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The 55th Meeting of the UNWTO Commission for East Asia and The Pacific (CAP) at Sokha Residence, Phnom Penh, Cambodia - 

Indonesia was successfully elected as a member of the UNWTO Executive Council for the 2023-2027 term with China, South Korea and Japan representing the East Asia and Pacific region and will support the success of the UNWTO General Assembly in October 2023.

Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy/Head of the Indonesian Tourism and Creative Economy Agency (Menparekraf/Kabaparekraf) of the Republic of Indonesia, Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno after attending the 55th Meeting of the UNWTO Commission for East Asia and The Pacific (CAP) at Sokha Residence, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Friday (15/6/2023), said, Indonesia was elected after getting the most votes and won one of the four Executive Council seats with the most votes.

Representing the East Asia and Pacific Commission together with China, Japan and South Korea, Indonesia is responsible for compiling UNWTO programs in the Asia Pacific region to be reported in the General Assembly.

"Thank God we managed to get the most votes, this is an achievement and thank you for your cooperation," said Sandiaga Uno.

For this achievement, Menparekraf Sandiaga Uno expressed his gratitude to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Kemenlu) of the Republic of Indonesia, especially Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi.

In addition, appreciation was also given to the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy team and the Indonesian Embassy (KBRI) for Cambodia.

"And thank you, Ms. Foreign Minister, because Mrs. Foreign Minister intervened herself too and this is a trust for Indonesia that we must protect," said Sandiaga Uno.

According to a release received by Voice of Indonesia on Saturday, Indonesia through the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy is committed to encouraging the development of the tourism sector in the East Asia, ASEAN and Pacific regions by focusing on sustainable tourism, human resources, digitalization and tourism transformation.

On the same occasion, Indonesia also advanced to become part of the Task Force on "Redesigning Tourism for The Future".

Through this special UNWTO work team, Indonesia has the opportunity to design the future of the world's tourism sector.

The new tourism concept is expected to have a positive impact on the world tourism sector and the archipelago. So that business opportunities are increasingly created and employment opportunities are increasingly open.

"Of course we also take on a Chair in the Redesigning Tourism for the Future program. So this is a very tough task and the team must remain solid," he said.

"Because the target is tourism which can revive our economy, accelerate our development, with a total of 4.4 million jobs in 2024," said Sandiaga Uno//VOI

Talkshow Building Early Literacy organized by the National Library and the GPMB organization - 

Head of Center for Library Information Services and Management of Archipelagic Manuscripts of National Library of Indonesia, Agus Sutoyo said on a talkshow Building Early Literacy organized by the National Library and the GPMB organization, on Saturday (17/6/2023) that National Library of Indonesia has long been campaigning about the importance of mother's role, especially in developing a love of reading in children.

In fact, it was clear that he was cooperating with the Reading Ambassador as the leading sector for the campaign, just like during the time of the Indonesian Reading Ambassador, Tantowi Yahya.

The talkshow also talks about healthy food for children to prevent stunting. 

Main Secretary of the National Library of Indonesia, Ofy Sofiana, said that currently the government is actively reducing the stunting rate.

"Therefore, the role of parents in choosing healthy food greatly determines the growth and development of children", she said.

According to a release received by Voice of Indonesia on Saturday, PAUD Lecturer Adiyati Fathu Roshonah explained that the program to introduce healthy eating has been carried out since early childhood, kindergarten to elementary school.

However, parents are still encouraged to provide the stimulation needed. For this reason, Adiyati emphasized that parents and teachers at schools must work together in forming smart children.

"Talking about smart children, of course there is nutrition and a healthy lifestyle that must be fulfilled," she said.

On the same occasion, Clinical Nutrition Specialist, dr. Inayah stated that there was nothing wrong with the concept of four healthy and five perfect, but rather the concept of a balanced nutrition pattern. 

There is a principle called the contents of my plate. So, one plate is divided into two. Half filled with staple foods and side dishes, then half filled with vegetables and fruit, he said.

"In fact, what must be limited is sugar, salt, and saturated oil which are hidden in many packaged foods," she said.

Apart from the talk show, this activity was also coupled with the holding of a coloring competition and a drawing competition which received high enthusiasm from the dozens of children who attended//VOI

The signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with one of University in Indonesia - 

The Australian Ambassador to Indonesia, Penny Williams PSM, welcomed the partnership between the Centre Australian International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) with six universities in Indonesia. 

According to a release received by Voice of Indonesia on Saturday, the partnership was marked by the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with six university by ACIAR CEO Prof Andrew Campbell this week in Jakarta.

"For more than four decades, ACIAR has partnered with Indonesia to find solutions for agricultural challenges that are faced together through international research," said the Ambassador Australia for Indonesia, Penny Williams.

"This MoU will generate many joint research ideas in the coming years." 

Prof Campbell said the results of previous research had clearly shown that the projects implemented would be of greater benefit to farmers, rural communities and policy makers when expert researchers from ACIAR work together with local experts.

"I am delighted that ACIAR has been able to realize its partnership efforts with universities in Indonesia because cooperative partnerships are the best way to overcome challenges that exist today and in the future," said Prof Campbell.

"ACIAR has been working with universities in Indonesia for many years, and we've seen first-hand how their research capabilities have developed. As is changes in the current system of research and innovation in Indonesia, we can make agreement directly with each university, and this is a very important thing interesting," said Prof Campbell.

Mataram University in Lombok, Bogor Agricultural Institute in Bogor and Gadjah Mada University in Yogyakarta has been a long-term partner of ACIAR, while Udayana University in Bali, Diponegoro University in Semarang and Sam Ratulangi University in Manado partnered on the project their first in agribusiness supported by ACIAR//VOI

One Mosque One Library Movement - 

The One Mosque One Library Movement has named Maros Regency in South Sulawesi as the first area to designate a mosque not only as a Muslim holy place but also as a means to empower the community.

"This is a concrete manifestation of making Maros Regency a literacy district," said Maros Regent A.S. Chaidir Syam at the Community Literacy Index Improvement (PILM) activity of the National Library of Indonesia with the Alumni Association of the Indonesian Mosque Youth Communication Agency (IKA-BKPRMI) in Maros, Friday, (9/6/2023).

This movement, added the Regent, must be fought for because the library is currently not only used for reading but also for activities. With the existence of a library at the mosque, it is hoped that bright ideas will be born from the community who continue to read after worship.

According to a release received by Voice of Indonesia on Friday, the Head of the National Library, Muhammad Syarif Bando, emphasized that the library is an open learning place for the community, assisted by the active role of librarians.

He also added that the holy book Al-Qu'ran commands reading because by reading humans can master knowledge, so they will avoid the threat of ignorance and poverty.

“Reading is not the point. Because after finishing reading, the next process is that humans are ordered to carry out or convey what we know based on the books they have read, "explained Syarif Bando.

Meanwhile, Deputy for Information and Development of the Indonesian National Archive Archive System (ANRI) Andi Kasman added that from mosques or Islamic boarding schools, people will get religious knowledge that is able to build human resources (HR) who have strong and pious characters. .

"The mosque as its function, namely as a place for ubudiyah (worship), tarbiyah (education), and ijtima'iyah (social)," he explained.

It is believed that the One Mosque One Library Movement will run optimally if it creates easy access to reading materials (accessibility). However, according to a literacy activist from South Sulawesi, Bachtiar Adnan Kusuma, currently only the reading movement dominates. Meanwhile, the writing movement is still abandoned.

“The culture of reading and writing is in line with each other and cannot be separated from one another. And no civilization lasts forever unless it is written down," he said.

At the last opportunity, Main Librarian of the National Library, Abdullah, said that the mosque community consists of two components, namely users and administrators of the mosque.

"To foster a love of literacy in mosques, real innovative action is needed from the administrators," he said//VOI