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The Minister of Law and Human Rights Yasonna H. Laoly ensures that intellectual property rights (IPR) services will continue to run even though the Covid-19 pandemic is underway.

Yasonna when attending the 61st General Assembly of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), in Geneva, Switzerland, on Monday.

The head of the Indonesian delegation said that the COVID-19 pandemic did not stop Indonesia's commitment to intellectual property rights.

"Indonesia's commitment to registration services and intellectual property protection is not stopped by the Covid-19 pandemic. This is inseparable from the innovation made by the Directorate General of Intellectual Property at the Ministry of Law and Human Rights through a virtual registration system," Yasonna said in an official statement, on Tuesday. 

Yasonna said that the registration of intellectual property in the during the pandemic is online.

"Recently, Indonesia launched the LockVid 2020 virtual counter as part of its commitment to excellent public service. Registration of patents, brands, and industrial designs can be done online through IPROLINE," he said.

Yasonna said his party continues to encourage an increase in intellectual property registration, even during the COVID-19 pandemic.

"Together with online copyright registration services, the entire virtual service that we carry out has increased the number of intellectual property registrations in Indonesia, despite the current Covid-19 pandemic," he explained.

In the WIPO General Session, Yasonna also conveyed Indonesia's readiness to host the Diplomatic Conference on Design Law Treaty.

Yasonna also mentioned this readiness as a form of Indonesia's support for the global intellectual property system.

"While being a member of WIPO since 1979, Indonesia has actively ratified various agreements managed by WIPO and has become a member of the 100 Madrid Protocol," he concluded. (RRI)

President Joko Widodo urged all countries to prioritize the health of their citizens when reactivating the economy during the COVID-19 pandemic, at the 75th UN General Assembly online on Wednesday.

"Revitalization of the economy must prioritize the health of all citizens of the world. A healthy and productive world needs to be our priority. We will only achieve these if all of us continue to work together," he said.

"From the economic perspective, revitalization of economic activities needs to start gradually by tackling the limits of our global supply chain today," he added.

Joko Widodo also urges all countries to pursue equal access to an affordable COVID-19 vaccine.

"Vaccine will be the game-changer in the war against the pandemic. We need to work together to ensure that all countries have equal access to a safe vaccine at an affordable price," he said. (RRI)

President Joko Widodo conveyed the spirit of independence for Palestine at the 75th General Assembly of the United Nations

He referred to the Dasa Sila Bandung, a mandate which was made by Soekarno during the Asian-African Conference in Bandung in 1955. Until now, the principles of the Dasa Sila Bandung are still considered very relevant, including the peaceful settlement of disputes, the promotion of cooperation, and respect for international law. 

"Palestine is the only country present at the Bandung Conference that has yet to enjoy its independence," said President Joko Widodo, on Wednesday.

President Jokowi revealed that since the Asia Africa conference, Palestine has remained a major concern for Indonesian diplomacy.

"Indonesia continues to consistently provide support for Palestine to obtain its rights," he concluded. (RRI)

The Saudi Arabia government opened domestic pilgrims to perform Umrah pilgrimages starting on Oct. 4 and pilgrims from abroad starting Nov. 1, 2020, as quoted by Reuters, on Wednesday.

Initially, the country does not allow the small pilgrimage since March due to the Covid-19 outbreak.

The reopening of Umrah enables up to 6,000 citizens and residents in Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah every day.

According to the SPA report, only 30 percent of the normal capacity of 20,000 pilgrims are allowed to perform the daily Umrah pilgrimage as a measure to prevent transmission of the virus.

The capacity of the new daily umrah will be increased to 75 percent after two weeks, on Oct. 18, 2020.

Meanwhile, for the opening in early November, Saudi Arabia will only allow Umrah pilgrims from countries that are considered safe, with a capacity of 100 percent until the end of the pandemic.

Apart from Umrah, Saudi government also restricted pilgrimage (Hajj), which normally can gather around three million people from around the world, to only a few thousand domestic worshipers.

Official data shows that the Hajj and Umrah services bring in revenue for Saudi Arabia of up to $12 billion or equivalent to Rp177 trillion per year.

Confirmed Covid-19 infections by Saudi Arabia until Sep. 22, 2020 was 330,798 cases, an increase of about 500 new cases from the previous day, and a total death of 4,542 cases. (RRI)