Day: December 22, 2021

Govt must integrate SDGs, COVID-19 mitigation efforts: Komnas HAM

Assessment and research commissioner at the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM), Sandrayati Moniaga, has urged the government to integrate the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) framework with COVID-19 mitigation efforts. “COVID-19 mitigation requires utilizing a work instrument that integrates the SDG framework and human rights’ principle,” she noted at

Mother’s role is crucial in alleviating COVID-19 pandemic: Minister

Women’s Empowerment and Child Protection Minister Bintang Puspayoga reiterated the important role of a mother in alleviating the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects in Indonesia. “If mothers in the past had contributed to the mission of Indonesia’s independence, mothers in the present times must exert equal might to alleviate and

Women should rise above patriarchal culture: First Lady

Mother’s Day was a good momentum to demonstrate that Indonesian women can do anything and not just be in the “konco wingking” situation, or merely standing behind their husbands, First Lady Iriana Joko Widodo stated. The First Lady conveyed the statement in a video of the Solidarity Action Organization of

Empowered women bring benefits, inspire all: Puspayoga

Empowered women bring benefits and inspire the development and advancement of their families and the surrounding environment, Women’s Empowerment and Child Protection Minister Bintang Puspayoga has said. “Various professions that women undertake, whether they become career women, politicians, activists, public figures, artists, or housewives, benefit and inspire those around them,”

National COVID-19 vaccination rate meets WHO’s target: Minister

Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin confirmed that as of Wednesday, the national COVID-19 vaccination rate had succeeded in meeting the target set by the World Health Organization (WHO). “Until today, the population of 108,412,315 people, or 40.12 percent, had received full vaccination. This means we have gone beyond the target

Support development of indigenous vaccines: ministry

The Industry Ministry is supporting the development of the Merah Putih vaccine and vaccines made by state-owned enterprises (SOEs) by building collaboration with stakeholders to help the industrial sector contribute to COVID-19 handling. “The Industry Ministry supports the development of the Merah Putih vaccine and SOEs vaccine, which is currently