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Government aims for ‘integrated approach’ in Papua

Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Mahfud MD said the new approach would be centered on collaborative efforts by government stakeholders to carry out programs aimed at improving the lives of Papuans.

Dian Septiari (The Jakarta Post)
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Government aims for ‘integrated approach’ in Papua Fireworks explode outside Lukas Enembe Stadium, formerly known as Papua Bangkit Stadium, in Jayapura, Papua, during the closing ceremony of the 20th National Games (PON) on Oct. 15, 2021. (JP/-)

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he government is seeking a more integrated approach to its policies in the country’s easternmost provinces of Papua and West Papua, one that it hopes will improve the welfare of Papuans and effectively address the longstanding conflicts in the region, Indonesia’s chief security minister has said.

Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Mahfud MD said the government’s new approach would be centered on collaborative efforts by government stakeholders to execute programs aimed at improving the lives of Papuans.

“The government will introduce a new approach, which is based on welfare,” said Mahfud at a media briefing on Thursday. “It will be collaborative and integrated, meaning ministries should not work in isolation.”

Vice President Ma'ruf Amin is leading this new approach in Papua and West Papua, which will be focused on agriculture, security and social issues, Mahfud said. 

He added that the multi-stakeholder approach was provided for in the recently passed amendment to the Papuan Special Autonomy Law, which granted a larger allocation of special autonomy funds along with greater central government oversight on their disbursement.

The new law, which was amended in July, increases the country’s annual budget for the Papua and West Papua special autonomy fund from 2 percent to 2.25 percent of the country’s General Allocation Funds (DAU).

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