China unveils Global Development Initiative amid power tussle with US
The Global Development Initiative is an initiative to support the development of developing countries, promote global economic recovery in the post-pandemic era and strengthen…
Geopolitics
Bangladesh, India for strengthening cooperation in water management, cyber, food security
A joint statement said the two countries reiterated the importance of safe, speedy and sustainable return of "the forcibly displaced persons (Rohingya refugees) from the Rakhine…
Russia’s war in Ukraine could last years, NATO’s Stoltenberg says
Adding that the supply of weaponry to Ukrainian troops would increase the chance of liberating Donbas, the Secretary General said, “we must not let up in supporting Ukraine”.
G-20 targets raising $1.5 billion for global pandemic fund
Indonesia Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin said in an interview the US, European Union, Indonesia, Singapore and Germany have pledged about $1.1 billion to the fund so far.
Retno calls for ‘strategic trust’ toward peaceful, prosperous Indo-Pacific
She also warned that what happened in Ukraine could happen in the Indo-Pacific if the region was not careful.
Vietnam, India agree to foster deeper partnership
Meeting in New Delhi, the foreign ministers shared their delight at the progress of the Vietnam-India ties, even during the pandemic.
Indonesia to push for ratification of UN treaty on enforced disappearance
It is the only one of the UN’s nine core conventions on international human rights that Indonesia has yet to ratify.
Jokowi set to play an unexpected global role as peacebroker
President Jokowi may have never expected the UN to ask him to play a global role, especially in brokering peace between Russia and Ukraine.
Stateless refugees and the calculus of human worth
World Refugee Day is a good day to talk about how our world deals with statelessness. But maybe the conversation ought to start with the state.
The potential of Indonesia’s humanitarian leadership
Considering the size of its population, the strength of its democracy, its diversity and its human and values-based conduct, Indonesia has earned the respect of the international…