BREBES/SERANG/GARUT, Indonésie – « L’inclusivité, ce n’est pas un luxe », affirme Rita, une conseillère qui travaille avec des femmes et des enfants nécessitant une protection à Serang, sur l’île de...
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Inclusive care reaches survivors of gender-based violence in Indonesia
BREBES/SERANG/GARUT, Indonesia – “Inclusivity is not a luxury,” said Rita, a counsellor who works with women and children in need of protection in Serang, on the island of Java in Indonesia. “It is a...
Plan Indonesia Delivers 23 Tons of Emergency Relief to Support Children and Women Affected by the Sumatra Floods and Landslides
The severe floods and landslides that struck Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra have caused a significant humanitarian crisis. As of 3 December 2025, the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB)...
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Plan International Indonesia launches emergency response as floods claim over 1,000 lives
1 December 2025 Floods and landslides across Indonesia, Thailand, Sri Lanka and Malaysia have claimed more than 1,000 lives in under a week with Indonesia worst affected. Emergency response teams...
How health workers in Indonesia are transforming care for survivors of gender-based violence
JAVA/LOMBOK ISLANDS, Indonesia – The districts of Brebes, Lombok Timur and Serang may be geographically distant, but they share a common struggle: The silence surrounding gender-based violence, as...
Quality of services key to reducing maternal mortality in Indonesia
In Garut, pregnant women can access health services relatively easily. Yet, the number of maternal deaths is the third highest in West Java, the province with the highest population and highest...
YEU and UGM Show Local Wisdom in Community Disaster Resilience Innovations
Community resilience in facing disasters continues to be strengthened by various disaster management (DM) actors, including humanitarian institutions, one of which is the YAKKUM Emergency Unit (YEU),...
Prioritising Women in the Cianjur Earthquake Response Saves Lives
Baby Muhammad Evano Saputra was born safely on 1 December 2022 evening at the reproductive health tent in Cugenang, Cianjur, West Java. Most of the healthcare facilities there were destroyed one day...
Understanding pathways to adolescent pregnancy in Southeast Asia: Findings from Indonesia (July 2023)
Executive summary Adolescent pregnancy is a major public health priority in Southeast Asia. In Indonesia, most adolescent pregnancies occur within the context of union (marriage or cohabitation), but...
Build Back Better in Disaster Recovery Phase in Cugenang Sub-District [EN/ID]
Perdianto Sahat Hasiholan Sihotang The earthquake which hit Cianjur District in West Java on 21 November 2022 with a magnitude of 5.6 SR caused damages to 67.504 houses, more than 1.000 public...
Strengthening Data to Reduce Maternal Deaths in Indonesia
With 189 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births (2020 Population Census), Indonesia has a substantially higher Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) compared to other countries in Southeast Asia. With...
UNICEF Indonesia COVID-19 Situation Report: October - December 2022
Highlights Indonesia has one of the highest numbers of COVID-19 cases in Southeast Asia. Children under 18 years of age make up 13.8 per cent of confirmed cases and 1.2 per cent of deaths. Following...
Indonesian midwife continues to innovate amid the pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has made sexual and reproductive health service provision more challenging. Midwife Nur Hidayah, known by her nickname Bidan Aya, does not let the challenges deter her, however...
Community volunteer’s commitment to provide a safe space for women and girls in Sigi, Central Sulawesi
“I am happy to help other women to be empowered and to be able to find the right information to get help and safety,” said Faizah, a woman community volunteer from Bulubete village, Sigi, Central...
Situation Report #2 - Earthquake in Cianjur (27 November 2022)
The Cianjur earthquake was declared a regional disaster. The Decree of Head of Cianjur District, number: 360/8717/ BPBD/2022 has determined the Emergency Response Status for the Impact of the Cianjur...
Cash voucher assistance improves maternal health in post-disaster areas
When the Semeru volcanic eruption on 4 December 2021 struck Sumber Wuluh village where she lives, Safa Atin Ridho (26) had to flee with her husband to her in-law’s house in Jember, around 89 km east...
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Bappenas Hopes UNFPA’s Inclusive COVID-19 Response Programme Inform Policies
Jakarta, 30 September 2022 - The prolonged COVID-19 pandemic has significantly affected women and vulnerable populations who are facing increased risk of gender-based violence (GBV) and greater...
The Government of Indonesia committed to reducing unmet need for family planning [EN/ID]
Jakarta, 01 August 2022 —The Government of Indonesia, supported by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Yayasan Cipta, and Global Affairs Canada, launched Indonesia’s commitment to Family...
Indonesian midwives resilient in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic
“Can you imagine what would happen if we could not continue to provide family planning services? How many would have failed and resulted in unwanted pregnancies?” The question that Emi Nurjasmi,...
Indonesian religious leaders, health workers advocate female genital mutilation’s end
JAKARTA, Indonesia – “I was about seven years old when my mother organized a female genital mutilation ritual for me. The *paradji *[traditional birth attendant] used a piece of sharpened bamboo...