The forum was formed to help ease the burden on the country that is currently fighting the COVID-19 pandemic
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Sixty organizations on Sunday (July 25, 2021) declared their support for secretary general of the Indonesian Red Cross (PMI), Sudirman Said, and Gadjah Mada University (UGM) professor M Baiquni to lead the Humanitarian Solidarity Forum.

The declaration was read online by Nursyahbani Katjasungkana and Professor Winda Mercedes Mingkid.

"This Humanitarian Solidarity Forum is an open forum, uniting the power of people from all over Indonesia and abroad, to help the country out of the COVID-19 pandemic," Katjasungkana said in a written statement issued here on Monday.

The forum approved UGM Professor M Baiquni as the coordinator of its board of directors and PMI secretary general Sudirman Said as its national coordinator, she informed.

The Humanitarian Solidarity Forum comprises cross-generational, cross-regional, cross-gender, cross-profession, and interfaith-dialogue members, Katjasungkana affirmed.

Professors from several Indonesian universities as well as several social humanitarian organizations, such as the Indonesian Medical Association (IDI), the Indonesian National Nurses Association (PPNI), the Indonesian Red Cross (PMI), the National Board of Zakat (BAZNAS), the Amil Zakat Infaq Shodaqoh Muhammadiyah Institute (LazisMu), the Indonesian Church Association (PGI), the Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation, the FoodBank of Indonesia, and the Tifa Foundation are also involved in the forum, she added.

"In total, more than 60 organizations and individuals are members of this forum," Katjasungkana informed.

Meanwhile, in a statement, Sudirman Said remarked: "The forum was formed to help ease the burden on the country that is currently fighting the COVID-19 pandemic."

"The COVID-19 pandemic problems that the country is facing are huge, therefore collective strength, harmony, and a willingness to help each other will ease the struggles," he said.

It is time for Indonesia to present a nobility that will strengthen humanitarian solidarity in facing the pandemic, he added.

In addition to the declaration, the Humanitarian Solidarity Forum also held a public discussion on humanity on Sunday. Inayah Wahid, Budiman Tanuredjo, Puthut E.A, Fristian Griec, Balqis Manisang, and Gaib Maruto Sigit spoke at the discussion, while Budi Adiputro served as the moderator.


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Translator: Andi Firdaus, Kenzu T
Editor: Sri Haryati
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