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December, 2010

International
Volunteer Day
(IVD) in
Indonesia:
UN Volunteer
chats up some
young friends in
Sarmi District,
Papua province

PAPUA'S DEVELOPMENT HELPED BY VOLUNTEERS

Jayapura – It's early morning at
the Betaf elementary school in
Sarmi, Papua, and more than
50 students are gathered to
learn more about some basic
rules of sanitation that will keep
them healthy and growing
strong. The class is led by
volunteers from Jayapura's
Cendrawasih University, de-
monstrating the power of volun-
teerism in improving people's Year+10. In Papua, these in-
lives. cluded community peer discus-
sions on local expressions of
"I am happy to see our children volunteerism that brought to-
learning today from these gether community members,
volunteers" says Waromi Amd, the heads of five villages,
Head of Sarmi District and the district officials and volunteer-
father of a 7-year-old boy at the based organizations. A special
school. "I am even happier to emphasis this year was placed
know that these young people on five Papuan communities,
did not come for one day only. where local government offi-
They live in our villages for cials and representatives of the
months constantly sharing their province's education sector
knowledge with us and also came together with the support
learning from local wisdom," he of UNV and UNDP to recognize
says. the importance of volunteerism
for Papua's development.
The hand-washing and teeth-
brushing demonstration was Referring to UNV and UNDP-
just one of many events supported volunteer schemes
organized in Indonesia to mark in Papua, the Governor of
International Volunteer Day and Papua, Mr. Barnabas Suebu
launch International Volunteer SH, commended the work of

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volunteers for dedicating their
time and their skills to the com-
mon well-being of the Province.
"Whether it is a university vo-
lunteer who works with villagers
in remote communities in
Jayawijaya district to fight mal-
nutrition or a community facil-
itator who supported a group of
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women entrepreneurs to de-
velop their dried fruit business
in Fakfak, these volunteers
understand all too well our
deeply-rooted tradition of giving
back to our communities,"
Governor Suebu said.
INDONESIA RANKS AMONG “TOP 10
MOVERS” IN HEALTH, EDUCATION AND
INCOME
Jakarta - The East Asia and
Pacific region had by far the
strongest progress in the world
on life expectancy, literacy and
school enrollment during the
last four decades, according to
the latest Human Development
Report, launched in the
Indonesian capital Jakarta on
10 December by the Minister of
National Development Plan-
ning/Chair of National Develop-
ment Planning Agency, Prof.
Dr. Armida S. Alisjahbana and
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Bright smiles all around: a volunteer from Cendrawasih University
demonstrates proper oral hygiene to schoolchildren in Sarmi
United Nations Resident
Coordinator/UNDP Resident
Representative, Mr. El-Mostafa
Benlamlih and the lead author
of the Report, Ms. Jeni
Klugman.
The report, titled ‘The Real
Wealth of Nations: Pathways to
Human Development’, spot-
lights countries that made the
greatest progress in human
development over the past four
decades as measured by the
Human Development Index
(HDI). Thanks to its rapid pro-
gress in health, education and
income Indonesia is ranked as
one of the Top 10 Movers.
The country raised life expect-
ancy by 17 years, from 54 to 71
between 1980 and 2010.
During the same period, the
expected years of schooling im-
proved by four years from eight
to 12, and per capita income
increased by 180 percent.
“Between 1980 and 2010,
Q & A with
UN Resident Coordinator
El-Mostafa Benlamlih
Q: What do you see as the
main priority for the UN family
in Indonesia in 2011?
A: Now that the UN
Partnership for Development
Framework (UNPDF 2011-
2015) has been approved, it’s
time to translate the good
ideas into action: effective
programmes that will lead to
improvements in the lives of
our target population, based
on concrete experience and
lessons learned right at the
community level. In 2011, we
want to get several specific
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Indonesia’s HDI value in-
creased by 54 per cent making
it one of the world leaders in
human development advan-
ces”, said Mr. El-Mostafa
Benlamlih. “The progress is re-
markable. It also shows serious
commitment from the Govern-
ment to improve human
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index – which identifies concur-
rent health, education and
income deprivations at house-
hold level in 104 countries –
shows South Asia to be home
to half of the world’s poor
population, or 844 million
people.
Rates of poverty under this new
programmes on the right
track. For one, we want to
foster better nutrition, food
security, and sustainable
livelihoods in Nusa Tenggara
Timur (NTT). Another priority
is in Aceh province: to
strengthen development

management capacity of local

development in the country.” index are, however, relatively
low in most of East Asia and
“In Indonesia, HDI and also the Pacific, including China and
GDI have been adopted and Thailand, though more than
used as an indicator for long half of Cambodians are
and medium term development estimated to be poor across
planning to improve the quality various dimensions. About one
of human resources as well as fifth of Indonesia’s population
the national competitiveness. suffers multiple deprivations.
Furthermore, HDI and GDI
have been used as main refer- The gender inequality index –
ences in national development which captures gender gaps in
planning and budgeting,” said reproductive health, empower-
Prof. Dr. Armida S. Alisjahbana ment and workforce parti-
at the launch. cipation in 138 countries –
shows six countries of East
Asia and the Pacific falling in
“Between 1980 and 2010,
Indonesia HDI's value the lower half on gender
increased by 54 per cent inequality, with Papua New
Guinea among the lowest 10.
making it one of the world
Indonesia ranks 100 out of the
leaders in human
total countries in the index.
development advances”
The report’s new inequality-
El-Mostafa Benlamlih, UN adjusted HDI, measuring the
Resident Coordinator in effect of inequality in 139
Indonesia countries around the world,
shows South Asia with an
This year’s 20th anniversary average 33 percent loss due to
edition, revisits the report’s inequality in health, education
original 1990 analytical exer- and income – the second
cise, using new methodologies largest for a developing region
and international data sources after sub-Saharan Africa.
and covers 135 countries
where complete and com- “One important finding from
parable data was available. It
several decades of human
introduces three new indices development experience is that
that show the impact of for lasting improvements in the
inequality, the effect of gender
quality of life of citizens,
gaps and overlaps in health, economic growth must be ac-
education and income, referred
companied by spending on
to as “multidimensional”
health and education,” said
poverty. Jeni Klugman, the lead author
of the Human Development
The multidimensional poverty Report.
government, and enhance
community and civil society
participation, for better health
and education services. And
thirdly, we are focusing on
improved services and
stronger community
participation in Papua. The
UN will also work together to
support national efforts to
fight climate change and to
strengthen national and
community resilience to
disasters.
Q: What are the highlights of
the last year – anything that
you are especially proud of?
A: We have achieved a
stronger commitment to work
together as a UN team. Our
UNPDF is clear, focused and
strategic. More importantly, it
is a national document that
benefits from a strong national
support and fully supports
Indonesia’s national priorities.
The UNPDF is more than just
a document: it reflects our
strong commitment and a
positive attitude towards
working together in support of
national priorities.
Q: In the course of your work
you travel far and wide in
Indonesia. What incident,
encounter, or image from
2010 left a lasting impression
on you?
A: Indonesia is a diverse
country with great potential
and significant disparities in
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ACEH REPORT: IMPRESSIVE
POST-TSUNAMI REBUILDING NOT
MATCHED BY HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
Banda Aceh - Since the
tsunami six years ago and the
Peace Accords that followed a
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year later, the people of Aceh,
Indonesia, have achieved re-
markable progress in the
physical rebuilding of their com-
munities, yet similar advances
in key human development in-
dicators remain elusive. The
first ever Provincial Human
Development Report for Aceh
2010 offers insights into the
major challenges facing one of
the poorest provinces in
Indonesia. The report was co-
launched by the Province
Secretary T. Setia Budi and
UNDP Deputy Country Director
Stephen Rodriques on 22
December.
Improving security, expanding
efforts to mitigate future natural
disasters, reducing poverty,
reversing the downward trend
in women’s well-being, and
redressing inequalities in less
developed areas of the
province top the list of major
challenges in Aceh, according
to the 2010 Aceh Human De-
velopment Report.
“The government is fully
committed to advance
basic sectors such as
education and health,
and also push areas of
development where Aceh
is still lagging behind”
T. Setia Budi, Aceh province
Secretary
“The achievements in Aceh
since the tsunami go beyond
anything imaginable six years
ago,” says Stephen Rodriques.
“Challenges remain for the
province, including the need to
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resuscitate the economy to
generate productive jobs, im-
prove the quality and efficiency
of public services and bring
those services to the poor and
disadvantaged.”
The Report was commissioned
by Government of Aceh in co-
operation with the United Na-
tions Development Programme
(UNDP) and BPS. The data in
the report reflect the human
development situation as of
2008, which is the most recent
statistics available for the
province.
Aceh, along with the rest of the
country, has shown impressive
gains in participation in the
political arena and in com-
munity development, according
to the report. It argues that the
main platform to progress in
human development in Aceh is
empowering people to make
their own decisions concerning
development priorities and the
use of resources. Many good
precedents already exist in the
province, and there are many
other opportunities to extend
the concept of community em-
powerment to a wide range of
other sectors and services. The
report provides numerous ex-
amples on how this can be
done.
Life expectancy in Aceh is 68.5
years, up from 67.7 years in
2002. The incidence of poverty
has declined to 22 percent from
a peak of 30 percent in 2002,
but remains well above the 14
percent for Indonesia as a
whole. Mean years of schooling
in Aceh is 8.6 years compared
with the national average of 7.6
years. The report suggests,
however, that improvements
development and capacity
levels. I traveled to NTT and
Sulawesi and was struck by
the commitment of local
authorities to improving the
lives of their people through
the achievement of the
Millennium Development
Goals (MDGs). The
challenges are huge as
capacities are limited. But the
commitment is there. I am
convinced they will be able to
reach their targets with
innovative approaches and
proper support and
investment from central
authorities.
Q: How is the UN family
positioned to make a
difference in a rapidly-rising,
rapidly-changing middle-
income country like
Indonesia?
A: We are getting away from
service delivery and
institution-building. Our action
fully supports national
programmes and priorities,
and aims to enhance the
performance of national
actors and institutions. Our
focus now is on proper
policies and regulations
developed through well-
managed programmes, strong
and effective national learning
processes, and efficient
tapping into global knowledge
and expertise.
Q: What’s the message you
would like to send to UN staff
and to the organizations'
partners and stakeholder for
the new calendar year?
A: My message is one of
humility and optimism. The
UN's main objective is to make
sure that the poor and
vulnerable do benefit from the
process of development. Yes,
we can do it! We are
sharpening our understanding
of development challenges
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are needed in the quality of the ductivity in the agricultural
education, and that expanded sector is showing encouraging and processes in Indonesia
vocational training would help progress, according to the at the closest level to the
to equip school leavers to find report. The report recommends people.
jobs. that improvements in the pro- We are investing in bringing
cess of planning and budgeting national expertise together
The report also argues that are needed to ensure re- with global knowledge to come
up with the best and most
while several indicators show sources are effectively targeted
appropriate solutions and
steady advances in human toward development priorities.
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strategies for making the poor

development in Aceh, it is im- and vulnerable better
portant to ensure that everyone Based on the analysis of avail- equipped to both benefit from
benefits from the progress able information, the report and contribute to Indonesia’s
being achieved. Disparities advocates six primary goals to development.
among regions also prevails. further enhance human de- We remain humble, however.
Within the province, Kota velopment in the province: The UN team is only one
Banda Aceh and Kota Sabang player. We can only be
lead the chart both in HDI and - Empower people for devel- effective if we work, listen,
Human Poverty Index (HPI). It opment: This means not communicate better, support
is also noticeable that the merely promoting participation and are supported by other
relatively low level of human in public hearings, but also partners. Nothing will be
development value is those in transferring fiscal resources to sustainable unless our
the newly established districts. recognized groups and deleg- partners and main actors,
ating authority for their use. government and beneficiaries,
“The government is fully com- are fully in charge and
mitted to advance basic sectors - Ensure benefits for every- committed to equity, human
such as education and health, one: All government pro- development, and the MDGs,
as well as the specific
and also push areas of de- grammes should pay special
programs we support. We’re
velopment where Aceh is still attention to addressing the
looking forward to an even
lagging behind,” said Province needs of particular social more productive and effective
Secretary T. Setia Budi during groups that may have been partnership in the future, and
the launch. “Another issue to overlooked. thank everyone for their
be addressed is to make sure support.
development does not leave - Improve the quality of pub-
behind the poor, vulnerable and lic services: This means
those living in remote areas strengthening social services grammes, including those in
where access is difficult.” particularly in health and edu- the forestry, agricultural and
cation. fisheries sectors.
The position of women in
Acehnese society has ad- - Enhance opportunities for - Make better use of public
vanced in some respects but productive employment: This resources: The increase in
several indicators show a re- means creating new livelihood fiscal resources flowing into
treat in other areas. While opportunities, and making bet- Aceh as a result of the Peace
women’s participation in the ter use of investments in Accords and the Law on Gov-
workforce is 35.7 percent, well education and human re- erning Aceh underline the im-
below the 64.3 percent of sources. peratives of minimizing misuse
males in the workforce. Women and ensuring resources are
are largely under-represented - Couple disaster mitigation channeled towards services
at the community level. with environmental pro- that are effective in advancing
grammes: Measures to mitig- human development.
Despite a boost from recon- ate natural disasters should be
struction programmes, the local integrated into a range of
economy remains weak. Pro- government and donor pro-

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WORKING TOWARDS A NEW INDONESIA
WITHOUT CORRUPTION
Jakarta - An old African saying has it that “it
takes a village to raise a child.” It turns out that
the village, or kampung, may also play an im-
portant role in the establishing a corruption-free
society in Indonesia. “If people in the villages
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get involved in the eradication of corruption, it
will be easier to reduce corruption in the
country” says Mohammad Jasin, the Vice Chair
of Indonesia’s Corruption Eradication
Commission (KPK).
An anti-corruption Carnival through the streets of
Jakarta
The occasion for these remarks was the
celebration of International Anti-Corruption Day,
on 9 December, marked by the establishment of
an Anti-Corruption Village at the KPK headquar-
ters in Jakarta. More than 20 organisations in-
volved in the fight against corruption set up
information booths and interacted with the public
on corruption issues. “The Anti-Corruption Vil-
lage reflects the fact that Indonesia consists of
villages,” Mr. Jasin said, “and the Commission
wants to involve the entire community in com-
bating corruption."
International Anti-Corruption Day, organized by
UNODC together in partnership with the Corrup-
“If people in the villages get involved in
the eradication of corruption, it will be
easier to reduce corruption in the
country”
Mohammad Jasin, Vice-Chair of Indonesia's
Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK)
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tion Eradication Commission (KPK), Trans-
parency International Indonesia, Indonesian
Corruption Watch and the Judicial Commission,
was also marked through music and song.
Transparency International Indonesia held an
anti-corruption concert with popular local bands,
while Indonesia Corrupution Watch entertained
motorists with a lively Carnival winding through
the streets featuring musicians, dancers, actors
impersonating corrupters in a makeshift jail and
poetry.
In keeping with the theme of bringing the anti-
corruption message to people outside of the
capital, the Judicial Commission and UNODC
also brought the anti-corruption campaign to the
provinces. Nine non-governmental organizations
in as many provinces were supported in their
call for stronger action to fight corruption through
the local media.
The Judicial Commission and UNODC also
brought the anti-corruption campaign to the
provinces. Nine non-governmental organizations
in nine provinces were supported to work with
local media outlets to call for stronger local
action to fight corruption.
UNODC concluded its 2010 anti-corruption cam-
paign with an inaugural meeting of an EU-
funded Anti-Corruption Forum on 21 December
2010, and with a workshop bringing together
more than 30 grassroots anti-corruption NGOs
in Indonesia on 22 December.
“It takes a village”: students with their mothers at the
EU-UNODC anti-corruption booth
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SOLIDARITY WITH THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE

MARKED AT NATIONAL MUSEUM
Jakarta - Museums are vital spaces, not only for
maintaining historical records and nurturing our
collective memory, but also to frame debates
around the important issues of our time.
Indonesia's Museum Nasional showed its
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engagement in Middle East affairs by hosting a

lively seminar on “The Role of the International
Community in the Implementation of the Two
States Solution”, as part of the International Day
of Solidarity with the Palestinian People on 29
November. The initiative was part of an on-going
series of exchanges between the Ministry of
Culture and Tourism of the Republic of
Indonesia to support the Palestinian people, Left to right: Dr. H. Abdul Mu'ti, Amb. Fariz Mehdawi,
which include scholarships and training in the UNIC Director Mr. Michele Zaccheo, KEMLU Director
area of culture and tourism promotion. of Middle East Affairs Mr. Ronny P. Yulianto

The seminar, organized by the UN Information

Centre in collaboration with the Embassy of
Palestine to Indonesia, drew more than 300
participants from civil society and government,
and included the participation of 25 represent-
atives of the diplomatic community. Accompa-
nying the seminar were a series of short films
and a photo exhibit, the latter drawn from a
recently-launched United Nations Relief Works
Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East
(UNRWA) campaign called “Peace Starts Here”.

Speakers included Mr. Ronny P. Yulianto,

Director for Middle East Affairs in the Ministry of Representatives of the diplomatic community and
Foreign Affairs, Mr. Soeroso, Secretary of the other participants in the International Day of
Directorate General of History and Archeology, Solidarity with the Palestinian People
H.E. Fariz Mehdawi, Ambassador of Palestine,
and Dr. H. Abdul Mu’ti, Secretary of the Central
Leadership of Muhammadiyah.

Jakarta - Human Rights Day 2010 was marked
in Jakarta on 20 December with a seminar
hosted by the Ministry of Law and Human Right
on the protection of children in the context of
poverty reduction efforts, featuring a keynote
speech by the H.E. Patrialis Akbar, Minister of
Law and Human Rights. Opening remarks were
delivered by H.E. Julian Wilson, Ambassador of
the European Union to Indonesia, and H.E.
Heinz Walker-Nederkoorn, Ambassador of
Switzerland. UNICEF and UNIC Jakarta also
supported the event, which included a present-
ation on mainstreaming human rights principles
in the planning and implementation of develop-
ment policies by Dr. Diani Sediawati of the
national development agency BAPPENAS.

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IT STARTS WITH US: ENDING VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

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Members of the Theater Abu group pay tribute to the strength and resilience of survivors of violence against
women

Jakarta – Secretary-General violence against women. “UN first lady of Indonesia HE Sinta
Ban Ki-moon's global campaign support to end violence against Nuriya Abdurrahman Wahid
to end violence against women women through the UNiTE suggested three things were
took off in Indonesia when campaign is based on the needed to end violence against
UNIFEM (part of UN Women) understanding that it is not a women and girls in Indonesia:
and UNFPA, co-chairs of UN stand-alone campaing” said El- more gender-sensitive values,
Thematic Group on Gender, Mostafa Benlamlih, UN Resid- a re-interpretation of religious
successfully hosted the cam- ent Coordinator in Indonesia, in beliefs that put women and girls
paign’s national launch on 25 his welcoming remarks. “It is in the position of being violated,
November in partnership with owned by the country and and support for law enforce-
the Ministry of Women's Em- includes every effort Indonesia ment and regulatory frame-
powerment and Child Pro- is currently doing and will do to works that punish violators of
tection (MOWE) and the Na- end violence against women.” human rights and protect the
tional Commission on Violence vulnerable.
Against Women (Komnas Symbolizing the push to end vi-
Perempuan). The event was olence against women, guests
held at the National Archive were asked hang 'wishing
building, one of Jakarta's his- cards' on the branches of a
toric landmarks, and was timed tree. Participants stressed that
to coincide with the Inter- the elimination of violence
national Day for the elimination against women is something
of Violence Against Women. Other features speakers in- that starts with individuals
cluded the representatives of taking responsibility for their
The campaign aims to integrate MOWE, Komnas Perempuan, actions. Indeed, the theme of
with initiatives already under- and civil society organizations. the online competition linked to
way in Indonesia to combat In the keynote address former the campaign is “Dimulai dari

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Saya”, or “It Starts with Me”, Akar, then wowed participants figures that respect equality, so
and it already has more than with their powerful depiction of by creating a new generation of
one thousand participants. Ros, a survivor of violence. A men, ideas about quality can
talk show featured six agents of be passed on and help put and
The talented Theater Abu per- change working on how to end to violence against wome,”
formers from Studio Hanafi, prevent and respond to viol- said New Men's Alliance
accompanied by the street chil- ence against women. “Boys are founder Nurhasyim.
dren’s musical group Sanggar lacking role models of male
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WORLD AIDS DAY COMMEMORATION

“Shining the Light on HIV and Human Rights”: a World AIDS Commemoration Day for UN Staff and family
members was held at the Menara Thamrin Building in Central Jakarta on the 6th of December

DID YOU From 1980 to 2010, average life expectancy at birth in Indonesia has
KNOW? risen by 17 years, from 54 to 71 (UNDP Human Development Report
2010).

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