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Buddhist leader Ikeda urges human rights focus as key to resolution of global issues and nuclear weapons abolition

-On January 26, 2018, Buddhist philosopher Daisaku Ikeda, President of the Soka Gakkai International (SGI), issued his ...

AJWELP empowers women entrepreneurs in the ASEAN member states

- The ASEAN-Japan Centre (AJC) organized the 2nd ASEAN-Japan Women Entrepreneurs' Linkage Program (AJWELP), a program ...

Indonesia chooses creative economy, peace as mikta coordinatorship theme

Indonesia has chosen the theme of "fostering creative economy and contributing to global peace" for its ...

P&G’s citizenship efforts – A force for good and a force for growth

- The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) today released its 2017 Citizenship Report, detailing ...

Indonesia`s gender equality index ranking shows improvement: Plan International

Based on the international gender equality index, Indonesia rose to the 110th rank among 155 countries in various ...

Indonesia, Colombo plan to share gender-responsive planning

Indonesias Ministry of Womens Empowerment and Child Protection and Ministry of State Secretariat, in cooperation with ...

Marsudi meets foreign affairs ministers of MIKTA member countries

Indonesian Foreign Affairs Minister Retno Marsudi attended a meeting of her counterparts from MIKTA  (Mexico, ...

Retno Marsudi conferred agent of change award by UN women

Retno L. P. Marsudi, Indonesias first-ever woman foreign affairs minister, has been recognized as an inspirational and ...

Government, private sectors encouraged to reduce gender inequality

The government and private sectors are encouraged to reduce gender inequality by implementing policies that ensure ...

Government to synchronize development plans with UN SDGs

The Indonesian government, through the Ministry of National Development Planning and the National Development Planning ...

Sweden is Indonesia`s biggest trade partner in N Europe: President

President Joko Widodo stated that Sweden was Indonesias biggest trade partner in Northern Europe or the Nordic ...

EU supports gender equality in Indonesia

The European Union (EU) launched an "EU-Indonesia Blue Book 2017," having gender equality as its main theme, to ...

Jakarta Declaration highlights challenges posed to press freedom globally

Some 1,500 participants from 90 countries attended the World Press Freedom Day International Conference organized by ...

Minister Rudiantara calls on Indonesian press to maintain national integrity

Communication and Informatics Minister Rudiantara has urged the Indonesian press to maintain the integrity of the ...

Indonesia ready to continue cooperation with UN

Indonesian Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN) Ambassador Hasan Kleib conveyed the governments ...