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(ANTARA News) - With three years until the world needs to meet the Millennium
Development Goals (MDGs), the Indonesian Government, with Australia`s support,
is focused on progress throughout the archipelago.
Australian
Embassy media release in its official website early this week said the
Australian Government, through its aid program (AusAID), was strongly
supporting Indonesia in achieving the MDGs by being Indonesia`s largest
development partner.
As part of
this commitment, AusAID is sponsoring the Indonesian Government`s MDG Awards,
and participating in an exhibition showcasing MDG achievements at the Balai
Kartini Convention Center, on January 31 and February 1, 2012.
The MDG
Awards will recognize individuals and organizations making a substantial
contribution towards achieving the MDGs. These awards will also inspire further
action to tackle poverty and other development challenges in Indonesia.
"Indonesia
is making substantial progress helping poor people improve their incomes and
access food, ensuring children go to school, supporting women and making
childbirth safer, but there`s still a lot more work that needs to be
done," said the head of AusAID in Indonesia, Jacqui De Lacy.
"By
recognizing those making a difference, we will encourage more Indonesians to
accelerate efforts on achieving the MDGs including improving maternal health,
combating HIV/AIDS and ensuring environmental sustainability," added De
Lacy.
The
exhibition, which is open to the public, will promote the work of Indonesian
Government departments, international development partners, members from the
private sector and local and international NGOs.
The MDG
Awards are hosted by the Office of the Special Envoy of the President for the
MDGs and in cooperation with Metro TV.
Australia
is allocating an estimated A$558.1 million in 2011-12 for its development
program in Indonesia. Australian aid programs have already created over 330,000
new school places for students, trained over 5,000 health workers and connected
nearly 350,000 people to water and sanitation networks.
Editor: Priyambodo RH
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