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VP Kalla inaugurates commemoration of World Press Freedom Day

Vice President M. Jusuf Kalla opened the event to commemorate World Press Freedom Day 2017 at the Jakarta Convention ...

Indonesia calls for elimination of nuke weapons

Indonesia has urged countries with nuclear weapon to start dismantling their nuclear arms given the magnitude of its ...

RI, Austria to back each other`s bid for UNSC non-permanent seat

Indonesia and Austria have agreed to support each others bid for non-permanent membership of the United Nations ...

Buddhist leader's annual peace proposal stresses power of youth in building global solidarity, calls on civil society to play active role in nuclear disarmament talks

-Daisaku Ikeda, president of the Soka Gakkai International (SGI) Buddhist association, issued his 35th annual peace ...

Indonesia monitoring developments in Syria: VP

Indonesian is continuously monitoring developments in Syria, especially Aleppo, within the ambit of its independent ...

Portugal`s Antonio Guterres sworn in as new UN Secretary-General

Former Prime Minister of Portugal Antonio Guterres was sworn in as the new secretary-general of the United Nations at ...

Bali Democracy Forum calls for synergy of religions, tolerance and democracy

The Bali Democracy Forum, attended by over 200 delegates from 96 countries and five international organizations, has ...

President Jokowi to open Bali Democracy Forum

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) will officially open the Ninth Bali Democracy Forum, to be held at the Bali ...

Indonesia musters support for UNSC non-permanent membership

The government of Indonesia is continuing to muster support for the candidacy of the country as a non-permanent member ...

Trump chooses governor Nikki Haley for U.N. ambassador

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has picked South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, who was critical of him during his ...

Youth ambassadors for "World Tsunami Awareness Day"

-High school students from 29 countries will be invited to Japan to visit Miyagi Prefecture and Wakayama Prefecture, ...

Indonesia will continue to encourage reforms in UN

Indonesia, along with other countries, has been constantly striving for structural reforms of the UN, Indonesian ...

Meng Hongwei from China elected as Interpol president

Meng Hongwei from China has been selected as president of International Police (Interpol) for the period of 2016 to ...

Indonesia, China to jointly combat fish poaching

Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti said her ministry is planning to cooperate with China to ...

Interpol agrees to apply I-Checkit for maritime security

The International Polices (Interpols) General Assembly has agreed to expand the I-Checkit program for maritime ...