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VOInews, Jakarta: Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi encourages the creation of an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza. According to her, a ceasefire will change many things in the conflict that occurs there.

"This will be a game changer for everything. Most importantly, it will provide space to address the humanitarian situation in Gaza, start post-conflict reconstruction efforts, and the two-state solution process," Retno said during the UN Security Council Open Debate at UN Headquarters in New York, United States, on Tuesday (23/1/2024).

She also emphasized the importance of continuing to support the efforts of the Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator to pave the way for the delivery of humanitarian aid in Gaza.

Retno also emphasized that Palestine should be accepted as a full member of the UN. According to her, this effort is an important factor in realizing the Two-State Solution.

"This is important so that a fair and balanced process can begin immediately to realize a two-state solution and prevent further atrocities by Israel," she said.

Furthermore, Retno also highlighted the supply of weapons to Israel. She argued that the supply of weapons must be stopped because they are used to kill innocent civilians.

"Israel must be responsible for its actions, including the atrocities they committed in Gaza," she explained.

On that occasion, he also emphasized that no country is above the law. For this reason, Indonesia will submit an oral statement to provide an advisory opinion to the International Court of Justice on the questions raised by the UN High School.

"Indonesia will take all possible steps to continue supporting Palestine," he concluded.

VOInews, Jakarta: On the sidelines of the UN Security Council Open Debate meeting, Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi held bilateral meetings with the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Russia, Norway and the President of the International Red Cross (ICRC). Foreign Minister Retno said that the bilateral meeting specifically discussed the situation in Gaza and encouraged an immediate ceasefire.

"The bilateral meeting mainly discussed the situation in Gaza, including encouraging an immediate ceasefire and the delivery of humanitarian assistance," Retno said in an official statement from the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs received on Wednesday morning (24/1/2024) in Jakarta.

In addition to Gaza, the two countries also discussed economic cooperation. According to Retno, Indonesia and Russia are committed to accelerating negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Indonesia and the Eurasian Economic Union.

Meanwhile, in a bilateral meeting with Norway, the two countries discussed the implementation of the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) cooperation. Foreign Minister Retno said that Norway is committed to providing funds amounting to USD250 million (Rp3.9 billion) through Norfund.

"I also appreciate Norway for recognizing Indonesia's efforts to reduce deforestation and land use," she said.

In a meeting with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Retno said they discussed humanitarian efforts in Myanmar and Afghanistan.

In addition to meeting with the three foreign ministers, Retno said she had bilateral meetings with the foreign ministers of Lebanon, Algeria, Palestine, Austria and Jordan.

Forestry and Environment Minister Siti Nurbaya Bakar (left) and the United States' Chief of Forest Service, Randy Moore, during the signing of a memorandum of understanding on cooperation to reduce the forestry sector's greenhouse gas emissions. The agreement was inked in Jakarta on Tuesday (January 23, 2024). (ANTARA/HO-Kementerian LHK) - 

Voinews, Jakarta - The governments of Indonesia and the United States have agreed to work together to reduce greenhouse gas emissions generated by the forestry sector by supporting Indonesia's Forestry and Other Land Uses (FOLU) Net Sink 2030 plan.

According to the Environment and Forestry (LHK) Ministry, the agreement was marked by the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between LHK Minister Siti Nurbaya Bakar and Forest Service Chief at the US Department of Agriculture, Randy Moore, in Jakarta on Tuesday.

"This memorandum of understanding marks an important milestone in the implementation of Indonesia's FOLU Net Sink 2030," Minister Bakar said after signing the document.

Through its FOLU Net Sink 2030 plan, Indonesia is aiming to ensure that the level of absorption of FOLU's greenhouse gas emissions is on par, or even higher, than the emissions generated by the year 2030.

To achieve that end, Indonesia is implementing four strategies, namely preventing deforestation, conserving forests, protecting and restoring peatlands, and increasing the level of carbon absorption.

According to Bakar, by implementing FOLU Net Sink 2030, Indonesia will emerge as a role model for realizing global climate commitments, while promoting sustainable and inclusive economic growth.

She then expressed optimism that long-term cooperation between Indonesia and the US would further strengthen several ongoing measures related to the management of multipurpose forests.

The minister said that the two countries can collaborate to ensure the sustainable management of forests, provide forest extension services, improve technical capabilities for dealing with forest and land fires, and strengthen law enforcement by supporting Indonesia's plan to establish a forest police academy.

"I believe that our partnership will be even stronger as it is based on measurable evidence, the principle of sovereignty, as well as mutual respect, trust, and benefits," the minister said.

Moore, meanwhile, noted that the MoU was the result of an earlier discussion between Bakar and the previous forest service chief in 2018.

He then expressed the hope that the MoU would further strengthen the foundation laid by the two countries, while noting that Indonesia is playing a vital role in the global fight against the adverse impacts of climate change//VOI

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Voinews, Jakarta - Indonesian Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy, Sandiaga Uno said that the implementation of Karisma Event Nusantara (KEN) has a significant positive impact on the sustainability of the regional and national economy. This was pointed out by Minister Sandiaga Uno at a special interview with RRI Voice of Indonesia, in Jakarta, Monday (22/ 1/). 

According to him, the implementation of KEN 2023 contributed to increasing the production of goods and services reaching 212 billion rupiah, Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which reached 200 billion Rupiah with a turnover value of 12.4 trillion Rupiah.

"The implementation of KEN in 2023  contributed to the value of Indonesia's production and services output of 212 billion rupiah and GDP (Gross Domestic Product) of almost 200 billion rupiah in which  the value of money turnover with 7.4 million visitors reached 12.4 trillion rupiah.", Minister Uno said. 

Moreover, Minister Sandiaga Uno further explained that the positive impact of holding KEN 2023  was also able to increase the turnover of 11,399 business actors involved in the event.  Based on the results of the face to face interview, Minister Sandiaga Uno stated that KEN 2023 succeeded in increasing turnover by 76.7 percent business actors up to more than 10 million rupiah.  

When compared to normal days, the additional turnover increases by 50 to 100 percent//VOI