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AAC 2015 - South-South And Triangular Cooperation Important To World Peace, Prosperity: Minister

Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi has stated that the South-South and Triangular Cooperation (SSTC) ...

New Report from Internet Society Outlines Steps for Unleashing the Potential of the Internet in S.E. Asia

- The Internet Society (ISOC) and consulting and research firm TRPC today released a report identifying the concrete ...

U.N. Conference in Sendai Adopts Action Framework on Disaster Risk Reduction Incorporating Disability-inclusive Perspectives

-The third U.N. World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction was held from March 14 to 18, 2015, in Sendai, Miyagi ...

Panel at Sendai UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction Highlights Opportunities for Cooperation between China, South Korea and Japan

-In support of the UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (WCDRR) being held in Sendai from March 14-18, Soka ...

RI enhances role in South-South cooperation

The Indonesian government will always strive to increase its role in South-South and Triangular Cooperation, Foreign ...

Disaster mitigation needs international cooperation: VP Kalla

The Indonesian Vice President M. Jusuf Kalla said every country, including Indonesia, needs international cooperation ...

VP Kalla to share disaster mitigation experiences in UN conference

Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla will share his experiences on disaster mitigation efforts in the Third World ...

Buddhist Leader Calls for Increased Efforts to Rid World of Poverty and Ban Nuclear Weapons in 70th Year since WWII

-Daisaku Ikeda, president of the Soka Gakkai International (SGI) Buddhist association, has issued his 2015 peace ...

Joint Ministerial Statement of 26 th APEC Meeting

1. We, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Ministers, met on 7-8 November 2014, in Beijing, China. The meeting ...

Aid workers must heed local culture to save lives: Red Cross

When Ebola emerged in West Africa this year, the virus was able to spread so quickly partly because burial rituals in ...

Yudhoyono Administration Turns Indonesia into Environmentally Conscious Country

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was once described as a "different kind of leader" by the President of the World ...

Asian Ministers Seek Disaster Risk Reduction Inclusive of People with Disabilities

-In a series of side events to the 6th Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction held in Bangkok, ...

Indonesian Red Cross sends humanitarian aid, volunteers to Philippines

The Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) here on Friday sent humanitarian aid and volunteers to the Philippines to help with ...

IFC Partners with MAIPARK to Provide Earthquake-Index Insurance for Indonesian Banks

IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, signed a cooperation agreement with PT Asuransi MAIPARK Indonesia, a specialist ...

PMI cooperates with Zurich in mitigating flood risks

The Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) is cooperating with Zurich Insurance Indonesia in mitigating flood risks through a ...