INDONESIA: Conflict-Hit Sudan Seeks Humanitarian Aid from Indonesia

Posted by Asia Views | May 4, 2023 | 0 |

JakartaGlobe-May 3, 2023

Sudan is hoping for humanitarian aid from Indonesia as the armed clashes have left many people injured and hospitals damaged. More than two weeks have passed since the fighting broke out between Sudan’s military forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RFS). “We do need urgent humanitarian assistance, especially for those who are wounded. Some hospitals have also been destroyed,” Sudanese Ambassador to Indonesia Yassir Mohamed Ali told Indonesian reporters at his Jakarta residence on Wednesday. Yassir hopes to meet Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin soon to discuss some possible assistance. He also plans to meet Foreign Affairs Minister Retno Marsudi and brief her on the latest developments in Sudan. “We seek the assistance of Indonesian brothers in international forums,” Yassir said.

Most of the humanitarian aid rushing to Sudan comes from Middle Eastern nations such as the United Arab Emirates (UAE), according to Yassir. “The support for humanitarian aid such as medicines is coming into Sudan on a regular basis. The government is open to any humanitarian assistance. Hopefully, we will see some [assistance] from Indonesia soon,” Yassir said. According to the Foreign Affairs Ministry on Monday, Indonesia has evacuated 949 Indonesian citizens out of Sudan, 829 of whom have landed in Indonesia. Read more at: https://jakartaglobe.id/news/conflicthit-sudan-seeks-humanitarian-aid-from-indonesia

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EXTRICATING NDONESIAN CHILDREN FROM ISIS INFLUENCE ABROAD

Indonesia urgently needs to revisit the possibility of repatriating the neediest of its young citizens stranded abroad, whose families had earlier joined ISIS. Most of these children are in camps in northern Syria but there are also small numbers in the Philippines, Afghanistan and Iraq. “Extricating Indonesian Children from ISIS Influence Abroad”, the latest report from the Institute for Policy Analysis of Conflict (IPAC) argues that the government could begin by bringing back small groups of unaccompanied children under ten years of age, who pose minimal security risk and are most vulnerable to deteriorating conditions in the camps.“The problem is that health and security conditions are worsening by the day in the Syrian camps, and the children are growing older,” says Dyah Kartika, IPAC analyst. “They need access to schools, a nurturing environment, and medical attention. If the government waits too long, the children will be further exposed to ISIS ideology.” The new report examines a 2019 list of Indonesians in camps and prisons run by the Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). The Indonesian government has been trying to verify their citizenship, but with pseudonyms, misspellings and bad transliterations, it is a daunting task. At the time the data was collected, between March and June 2019, there were 555 Indonesians in SDF camps and prisons, including 367 children. Among the children, approximately 277 were under the age of ten and 34 were unaccompanied. In June 2021, there are fewer than ten children who are both unaccompanied and under the age of ten that could be prioritized for return. Bringing back children of ISIS families is no easy task. The report analyses the main challenges faced by the Indonesian government. These include definitional issues, bureaucratic competition, the difficulty of verifying nationality, evaluating the toll of exposure to conflict, assessing security risk, and finding relatives or others willing to provide care once the children are returned. In addition, COVID has meant stringent restrictions on travel, placing further obstacles in the way of repatriation. There are several models for rehabilitation of children exposed to violent extremism in Indonesia that could be modified to accommodate the needs of children repatriated from abroad. The report examines these models and argues that the government does not need to have every detail of rehabilitation programs in place before it starts extricating children from ISIS influence. It can start by bringing back the most vulnerable children and then modify programs as needed.

“It’s important that the government see these children as victims” says Dyah. “They deserve a chance to be children again.”

INDONESIA: Conflict-Hit Sudan Seeks Humanitarian Aid from Indonesia

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