Indonesia calls for UN action on high food prices

"Jakarta's UN Ambassador Marty Natalegawa said there had been piecemeal reaction to world food prices but not yet a concerted short-term and long-term plans to deal with the issue."We need a holistic approach involving the UN, and we as governments have to come up with...

Indonesia says Israel remains root of conflict in Palestine

""We have to note that Israeli occupation is the core of conflict in the Middle East, especially in Palestine, and its has been admitted through countless UN resolutions," Marty said as stated in a UN press release.The Indonesian permanent representative to UN made the...

Indonesia rejects UN moratorium against death penalty

""We reject the UN resolution because death penalty remains part of our positive law and therefore we cannot support it," Indonesia`s permanent representative for UN, Marty Natalegawa, said here on Thursday.Marty said Indonesia was one of more than one hundred countries in...

RI begins functioning as UN Security Council President

"Indonesian Permanent Representative to the UN Marty Natalegawa said Friday`s (Saturday`s in Indonesia) meeting was attended by 15 UNSC members. "Thank God, the working program was adopted without protracted debates. All delegates accepted it. They all gave their support when...

Indonesian mosque in NY raises US$85,000 for building expansion

"The 85,000 dollars brought the total of money already collected by the Al-Hikmah mosque for building the mosque to 285,000 dollars, which is actually still far from the 500,000 dollars needed to continue to early stages of the construction of the mosque. In the long run,...

Indonesian boy wins UN stamp design award

"The UN stamp, designed by Bryan, depicted children who, after returning from school, help their mothers in the struggle to make ends meet. Born in Pontianak, West Kalimantan, on December 16, 2000, Bryan is at present in the second year of elementary school. He was...