Human Rights Minister Natalius Pigai said that the housing reconstruction will prioritize essential services, infrastructure, and access to education and healthcare.
“We have discussed several topics, including the rebuilding of settlements for 1,500 residents,” he said at a press conference on Thursday.
According to Pigai, the reconstruction will involve collaboration with the Ministry of Housing and Settlements, Ministry of Social Affairs, Ministry of Health, and Ministry of Public Works.
Details of the plan will be announced next year after the government submits a post-conflict social recovery budget, he added. Currently, around 1,500 residents from conflict-affected areas in Maybrat have taken refuge in several locations across West Papua Province, including the Maybrat District office, Kumurkek Sub-district, Ayamaru Sub-district, and Sorong City.
So far, the ministry has taken several measures to address the escalating conflict in Maybrat, including urging ministries and institutions to open access roads, develop facilities and infrastructure, and mobilize resources to support equitable development.
Pigai believes that discrimination and development disparities may be contributing to the conflict in Maybrat, and he proposed that the road from Maybrat to Bintuni be designated a national strategic project.
He also emphasized the need for better healthcare services in the region and improved access to education, noting that many residents in the conflict-affected communities have not received even basic elementary education.
“Education can also contribute to conflict. Therefore, we are focusing on addressing the basic needs that can trigger it,” he said.
Development efforts will prioritize areas such as Aifat Timur, Aifat Timur Jauh, Kamundan, Aifat Selatan, and other conflict-prone zones in Maybrat.
On the same occasion, the Deputy Head of Maybrat District, Ferdinando Solosa, expressed his gratitude to the Human Rights Ministry for its continued support in resolving the conflict, which began in 2021 and remains unresolved.
He expressed hope that the collaboration would be implemented in stages and serve as a model for conflict resolution in Papua.
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