UN entities leading the delivery of this output: FAO, IFAD, IOM, OCHA, UNAIDS, UNDP, UNESCO, UNICEF, UN Women, WFP, WHO

As G20 President for 2022, Indonesia focused on three issues at the heart of multilateralism: inclusive health management, digital-based economic transformation, and the transition to sustainable energy.

Relevant UN support included mapping the distribution of MSMEs and exploring potential future developments, thus informing the country’s 2025–2045 Long-Term Development Plan. It meanwhile facilitated the Government’s US$5 million cost-sharing agreement with Lazada and UK Tech-Hub, benefiting 1,500 Indonesian SMEs and startups.

With the Government, the UN jointly reviewed Indonesia’s nutrition information system, provided technical assistance in improving the transparency of HIV testing and treatment, and advocated to improve HIV programme planning. It provided additional assistance in determining cost-effectiveness thresholds, and medicine procurement quality assurance methods.

UN support helped policymakers boost flood resilience and implement a project building an online disaster preparedness platform. It also fostered knowledge exchange between Indonesia's National Disaster Management Authority and counterparts in Nepal and Mauritius, which led to reviews of hazard mitigation plans and sharing of earthquake data.

Indonesia played an increased role in Blue Economic development through the Archipelagic and Island States Forum (AIS), and the UN assisted in developing a carbon inventory for the seagrass ecosystem, which aids climate change mitigation. The UN also supported Bali’s hosting of the Forum’s 4th Ministerial Meeting, paving the way for further Blue Economy cooperation. Separately, it facilitated a regional exchange between 12 countries on integrating gender equality and social inclusion in climate budgeting.

UN entities leading the delivery of this output: FAO, IFAD, IOM, ITU, OCHA, UNDP, UNESCO, UNEP, UN HABITAT, UNICEF, UNOPS, WFP

Indonesia previously estimated it needed US $4.7 trillion of financing to meet the SDGs by 2030. However, the COVID-19 pandemic and repercussions of the war in Ukraine vastly expanded the financing gap. To narrow it, the UN supported the Government in mobilizing over US$7.5 billion in innovative financing for sustainable development in the green and social sectors. It contributed to raising around US$1.7 billion in SDG and development financing, and since 2018, has helped the Government leverage more than US$6.8 billion obtained from Green Sukuk issuances towards accelerating the SDGs. The UN also supported the Government’s SDG bond issuances, which raised EUR500 million in 2021 and US$ 210 million in 2022, and co-launched the SDG Investor Map to translate country-level SDG gaps and priorities into private sector investment opportunities.

Additional UN support included with an SDGs Linked Loans Scheme for SMEs and a related event involving local fisheries SMEs, a crucial carbon tax policy, and an Environmental, Social, and Governance framework for Public-Private Partnerships. It also helped develop Indonesia’s Blue Financing Strategic Document and leads a gender equality and social inclusion reference group.

The UN provided technical assistance in incentivising district governments to address local environmental issues, supported the issuance of municipal bonds to fund provincial and city-level development projects advancing SDGs and benefitting children. It also helped develop the Green Waqf Framework, a global reference on Islamic financing, and supported Islamic financing for child-responsive programmes. Meanwhile, it assisted with an event enabling 12,531 high school students to learn about fiscal policy.

UN entities leading the delivery of this output: FAO, IOM, ITU, OCHA, Pulse Lab Jakarta, UNDP, UNDRR, UNFPA, UNICEF, UNIDO, UNODC, UN WOMEN, WFP, WHO

The rapid development of digital technologies raises both opportunities and challenges in achieving the SDGs, and the UN in Indonesia is deepening investments in tech, innovation and big data to promote sustainable development.

To better handle public health crises, the UN and the Government researched combining available datasets and used the results to develop digital transformation strategies. They also held public seminars on harnessing data during public health crises. The UN supported the development and use of a dashboard monitoring the Technical Working Group on HIV, and assisted with the national HIV data system, as well as with training on an AIDS epidemic modelling tool. UN interventions boosted Indonesia’s disaster resilience, including through development of a statistics system and by enhancing utilisation of real-time climate risk data.

The UN assisted in measuring incidences of VAW and Female Genital Mutilation, and in analysing Indonesia’s 2021 VAW survey. It supported design of Indonesia’s 2020 Population Census Long Form questionnaire, adding questions that enhanced estimates of maternal mortality rates.

Meanwhile, it trained government officers to optimize gender data in Indonesia’s time-use survey, and strengthened information management systems to allow more accountable child protection and gender-based violence case management.

UN research on online child sexual exploitation and abuse in Indonesia informed development of the National Roadmap on Child Protection Online, the revision of national standards for the protection of women and children, and the development of a web-based platform to build children’s awareness of online safety.