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Ambulances carrying the bodies of Palestinian first responders who were killed a week before in Israeli military fire on other ambulance vehicles arrive at Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on March 30, 2025. (AFP/Khan Yunis)
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oreign Minister Sugiono kicked off this week’s whirlwind of United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) meetings in the United States by calling on member states to step up protections for humanitarian workers, co-hosting the launch of a related declaration while spotlighting the plight of aid personnel in Gaza.
With the past two years considered the deadliest on record for humanitarian workers, Indonesia called for stronger international commitments to their safety, as well as accountability for attacks against them.
Diplomatic activity is already intensifying in Manhattan, New York, ahead of the UNGA’s general debate, which opens on Sept. 23. Led by former German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, the week’s agenda is expected to focus on UN reforms, the escalating climate crisis and Israel’s ongoing military operations in the Middle East.
A string of high-level meetings are slated for this week, including a closely watched summit on the two-state solution scheduled for Monday afternoon.
In his first major engagement, Sugiono on Sunday attended the launch of the Global Declaration on the Protection of Humanitarian Personnel, an Australian-led initiative aimed at strengthening worldwide compliance on the protection of humanitarian personnel.
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Indonesia stands ready to contribute and to cooperate with all member states to ensure humanitarian workers are protected, Sugiono said.
