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Indonesia's poverty rate to touch 11.5 percent amid COVID-19: VP

Indonesia's poverty rate would likely rise to 11.5 percent by 2020-end in the event of no significant flattening of ...

President Joko Widodo highlights shallot, sugar prices still high

President Joko Widodo is persistently endeavoring to find a solution to bring down the prices of shallots and sugar ...

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Laid-off workers to benefit from Pre-Employment Card Program

The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has triggered massive layoffs globally, including Indonesia, hammering ...

Greater Jakarta to receive staple food aid on April 20

The government’s social assistance, in the form of staple food, will be distributed to vulnerable residents ...

Jokowi orders prompt distribution of social safety net allowance

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has instructed that social safety net funds, amounting to Rp110 trillion, be immediately ...

Government needs roadmap for national food

The Indonesian government needs to adopt a roadmap for the national development of the food sector in line with the ...

World Food Program seeks 75 million dollars for Rohingya crisis

The World Food Program (WFP) appealed on Sunday for 75 million dollars in emergency aid over the next six months to ...

Undernutrition, obesity cost Latin America billions of dollars: UN

A UN study has found that undernutrition and obesity have cost Latin America billions of dollars. "The combined ...

People must be sensitized to importance of trees

The National Tree Planting Day commemoration in Indonesia, to be held November 28, 2015, is considered an important ...

S. Korea offers to hold high level talks with N. Korea

South Korea offered Monday to hold high-level talks with North Korea next week on the reunion of families separated ...

Sibolga Port reviewed by UNWFP for disaster mitigation readiness

The Port of Sibolga, North Sumatra, was reviewed by the United Nations World Food Program (UNWFP) representatives and ...

Indonesia sends food aid to North Korea

The Indonesian Government has provided food assistance worth US$2 million to North Korea to help it tide over its ...

Indonesian govt guarantees food stocks, prices during Idul Fitr holidays

The government will guarantee the availability of food stocks, as well as ensure their prices remain reasonable during ...

Brazil is world champion in fighting hunger: WFP

Brazil is a world leader in the fight against hunger and its experience can be shared with other countries, visiting ...

WFP facilitates emergency response simulation

The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) has facilitated an Emergency Response Simulation exercise with the ...