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Social assistance not enough to eradicate extreme poverty: minister

Extreme poverty cannot be resolved through just social assistance programs, Coordinating Minister for Human Development ...

Local govts' role in updating, streamlining beneficiary data important

Social Affairs Minister Tri Rismaharini accentuated the significant role of local governments in streamlining and ...

VP, minister discuss draft regulations for Papua special autonomy law

Vice President Ma’ruf Amin on Monday summoned Home Affairs Minister Tito Karnavian to discuss draft government ...

Jakarta's Silaturahmi Tunnel symbolizes unity: VP Amin

Vice President Ma'ruf Amin lauded the Silaturahmi (Friendship) Tunnel connecting Istiqlal Mosque and Jakarta's ...

BRI pushes agriculture sector to flourish during pandemic

State-owned bank BRI remains committed to pushing the agriculture sector to develop during the COVID-19 pandemic ...

VP seeks consolidation of data on pandemic-induced extreme poverty

Vice President Ma'ruf Amin has urged ministers, heads of institutions, and regional heads to consolidate data on ...

Rp427.5 trillion earmarked for social protection in 2022 draft budget

The Indonesian Government has allocated a social protection budget of Rp427.5 trillion in the 2022 draft State Budget ...

2022 budget Bill puts state expenditure at Rp2,708.7 trillion

The Indonesian government has proposed state spending of Rp2,708.7 trillion in the 2022 State Budget Bill, President ...

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Social security program seeks to address poverty challenge

The COVID-19 pandemic, which has triggered a global economic crisis, is posing a real challenge to many countries, ...

COVID-19 threatens realization of five goals of SDGs program: BPK

Indonesia's Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) Chairman Agung Firman Sampurna hinted at the possibility of five targets ...

Government to integrate social assistance programs: Monoarfa

The government will integrate several social assistance programs conducted by different ministries and institutions, ...

Pandemic uncovered inequalities, environmental challenges: APEC Report

COVID-19 has brought persistent challenges of widening inequalities and environmental damage, yet to be addressed ...

APEC pushes for deeper cross-border health cooperation, integration

Health officials from APEC member economies are stepping up regional cooperation to strengthen health capacity and ...

Mary Kay Inc. and the Mary Kay FoundationSM join forces with The UN Trust Fund to end violence against women and CARE USA on a global scale to eliminate gender-based violence

In an effort to support life-saving efforts to prevent and end violence against women, a global public health pandemic ...

Govt committed to strengthening social protection: President

The government is committed to strengthening social protection and food security, President Joko Widodo stressed while ...