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Indonesian government has hosted a Side Event on Promoting Innovative Measures to Address Capacity Gaps in UN Peacekeeping Mission (MPP) on 14 February 2018 on the sidelines of the C-34 (Peacekeeping Operations) Sessions. It presented, such as Atul Khare, United Nations Under-Secretary-General (USG) for Field Support, as the keynote speaker. Chargé d'Affaires/Indonesian Permanent Council to UN in New York, Ambassador Ina Krisnamurthi who acted as moderator. The panel discussion was also attended by several panelists, namely Ms. Anne Marie van den Berg (Director of the UN Logistic Support Division), Colonel Aldrin Petrus Mongan (Deputy Commander of the Center for Peacekeeping Care); Yayat Ruyat (Head of Development Division, PT PINDAD (Persero). It underlined the success of the Indonesian Contingent in carrying out the tasks mandated by the UN Peacekeeping using strategic industrial products. Atul Kare disclosed, facing the current challenges the UN Peacekeeping Mission needs innovation and capacity building to be able to carry out the tasks in the field, and currently the United Nations together with the Contributor States needs to continue to improve their cooperation under the bilateral and trilateral framework, and to successfully optimize the use of national strategic industrial products by the Garuda Contingent in the UN Peacekeeping Mission in accordance with the mandate of the Vision 4,000 Peacekeepers Roadmap 2015-2019.Furthermore, the Panel also discussed concrete ways to strengthen the capacity of UN Peacekeeping Mission, including through alternative procurement and innovative equipment financing for TPCC's. The meeting was attended by 115 participants comprising representatives from countries attending the first week of the C-34 session.

A lot of Indonesians are currently studying abroad. However, not many Indonesian students know that Turkey can also be the main choice to continue their study. Moreover, the cost of education in a number of universities in Turkey is very cheap. One of the Indonesian students who studied in Turkey, Muhammad Al Fatih (20) for example, when interviewed by Republika.co.id in Jakarta, Saturday (17/2) said, many still do not know that the lectures in Turkey are inexpensive, especially in the state campuses. Therefore, according to him, Indonesian-Turkish Education Foundation is currently conducting socializations to Indonesian students.

A total of 37 Indonesian Young Diplomats will participate in live-in (Nyantri) program in Pesantren or Islamic Boarding school, Pondok Modern Gontor. They said they are ready to support the new program of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Education and Training Centerbefore entering the madya or senior education level of the Foreign Service Staff School –Sesdilu. They are expected to absorb knowledge about the world of pesantren and at the same time share knowledge and experience with students there. Head of Pondok Modern Gontor, Ponorogo East Java, KH Hasan Abdullah Sahal Wednesday (14/2) said, the young diplomats will know Pesantren better and this can be a provision in Islam diplomacy of Indonesia. Meanwhile, Rector of Darussalam University, Prof. Dr. Amal Fathullah Zarkasyi accompanied by Vice Rector, Dr. Hamid Fahmy immediately requested that the concept of the activity be immediately made concrete. In addition to the need to arrange meetings with board leaders, the diplomats will also fill various classes at the University to share experiences on practical diplomacy, such as simulations of international conferences , public speaking, and discussing regional and multilateral issues. The "Diplomat Nyantri" program will be held in April for 3 days. According to Director of Sesdilu, M Aji Surya, during the nyantri in the cottage, the diplomats are expected to understand Islam and pesantren as part of the Indonesian nation. In fact, it is targeted that they are to share about Indonesian diplomacy with more than 3,500 Islamic borading school students.