGMA OF HIV
Jakarta - Miss Universe 2013 Olivia Culpo joined
UNFPA and UNAIDS @america in Jakarta last month to
announce her commitment to help young people speak
freely about HIV and AIDS. She was joined by Puteri
Indonesia 2013 Whulandary Herman, who also pledged
her support to the UN’s messages on this and other
issues.
WORLD WATER DAY 2013
Jakarta - Indonesia's rapid economic growth is raising
standards of living but straining natural resources, making
access to clean sources of water an increasingly important
challenge. World Water Day 2013 in Indonesia is therefore
dedicated to promoting better awareness of management of
water resources, responsible consumption, as well as flood prevention and disaster-training. This
year’s event is organized by Indonesia Global Compact Network (IGCN), UNESCO and Gerakan
Ciliwung Bersih, with the participation of numerous private sector partners. Events include "Dialogue
on Water Challenges and Solution for post-2015" (18 March at PPM Manajemen Bldg., Jakarta) ; a
flood response training program for mothers and children in disadvantaged areas (21 March). The
Water Day celebrations will end on 22 March with a roundtable discussion on caring for water
resources Indonesian-style: “Gotong Royong Peduli Air.”
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MARCH
14 March: Global Launch of Human Development Report (UNDP)
18-20 March: "Regional Roundtable on Irregular Movements by Sea in the AsiaPacific Region" at the Hotel Borobudor. (Bali Process Regional Support Office in
Bangkok, MoFA, UNHCR) 18 or 19 March: Media briefing on Nutrition and SUN Movement (WFP)
18-19 March: South-East Asia Conference “Women Fight Corruption” (UNODC,
Bappenas, Norway, Koalisi Perempuan Indonesia, KPK, GIZ, BMZ)
18 March: Human Development Report (HDR) Indonesia media briefing (UNDP)
20-21 March: IHP HELP and Ecohydrology Meeting (UNESCO)
21 March: International Day for the Elimination on Racial Discrimination
21 March: MY World Survey launch Indonesia (UNIC, RRI)
21-22 March: World Water Day in Jakarta (IGCN, UNESCO, Gerakan Ciliwung
Bersih)
GA high-level interactive dialogue on water cooperation
23 March: International Women’s Day Celebration in Jakarta (UN WOMEN)
23 March: World Meteorological Day
23-24 March: Expert Group Meeting on Population Dynamics and the Post-2015
Development Agenda, Bali (UNFPA, BKKBN, UKP4)
23-26 March: Youth Multi-stakeholders Meeting on Alignment to Youth HLPEP
meeting, Bali (UNFPA)
24 March: World Tuberculosis Day (WHO)
24 -25 March: Youth Multi-stakeholders Meeting on the Post 2015
25 - 26 March: UNMC parliamentarians meeting in Bali
25 - 27 March: High Level Panel of Eminent Persons meeting in Bali
UN
CALENDAR
2013
APRIL
1-19 April: United Nations Disarmament Commission, New York
4 April: International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action
5-6 April: UN-ASEAN Workshop (MoFA, UN, ASEAN)
7 April: Annual Commemoration of the Rwanda Genocide
18 April: ESCAP Survey launch 2013
8-19 April: UN Forum on Forests
25 April: Malaria Day
NEW INFORMATION RESOURCES FROM THE UN SYSTEM
Domestic Workers Across the World: Global and regional statistics and the extent of legal protection (ILO)
http://www.ilo.org/travail/Whatsnew/WCMS_173363/lang--en/index.htm
Millions of domestic workers around the world are not protected under general labour laws and are highly
vulnerable to exploitation, says this new ILO report.
Practical Guide for Civil Society: Human Rights Funds, Grants and Fellowships
http://www.ohchr.org/EN/AboutUs/CivilSociety/Pages/Handbook.aspx
This Practical Guide provides a brief description of funding sources, grants and fellowships administered by or with
the participation of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).
The views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the official views or policies
of the United Nations. The information herein may be freely reproduced. UN IN INDONESIA is
published electronically by the United Nations Information Centre, Jakarta.
unic.jakarta@unic.org
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