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View all search resultsThe United Nations General Assembly has passed a resolution on global solidarity in the fight against COVID-19. It was initiated by Indonesia, together with Ghana, Liechtenstein, Norway, Singapore and Switzerland, and cosponsored by 188 countries.
Amid global calls for a multilateral presence and response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Indonesia and a handful of other countries drafted on Friday a United Nations General Assembly resolution calling for global solidarity to fight the outbreak.
ASEAN has been one of the few actors able to engage the Myanmar government since 2017. The region’s leaders must show compassion for the Rohingya and push Myanmar to take steps to end the violence, discrimination, and persecution that forced out the Rohingya. Otherwise, this tragedy will continue.
With the Climate Pledge expected to come into force after 2020, the world has a serious problem indeed. The poorly committed countries, even if they have signed the pledge in Paris and submitted their national emissions cut strategy, may have a compliance problem.
Strong commitment is a promise that needs to be delivered on with secure and adequate financing. Indonesia is determined to utilize blended finance as an innovative financial mechanism to fund its international commitment goals, which are in line with Indonesia’s national priority strategies.
All the energy and time of our diplomats, led by Foreign Minister Retno LP Marsudi, expended to gain the prestigious position may mean almost nothing, when their boss remains reluctant to show appreciation for their efforts and speak up more at the global level.
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