INDONESIA Secures UAE Partnership in Key Sectors, Including $50M Reforestation Grant

Posted by Asia Views | Feb 4, 2025 | 0 |

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The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is set to invest in Indonesia’s green energy, housing, and defense sectors, with plans for a $50 million donation to support reforestation, according to National Economic Council Chair Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan. The announcement came after Luhut’s meeting with UAE’s Energy and Infrastructure Minister Suhail Al-Mazroui in Jakarta on Friday. The funding is expected to be formalized during the upcoming visit of UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan to Indonesia. On renewable energy, the UAE has committed to investing in geothermal, hydropower, wind energy, and solar panel projects in Indonesia. Luhut said these initiatives aim to accelerate the country’s transition to sustainable economic growth. Housing infrastructure is also a priority area for collaboration, with the UAE agreeing to assist in constructing and financing three million housing units across Indonesia. “The construction of 3 million homes is a significant focus, with the UAE offering both financing and construction support,” Luhut said. The discussions also touched on raising international standards for key Indonesian ports, including Tanjung Priok and Makassar, and potential partnerships in the electricity sector, which has an estimated capacity of 62 GW. In the defense sector, the UAE has shown interest in co-producing light arms and assault rifles. Luhut also provided updates on several ongoing strategic projects. These include the Emirates-Indonesia Cardiology Hospital in Surakarta, studies for the development of North Bali Airport, and downstream processing in the alumina sector. Additional UAE investments include a National Data Center, a financial hub in Indonesia’s new capital city (IKN), and the establishment of an International Mangrove Research Center in Bali. Discussions further covered port and airport management in Jakarta and Bali to enhance transparency and efficiency. The UAE is also interested in investing in state-owned hospitality assets through joint ventures. Read more at: https://jakartaglobe.id/business/indonesia-secures-uae-partnership-in-key-sectors-including-50m-reforestation-grant

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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 Secures UAE Partnership in Key Sectors, Including $50M Reforestation Grant

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