newsletter "un in indonesia" july-august 2011

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FAO GoodwillAmbassador,

singerAnggun C. Sasmi

(fourth from left in

white shirt) plantingmangroves in NorthJakarta

JAKARTA Indonesian singer and FAO GoodwillAmbassador Anggun concluded a mission to Indonesia inJune during which she visited a forestry site and the FAORepresentation offices in Jakarta to discuss reforestationactivities in coastal areas affected by disaster.

Among other Tsunami damage, trees were snapped,uprooted and undermined by the waves and strong currents,said Anggun. Because coastal forests provide protectionagainst tsunamis it is vital to restore or establish green wallsof forests against future disasters.

Anggun highlighted the fact that the International Year ofForests 2011 provides an excellent opportunity to raiseawareness on the importance of forests for people andcommunities, and the urgent need to reduce deforestation andprotect forests in Indonesia.Indonesia holds the worlds third largest tropical forest. Aroundtwo-thirds of the land area is covered by forest, making it animportant resource for Indonesia and its people.

We all benefit from forests because they are an important

resource for water, clean air, food, medicine and shelter,Anggun said. This is why we need to improve forests and

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ANGGUN SINGS PRAISES OFREFORESTRATION

Q: Why are Indonesiasforests so important?

A: Indonesia is one of thethree top regions forbiodiversity on the planet.But we see significantdecline and depletion perhaps at the fastest rate oftropical rain forest and oldgrowth rain forest here in the

Indonesian islands.


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manage them wisely to conserve them for future generations.It is extremely important that we bring forests and trees backto the landscape in Indonesia, the singer emphasized,because they increase coastal protection, provide forestproducts and environmental services for local communities.

With more than 2 million albums sold in Europe, Anggun is thebest-selling Asian recording artist outside of Asia. After hernomination as an FAO Goodwill Ambassador in 2008 and in2010, she was appointed the Millennium DevelopmentChampion by the United Nations Secretary-General in thelight of her commitment to global humanitarian objectives.

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NATURE DETECTIVES INPULAU PRAMUKA

JAKARTA - To mark the International Day for BiologicalDiversity on 22 May, UNIC Jakarta joined forces with threeenvironmental NGO partners to teach students how torecognize and protect biodiversity. The two-day workshopEducamp: nature detective was held in Pulau Pramuka(Pulau Seribu) at the initiative of Teens Go Green, KEHATI(Keanekaragaman Hayati) and Terangi (Terumbu KarangIndonesia).

High school students learningabout coastal ecosystem and

replanting damaged corals inPramuka Island

We all benefit from forests because they are animportant resource for water, clean air, food, medicine,and shelter

Anggun C. Sasmi, FAO Goodwill Ambassador

Q: So what is UNODC doingto help save Indonesiasbiodiversity?

A: What were doing, with ourpartners and other agenciesof the United Nations, isfocusing on areas of specialexpertise: law enforcement,working with prosecutorialservice, working with

judiciary and connecting all ofthose players to the agentson the ground. These agentsare responsible formonitoring the health of theforests and maintaining therule of law, so that logs dontget illegally extracted andshipped off to other

countries.

Q: How big is the problem of

illegal logging?

A: We are facing a significantproblem here in Indonesia.Our best estimates tell usthat close to one millionhectares per year is beinghacked down by illegal forestoperations, concessionaires,

and another operators. Thisamount cannot besustainable at all... andcertainly not at that rate!

Q: What area is UNODCfocusing on?

A: We have got initiatives invarious parts of the country,but primarily in Papua wherethe number of pristine forest

is still intact to the greatestdegree.Were fortunate in thisregion to have seen theinitiation of a number of asuccessful convictions,following effectiveprosecutions and arrests.This sets the tone and thestandard, and this is some-thing that United Nations istrying to assist thegovernment in achieving.



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2011 WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY

JAKARTA - To commemorate this years World EnvironmentDay on 5th June, the United Nations High Commissioner forRefugees (UNHCR) partnered with the Church World Service(CWS) for a tree-planting event in the CWS refugee centre inCisarua, Bogor. Refugees and asylum seekers planted treesin the 8,000 square meter farm at the refugee centre.

Meanwhile, UNIC Jakarta ran a joint UN in Indonesiainformation booth at the Environment Week event organized

by the Ministry of the Environment in Parkir Timur Senayanfrom June 1 to June 5. The booth brought togetherinformation about the environment programmes of several UNagencies in Indonesia, including UNODC, UNESCO, UNHCR,UNDP, ILO and FAO. Environment Minister H.E. GustiMuhammad Hatta was among the visitors.

Minister of Environment,Gusti M. Hatta visitsthe UN booth during

environment week

at Senayan

Environment Day atthe Refugee Centre inCisarua

WATER FOR CITIESResponding to the Urban Challenge

With the UNESCO Office Jakarta taking the lead, World Water Day was marked this year witha discussion of the challenges and the opportunities represented by water management inurbanized contexts -- with a special focus on Indonesia.

The event drew the participation of The Minister of Public Works, Ir. Djoko Kirmanto, the Head ofLIPI, Prof. Dr. Lukman Hakim, and was supported by UNICEF and UNIC Jakarta. UNESCOJakarta Director, Hubert Gijzen took the opportunity to outline the SWITCH-in-Asia programme,a set of proposals aimed at improving urban water management practices by developing andtesting innovative approaches for more effective and sustainable urban water management inAsian cities. Water problems will figure prominently at the forthcoming UN Conference onSustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro, in 2012 Rio + 20.

Q: Whats the link between

corruption and illegal logginghere?

A: The connection betweenillegal forestry and corrupt-ion in Indonesia is verymuch similar to how it looks

in other parts of the planet.Essentially you have briberyfor the cutting of trees and inthe production chain, theillegal handing out of con-cessions, and the handingout of fake concessions.

Q: How is the Governmentapproaching these

problems?

A: It is important torecognize that we are beingasked for assistance by theGovernment of Indonesia.And that is good news, thatmeans that the governmentis embracing an approachthat wants to see theproblem of illegal loggingstopped and wants to breakthe pernicious connectionbetween illegal logging andcorruption.


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At least 90,000 children inschools in the Indonesianprovinces of Nusa TenggaraTimor, Papua, West Papuaand South Sulawesi will bebetter protected againstdisease and illness thanks to anew partnership launched thisweek between theGovernment of Indonesia,UNICEF, Care Inter-national,Save the Children and DubaiCares.

Known as WISE water,sanitation and hygiene insupport of school empower-

ment the programme willimprove current hygieneeducation activities in 450schools, construct newsanitation, hand washing andwater facilities, and supportcommunity-led initiatives tobetter manage water andsanitation activities in theselected areas.

There are numerous factors

which prevent children fromgoing to school poor waterand sanitation is a critical onesaid Mr. Tariq Al Gurg, ChiefExecutive Officer of DubaiCares.

Dubai Cares is proactivelyfocusing on the underlyingfactors that create barriers tolearning, and we believe thisinitiative is an example of how

we can systematically removesuch obstacles and createopportunities both for better

education and better health.

UNICEF Representative inIndonesia Angela Kearney,speaking on behalf of thethree development partnerssupporting the initiative,underlined the importance ofreaching the most vulnerablechildren. By ensuring thesebasic services reach childrenin these areas we not onlyreduce the risk of disease anddeath, but also improve thequality of the educationalenvironment which in turncan prevent children dropping

out of school. she said.

The programme is seen as amodel for future developmentacross Indonesia, strengthen-ing integration of water,sanitation and hygieneeducation activities in schoolsand improving sustainabilitythrough a focus on low-costapproaches, community lead-ership and technical capacity

development of local schoolcommittees.

Physical construction of waterand sanitation facilities will becomplemented by training ofteachers and communityrepresentatives on deliveringeffective hygiene education.School committees will besupported to better manageavailable budgets to include

water, sanitation and hygienecomponents, while thegovernments national Healthy

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SUPPORTS ATTAINMENT

OF UNIVERSAL PRIMARY

EDUCATION

Schools Programme (UKS)will also be revitalised.

Through the grant fromDubai Cares, UNICEF iscontributing US$3 million tothe two-year programmealong with US$1 millioneach from CareInternational and Save theChildren.

* Every month, 5 million

people are being added to

the urban population of the

developing countries

* In Africa and Asia the

urban population will

double between 2000 and

2030

* 828 million people live

in informal settlements,often lacking adequate

drinking water and

sanitation facilities

* Nine million people

living in Jakarta generate

1.3 million cubic meters

of sewage daily, but only

3% of this sewage reaches

a treatment plant

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JAKARTA - The Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Helen

Clark was in Indonesia in connection with the Business For Environment (B4E) Global Summit,

held in Jakarta from 27 to 29 April. During her visit she also met with senior Government

officials to discuss Indonesias national priority concerns and UNDPs role in supporting

Indonesia efforts to achieve the Millennium Development Goals, including the acceleration of

development in disadvantaged regions.

In her keynote speech at the B4E summit, Ms. Clark emphasized the importance public sector

leadership in shaping inclusive development that can help safeguard the environment. The

role of governments is critical in setting the policy frameworks, enforcing the relevant laws and

regulations, and monitoring, reporting, and verifying what is happening, Ms. Clark said.

Noting that twenty per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions comes from tropical forest

degradation and outright deforestation, Ms. Clark highlighted the leadership of Indonesia,

Brazil, and other tropical forest countries in tackling climate change, along with the leadership

of committed donors like Norway who make it possible to advance forest preservation and

development simultaneously through REDD+. REDD+ refers to Reducing Emissions from

Deforestation and Forest Degradation, a set of policies on climate change mitigation designed

to use incentives to reduce the emissions of greenhouse gases.

During her three-day trip to Indonesia, the UNDP chief also traveled to Central Kalimantan,

where she took a boat through parts of the province to see first-hand the forest cover and peat

lands facing real threats from deforestation. She met with local officials to discuss their plans

for the REDD+ pilot initiatives which also include conservation, sustainable management of

forests and enhancement of forest carbon stocks.

Indonesia aims to reduce its carbon emission by 26 per cent by 2020. Kalimantans annual

greenhouse gas emissions are estimated to account for about 15 per cent of Indonesias total

emissions, due in large part to the rapid rate of forest clearance.

UNDPAdministrator

Helen Clark

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L-R: El-Mostafa Benlamlih (UNResident Coordinator), HelenClark (UNDP Administrator), AjayChhibber (UNDP RegionalDirector) at briefing for the UNCountry team in Shangri-La hotel


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INDONESIANS SPEAK OUT ON CHALLENGESAND REWARDS OF UN PEACE MISSIONS

Womens Role Highlighted in Yearly Tribute

JAKARTA With Indonesiahaving pledged this year tobecome one of the worlds top-ten contributors to UNpeacekeeping, the Inter-national Day of United NationsPeacekeepers was marked onMay 30 with a special event inJakarta focusing on some ofthe people and places in whichIndonesian citizens haveproudly served under the UNflag. Organized by the United

Nations Information Centre(UNIC) Jakarta, in partner-shipwith Radio Republik Indonesia(RRI) / the Voice of Indonesia(VOI), a radio talk-show wasbroadcast live worldwide ineight languages from theSultan Hotel in South Jakarta.

The event brought togethersome of the iconic figures ofIndonesias UN peacekeeping

contribution, including Lt. Col.Nita Siahaan, MSc., the firstIndonesian army woman to join

UN peacekeeping operations,and Cpt. Agus Yudhoyono, theson of President SusiloBambang Yudhoyono, whoserved in the first contingent ofblue berets assigned tosouthern Lebanon with UNIFIL.Indonesia is the only country inthe world in which both theHead of State and his son haveserved as blue berets in the

service of world peace.Highlighting his hopes forLebanons future, Capt.Yudoyono addressed theAmbassador of Lebanon toIndonesia, Victor Zmeter:Insyallah, I will have theopportunity to come back toLebanon not as a peacekeeperbut as a tourist.

Terima Kasih, Indonesia!,

was the Ambassadors reply.Lebanon cannot forget that thePresident of Indonesia sent hisown son in the first contingentto South Lebanon, he said,reminding the audience thatIndonesias peacekeeperswould patrol day and night, indifficult conditions, so thatLebanese children could sleep.

The event also includedimportant contributions fromIndonesias head ofpeacekeeping BrigadierGeneral I Gede Sumertha,Member of Parliament Dr.Nuryhayati Ali Assegaf, and Ms.Andy Yentriyani from theNational Commission onViolence Against Women. In asegment dedicated to theincreasingly important role of

women in peacekeepingoperations, Ms. Andy Yentriyaniproposed that some of the bestpractices and lessons learned

by Indonesias peacekeepersabroad could feed back intostandards and practicesadopted domes-tically fortraining uniformed personnelon issues of violence againstwomen.

Speaking from the audience,Ambassador Kai Sauer ofFinland proposed that

Indonesia might considertaking the leadership onissues of violence againstwomen in the context ofpeacekeeping trainingmodules for ASEAN troopsin the new peacekeepingtraining centre that is beingbuilt in Sentul, West Java.The event brought togethermembers of the diplomaticcommunity, academia, and

the media to pay tribute tothose who have sacrificedtheir lives in the cause ofpeace by serving in UNpeace missions.

An Indonesian UN

peacekeeper makes newfriends in Darfur


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Jakarta The WorldEconomic Forum held a

roundtable meeting in Maywith the Government ofIndonesia to initiatediscussions on establishing aDisaster Resource

Partnership (DRP) NationalNetwork for Indonesia. Themeeting was the result ofPresident Susilo BambangYudhoyonos announcementat the World Economic ForumAnnual Meeting 2011 inJanuary in Davos-Klosters,Switzerland, at which hedeclared the governmentsintent to establish a DRPNational Network for

Indonesia.

The objectives of the meetingwere to identify and establisha community of professionalswho share a commitment tomultistakeholder collaborationfor disaster preparedness and

response, drawing from thegovernment, the private sectorand civil society. The meetingfocused on elaborating andagreeing on the core principlesfor such a network, whichseeks to support and

complement existing disastermanagement structures inIndonesia in a coordinatedmanner by including keymembers of the private sectorin Indonesia.

Over 40 leaders fromgovernment, civil society andthe local and internationalprivate sector participated inthe meeting. The roundtable

was opened by IndroyonoSoesilo, Executive Secretary,Coordinating Ministry forPeoples Welfare of Indonesia.Participants included HeruPrasetyo, Deputy Chairman ofthe Presidents Delivery Unit forDevelopment Monitoring and

Oversight (UKP4); WillemRampangilei, Deputy Minister forEnvironment and SocialVulnerability Coordination ofIndonesia, who chaired themeeting; El-Mostafa Benlamlih,UN Resident Coordinator and

Humanitarian Coordinator inIndonesia; Murdaya Widyawimar-ta, Chairman, Central CiptaMurdaya Holding, Indonesia; andNiyati Sareen, General Manager,Corporate Social Responsibility,Hindustan ConstructionCompany, India.

The outcome of the meeting wasa broad agreement on the coreprinciples of a DRP network in

Indonesia and establishment of aworking group comprised ofrepresentatives from the privatesector in Indonesia, theCoordinating Ministry for SocialWelfare and civil societyrepresentatives, with the supportof the World Economic Forum.

DISASTER RESOURCE PARTNERSHIP:A NATIONAL NETWORK FOR INDONESIA?

Only if public, private and civil society are equally prepared and committed to disastermanagement will it be possible to have real effectiveness in minimizing the humanitarian

caseload, the destruction of livelihoods and the negative impact of disasters

El-Mostafa Benlamlih, UN Resident Coordinator

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During the International Day of United Nations Peacekeeperscommemoration at University Prof. Dr. Moestopo (Beragama) on 7June, the Commander-in-Chief of the Indonesian Armed Forces,Admiral Agus Suhartono commended the RRI/Voice of Indonesia UNIC Jakarta tribute to Indonesias peacekeepers. The event wasundeniably positive for the further enhancement of Indonesias image

all over the world, more importantly, in terms of gender equality in theTNI organization [and for] dealing with the participation of TNIs womencorps in UN peacekeeping missions, said Adm. Suhartono in anaddress delivered by Brig. Gen. I Gede Sumertha, who heads thePeacekeeping Training Centre in Cilangkap. He added in his speechthat the deployment of Indonesian Armed Forces women personnelcomplies with the fact on improper treatments, which are possibly doneby combatants to women or girls. The traumatic bad experiencesundergone by the victims certainly need womens special treatment,he stated.

WOMEN PEACEKEEPERS: A VIEW FROM THE TOP COMMANDER

Brig.Gen. I Gede Sumerthaat Univ. Prof. Dr. Moestopo


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The Government of Indonesiahas launched and activated aground-breaking initiative in

support of disaster recoveryand preparedness: TheIndonesia Multi Donor FundFacility for Disaster Recovery(IMDFF-DR).

What is the IMDFF-DR?While taking its cue from trustfunds established in the wakeof large scale disasters in thepast, such as the MDF forAceh and Nias, or the

Yogyakarta Recovery Fund,the IMDFF-DR features onecrucial difference: it isestablished as a standingmechanism to help fundimplementation of theGovernment of IndonesiasRehabilitation andReconstruction Action Plans(RENAKSI) that areformulated following disastersthat require international

support. In other words, incase of a large scale disaster,there will no longer be a needto set up a new trust fund tochannel funds through; thefacility will be ready to go fromday one. And this means amuch reduced transactioncost and waiting time duringthose crucial days of earlyrecovery.

As all development andhumanitarian partners areonly too aware, Indonesia isone of the worlds mostsusceptible nations to naturaldisasters. In an average year,over 600,000 Indonesians areaffected by natural disasters,making disaster resilienceand management a highagenda item of the

government and internationalpartners, including the UN.The IMDFF-DR is therefore awelcome innovation by the

GoI and is strongly supportedby the UN and the World Bank,through two funding windows.

Broadly, IMDFF-DR fundsdirected at infrastructurebuilding will be channelledthrough the WB window, whilefunds focused on the socio-economic aspect of recoverywill be channelled through theUN window, administered byUNDP.

The first Contribution

In recent weeks, the New

Zealand government has madethe bold and welcome move ofbeing the first donor to supportthis facility, with a total of NZ$4 million, of which NZ$3 millionis being directed through theUN window. This is particularlywelcome, as, given the newnature of the facility, donorinterest has been difficult toattract during the initial monthsof the activation of the IMDFF-

DR. Says Mr. Kirk Yates,Development Counsellor atNZAID Jakarta: By being thefirst to contribute to the IMDFF-DR we want to highlight oursupport to the government ofIndonesia in disaster riskmanagement and alsoemphasize the importance ofthis initiative. We hope that ourcontribution will encourageother donors to support thisinnovative and much-neededinitiative. Mr. Yates alsoobserves that Indonesiaschairmanship of ASEAN thisyear makes it all the moreimportant to support thegovernment on pioneeringinitiatives such as this one.

Learning from Past Disasters

In designing this facility,

learning lessons from pastdisasters has been animportant tenet for theGovernment. For one, the

IMDFF-DR is not bound to justone particular disaster, although itcan be activated to accept funds

for individual disasters. In casethere are several disasters at anygiven time that requireinternational assistance, theIMDFF-DR can be activated toreceive funds for each of them,without the need to establishdifferent trust funds, as has beenthe case in the past.

In addition, one of the importantlessons learned from previous

disasters is that tied aid thepractice whereby donors pre-specify the uses of the fundsprovided is unhelpful when itcomes to ensuring funds areused efficiently and where theneed is greatest. For the IMDFF-DR, donors are being stronglyencouraged to provide untiedfunding, in line with the ParisDeclaration on Aid Effectiveness,and the Jakarta Commitment.

And most importantly, the IMDFF-DR is firmly under the leadershipof the Government of Indonesia,through Bappenas and BNPB(the National DisasterManagement Agency). As Mr.Yates also observes, Onlygovernments can and should takethe lead when a disasterhappens.

Looking AheadWhile the funds provided by NewZealand will be useful in meetingthe outstanding recovery needsof the Merapi and Mentawaidisasters of late 2010, it isimperative that the facilitycontinues to benefit from furtherfunding in order to demonstrate acoordinated, consistent andcoherent approach to disaster

recovery as well as disasterpreparedness.

NEW ZEALAND MAKES FIRST CONTRIBUTIONTO INDONESIA DISASTER FACILITY


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L - R: Erickson (World Vision) Enny

Soeprapto (International Refugee Law

Expert) Francis Teoh (UNHCR

Indonesia) Adhi Santika (Ministry of

Law and Human Rights) Jusuf Hadi

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FOLLOWING THE MONEY

Challenges and Recommendationsfor Stolen Asset Recovery in Indonesia

JAKARTA - Stolen assetrecovery has been a hot topic inIndonesia ever since thebeginning of the reformationera. But tracing the illicit moneyoverseas and managing thelegal labyrinth to seize assetsand recover funds is an arduoustask requiring exceptionalmeasures.

We are happy with

UNHCRs initiative [] as

it was the first meeting

held by an international

agency in Indonesia.

Moving forward, what

would be significant for us

to do is to increase the

efforts to identify thenumber and locations of

the stateless Indonesian

people.

Adhi Santikafrom Ministry of Law and

Human Rights.

JAKARTA - On 31st May 2011, the Representation Office of theUnited Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) inIndonesia convened a roundtable discussion Indonesia:Prevention and Solution of Stateless Issue in close collaborationwith the Indonesia Citizenship Institute. The roundtable wasorganized in the context of the commemorations of the 50thanniversary of the 1961 Convention on the Reduction ofStatelessness. The participants were invited to discuss theprogress made on statelessness issues after the Citizenship LawNo.12 Year 2006 entered into force.

Relevant stakeholders from the Ministry of Law and HumanRights, Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs,National Commission on Human Rights, government officials andNGOs, attended the meeting and participated as resourcepersons and commentators.

The meeting was aimed at identifying the key gaps calling foreffective remedies in preventing and, or reducing statelessnessinstances in Indonesia. The discussions were expected toreinforce stakeholders commitment to overcome nationalityissues; to find new ways to implement the new 2006 Lawproperly; to identify new solutions to statelessness instances; tosensitize the concerned authorities for the need to accede to theinternational stateless instruments and to exchange onstatelessness-related pledges which Indonesia might considersubmitting at the 6-7 December 2011 ministerial meeting inGeneva.

During the meeting, UNHCR launched the Bahasa Indonesiaversion of three publications on statelessness which are expectedto be supporting tools in addressing the above mentioned issues.These three publications - Good Practices AddressingStatelessness in South East Asia, Protecting the Rights ofStateless Persons, and Preventing and ReducingStatelessness, are available in UNHCR office in Jakarta.

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Corruption is an extra-ordinary crime and thereforeit requires extra-ordinaryways of handling it, involvingall stakeholders in pre-vention, prosecution, andasset recovery, said Com-missioner General Ito

Sumardi, Head of theCriminal Investigation De-partment of the IndonesianNational Police at a recentdiscussion organized by theUnited Nations Office onDrugs (UNODC). Mr.Sumardi explained that theNational Police are colla-borating with the Ministry ofLaw and Human Rights asthe central authority on the

legal aspects of dealing withcountries suspected ofharboring assets acquiredthrough corrupt means.

Obstacles to asset recoveryinclude the lack of co-operation at the regionallevel, says law expert Prof.O.C. Kaligis. The lack ofmutual understanding andcooperation between ASEAN

countries on asset recoveryrelated to corruption createsan ineffective legal environ-

ment for the eradication ofcorruption at regional level, hesaid, adding that national lawdoes not provide a definition ofasset recovery. ProfessorKaligis concluded that assetrecovery remains a challengedespite the fact that countries

that are known to be safehavens for illegal assets ofIndonesian corruptors havesigned and ratified the UnitedNations Convention againstCorruption.

In a related UNODC event,chaired by the Director forInternational Security andDisarmament of the Ministry ofForeign Affairs Febrian

Ruddyard, the strategic stepsrequired to establish amechanism for asset recoverybased on international bestpractices were discussed.

During the course of themeeting, roundtable partici-pants pro-posed alternativeapproaches to address theissue of asset recovery inIndonesia, namely Non-

conviction based assetrecovery and bankruptcy lawwere raised as alternative

approaches to assetrecovery in Indonesia.There is a possibility to usethe bankruptcy law torecover assets, both in thecountry and overseas, saidlegal expert Harry Ponto.Prosecutors can request

bankruptcy claims, providinglegal options to ensureautomatic confiscation offunds from the offender.The Commissioner of theCorruption Eradication Com-mission (KPK) ChandraHamzah added that in orderto recover the stolen assetsfrom corruptors attempts totrace such assets must beinitiated very early in the

investigation phase.

Recommendations made bythe participants included theestablishment of a taskforce on tracing andrecovering assets withinIndonesian National Policeand in the AttorneyGenerals Office. Improvingthe investigative capacity ofcurrent law enforcement

officers was also highlightedas a priority.

LABOUR AND LEADERSHIPIndonesia among First Countries to Adopt National

Plan Based on Global Jobs Pact, says ILO

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ILO Regional Director for Asia

and the Pacific, SachikoYamamoto congratulatesPresident Susilo Bambang

Jakarta - The InternationalLabour Organization (ILO) haswelcomed the recent signingof the Indonesia Jobs Pact(IJP), witnessed by PresidentSusilo Bambang Yudhoyonoat the Presidential Palace on13 April. The agreementbetween Government, workersand employers is the outcomeof a national process of

adapting the Global Jobs Pact,passed in 2009 at ILOsInternational Labour Conferen-ce. The national pact is de-

signed to improve industrialrelations, focusing on en-hancing

job-creation, compe-tetiveness inthe economy and the protection ofvulnerable workers.

It is an excellent example ofsuccessful social dialogue basedon mutual trust and genuinecommitment, said SachikoYamamoto, ILO Regional Directorfor Asia and the Pacific, calling the

signing a solid step towards abetter future for the people inIndonesia.

The Indonesia Jobs Pact (IJP)


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It is an excellent example of

successful social dialogue

based on mutual trust and

genuine commitment

Sachiko Yamamoto,

ILO Regional Director forAsia and The Pacific

The views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the official views or policies ofthe United Nations, the information herein may be freely reproduced. UN in INDONESIA is

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Calendar

JUNE-JULY: UNESCO - Training of trainers and capacity building for therevitalization of the handicraft industry Borobudur.

2-3 JULY: UNESCO - Promotion of Cultural Heritage Education amongYoung People Borobudur

11 JULY: World Population Day

25-30 JULY: UNESCO - Museum Storage Management Workshop,Semarang

27-28 JULY: UNCAPSA & FAO - International Conference on Investingin Sustainable Agriculture for Food Security and Poverty Alleviation Bogor

9 AUGUST: International Day of the Worlds Indigenous People

12 AUGUST: International Youth Day

19 AUGUST: World Humanitarian Day

was developed with ILOsupport, through a series ofreviews and consultationsamong Government represent-tatives, labour unions andemployers organizations(known as tripartiteconstituents). Peter van Rooij,

ILO Country Director inIndonesia, said that the IJPmarked the onset of a new eraof deepening collaborationbetween the Indonesian

tripartite constituents and the ILO.The IJP will pave the way forIndonesias next Decent WorkCountry Programme, covering thecountrys development to 2015,he said.

Indonesias commitment tolabour issues was further

underlined by PresidentYodhoyonos attendance at the100th International LabourConference in Geneva on 14June.

In commemoration of the World Refugee Day on 20 June, theUnited Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) held anevent in Bogor Botanical Garden along with refugees and partners.In this occasion, UNHCR pays tribute to government

representatives, including Bogor Police Unit, Immigration Office,and Social Ministry, for their support and cooperation with UNHCRin providing protection to refugees in Indonesia. This event involvedparticipation of refugees and asylum seekers in a cultural show andculinary exhibition.

On the commemoration, the UN Refugee Agency also releases itsannual Global Trends report on the situation of refugees in theworld. The report shows an imbalance in international support forthe worlds forcibly displaces, with 80% of the worlds refugeesbeing hosted by developing countries, and at a time of rising anti-refugee sentiment in many industrialized ones.

UNHCR COMMEMORATES WORLD REFUGEE DAY

UNHCR Representative,Manuel Jordo withgovernment and civil societydelegates.

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