Wednesday, March 3, 2021
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Indonesia, an archipelago of over 13,000 inhabited islands, faces strong regional diversity and geographical...
Tuesday, December 15, 2020
New Oxfam research shows that over a third of the world’s population has had no public money to cope with the effects of the pandemic. A new report “Shelter from the Storm”, done in partnership with Development Pathways, reviewed government schemes...
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Africa, Kenya, Namibia, South Africa, America, Bolivia, Guatemala, Asia, Cambodia, Indonesia
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Tuesday, January 21, 2020
The Federal Government, has reaffirmed its commitment to ensuring access to affordable healthcare and robust social protection to member states of the Developing Eight (D-8) countries. The Minister of State, Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Zubairu Dada...
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Egypt, Nigeria, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Pakistan, Turkey, Africa, Asia
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Tuesday, July 16, 2019
The Ministry of Social Affairs has allocated Rp267 million as assistance to refugees who occupy a former building of West Jakarta military command (Kodim) in Kalideres, West Jakarta. "The assistance consists of logistical assistance worth...
Thursday, March 28, 2019
OPINION: Recently Papua, Yogyakarta and Central Java were hit hard by floods and landslides, killing at least 84 people and affecting over 11,000 families. The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has confirmed that hydrometeorogical disasters...
Friday, February 22, 2019
The government claimed that the first batch of disbursement of social assistance under the Family Hope Program (PKH) in 2019 had reached 96 percent.
PKH is one of the government`s programs to alleviate poverty, and based on a survey, the program has...
Monday, August 27, 2018
The Social Affairs Ministry has initiated an emergency response and social protection program for earthquake victims in West Nusa Tenggara (NTB). The ministry has continued disbursing funds to the province following the disaster.
"The Social Affairs...
Wednesday, July 25, 2018
Traditionally the Indonesian government wants to raise spending on social assistance programs when legislative and presidential elections are around the corner in an attempt to become more popular, hence attract more votes. The government under the...
Saturday, August 19, 2017
Budget allocation of Social Affairs Ministry in 2018 increases significantly to Rp34 trillion from Rp17.32 trillion. It is based on Ministry of Finance Circular Letter No. S-629/MK.02/2017 on August 8, on K/L budget allotment update and 2018 K/L...
Wednesday, May 10, 2017
The World Bank has approved a $200 million loan to help the Indonesian government expand social assistance programs in an effort to eradicate poverty, according to a statement released on Wednesday (10/05).
Rodrigo A. Chaves, World Bank's country...