The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has agreed on the use of “Advancing Sustainable Peace” as a theme during Indonesia’s second UNSC presidency this year.

The theme is in line with the previous year’s theme “Investing in Peace", in which the government specifically raised the issue of the safety and security of peacekeepers through training and capacity building.

Indonesian Ambassador to the UN Dian Triansyah Djani said in a statement obtained by The Jakarta Post on Tuesday that one of the priorities of Indonesia’s second presidency was to push the UNSC's role in global efforts to eradicate COVID-19 by initiating meetings on peace-building during the pandemic.

"This is important considering that COVID-19 could cause instability in countries that have just healed from conflicts, and complicates the peacemaking process in countries that are still in conflicts,” Dian said.

Dian added the UNSC would hold more than 15 official meetings, including those concerning Palestine, Syria, Lebanon, Yemen, Iraq, Guinea Bissau, Somalia, North Korea and some concerning Indonesia’s priority themes. The organization has also scheduled at least 13 meetings of the council's subsidiary bodies and other informal meetings.

Indonesia itself will also hold two meetings on combating terrorism, namely the discussion of the UN secretary-general's report on the threat of the “Islamic State of Iraq and Levant” (ISIL) or Daesh, as well as on the issues of cross-border crime and terrorism.

During this term of Indonesia’s presidency of the organization, it has also scheduled to ratify at least three resolutions, namely the extensions of the mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), the UNSC sanctions against Mali and the UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM).

"The extension of UNIFIL's mandate is very important, especially that Indonesia is a country that sends the most troops to UNIFIL," he said.

Indonesia, Dian added, would also promote tenun (traditional handwoven fabric) during its second presidency, as it had previously introduced batik to the members of the council.

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