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EDUCATION P.3

NATURAL SCIENCES P.5

SOCIAL HUMAN SCIENCES P.11

COMMUNICATION & INFORMATION P.12

CULTURE P. 14

PUBLICATIONS P.17

MEDIA COVERAGE P.17

Dear Readers,

Happy New Year 2019!

This first newsletter of 2019 highlights our efforts to serve our Member States during the last six months with a focus on UNESCO’s contributions to the Sustainable Development Goals through our projects in Education, Natural Sciences, Social and Human Sciences, Culture, as well as Communication and Information. This edition features various activities organised by Jakarta office and our partners including workshop related to World Teacher’s Day in Timor-Leste and in Indonesia, Life Skills Training-Workshop for ALS in the Philippines. In 2018, the UNESCO-Citi project “Creative Youth at Indonesian Heritage Sites” was awarded Mix Magazine’s “Best PR of the Year 2018” award under the category of “Social PR Program” At the regional level, we successfully organized the strategic meeting “Science to Enable and Empower Asia Pacific for Sustainable Development Goals” (SEEAP), Sub-Regional Country Progress Reports for Quality Education 2030, International Training Course on Coastal Eco-hydrology and the 30the Session of the MAB International Coordinating Council (ICC). On Disaster Risk Reduction, we organized “Science Forum on SETI Capacity for the Implementation of SDGs” in Davao and “Post-IOWave (Indian Ocean Wave Tsunami Exercise) Regional Workshop” in Jakarta

I wish you a happy reading! Shahbaz Khan Director and Representative

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UNESCO Office in Jakarta Issue 1, Jul.2018 – Jan. 2019

Photo remarks: Participants of the strategic coordination meeting “Science to Enable and Empower Asia Pacific for Sustainable

Development Goals” (SEEAP)

“Science to Enable and Empower Asia Pacific for

Sustainable Development Goals”

The Assistant Director-General for Natural Sciences (ADG/SC) UNESCO, Ms. Flavia Schlegel highlighted her commitment to collaborating with UNESCO Category 2 Centres and Chairs, and highlighted the benefits such partnerships to strengthen program impact. She further highlighted two essential concepts needed to enhance the delivery of the SDGs: a coherent system solution – towards which UNESCO has the strength to integrate solutions across all fields, including the natural sciences, social sciences, education, communication – and collaboration towards a transformed region through a holistic approach allowing for problems to be addressed systematically.

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Booklet - Science to Empower and Enable Asia Pacific for the Sustainable

Development Goals

The commitment was made in recognition of the need for a strong and coordinated effort to optimize the contributions of science to ensure the sustainable development of the region. Issues of key concern include urban water issues, balanced conservation of natural resources and local development, the threat of plastics pollution, collaboration for ocean observations, Integrated Disaster Risk Management, the importance of mobilizing young scientists, science literacy and communication, as well as the strengthening of UNESCO designated sites for enhanced delivery of the

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

From Science for the SDGs I s s u e 1 , Ju l . 2 01 8 – J an . 2 0 1 9 , p . 2

The strategic coordination meeting “Science to Enable and Empower Asia Pacific for Sustainable Development Goals” (SEEAP) organised by UNESCO Office Jakarta on 30 July – 1 August 2018 in Jakarta resulted in a commitment to strengthen partnerships among UNESCO and its science partners and stakeholders

across Asia and the Pacific.

100 participants from 18 countries in Asia and the Pacific - including 42 women - attended the event, representing government officials, researchers, science practitioners, members of UNESCO’s scientific networks, as well as UNESCO

Science staff from Headquarters and field offices from across Asia and the Pacific.

Directors of three UNESCO field offices (Beijing, Dhaka and Islamabad) as well as the Director of the Division of Ecological and Earth Science and Secretary of UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB) from UNESCO Headquarters, also took part in the event. Overall, countries represented include ASEAN countries (Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Viet Nam) as well as Australia, Bangladesh, France, India, Iran, Japan, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, People’s Republic of China, Republic of Korea, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Timor Leste, and Uzbekistan.

EDUCATION

World Teacher’s Day 2018

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One-Week Teachers’ Training on Inclusive Education in

Timor-Leste

UNESCO supported the activity under its Regular Programme, assisting Timor-Leste in improving its policies, plans and learning opportunities to expand inclusion in education for vulnerable populations, with particular attention to persons with learning challenges including disabilities and to crisis-affected populations, as the mainline of action within the framework of promoting SDG 4 – Quality Education.

In collaboration with the Ministry of Education (MoEC) and Culture, and the Indonesian National Commission for UNESCO, a National Workshop on SDG4-Quality Education in commemoration of World Teachers’ Day 2018 was held in Jakarta, Indonesia on Tuesday,

October 2, 2018.

UNESCO, in cooperation with Timor-Leste National Commission for UNESCO and Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of Timor-Leste, concluded the 5 days training for teachers on inclusive education, on 22

September 2018, in Dili, Timor-Leste.

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The workshop presented prominent speakers from government institutions, universities and outstanding teachers of ECCE, Basic and Secondary Education, and teachers from the borders and disadvantages presenting their innovation, creativity, strategy, planning and program aiming at qualified teachers and

quality education 2030.

Thirty six (36) participants from Dili Municipality attended the training to enhance their capacity to facilitate teaching and learning for the children with special needs. On the final day, the participants developed their future action plans on inclusive education, both by groups and by

individuals.

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The event had around 400 participants representing the Ministries and Government Institutions, universities, school teachers, international organizations, civil society organizations, international schools, provincial and

district government, and media.

EDUCATION

Life Skills Training-Workshop for Alternative Learning

System Mobile Teachers and District Coordinators

I s s u e 1 , Ju l . 2 01 8 – J an . 2 0 1 9 , p . 4

Sub-Regional Country Progress Reports for Quality

Education 2030

Mr. Ananto Kusuma Seta, the Senior

Advisor for Minister, the Ministry of

Education and Culture, Indonesia in his

key remarks highlighted the current

achievement of Indonesia on the SDG4

implementation as well as sharing the

key challenges and lesson learned from

all actions undertaken in the areas of

policy and regulation.

UNESCO Jakarta in cooperation with the Philippines’ Department of Education and the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organisation Regional Centre for Educational Innovation and Technology (SEAMEO INNOTECH), conducted the “Life Skills Training Workshop for Alternative Learning System (ALS) Mobile Teachers and District Coordinators” in May 2018 for the first and second batch in Tacloban City,

Philippines.

Present in the meeting was 40 representatives of the Ministry of Education, Education Council, Vocational Institutions, ICT Centers and the National Commission of UNESCO from UNESCO Jakarta Cluster Countries; Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Timor-Leste.

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A total of ninety-eight participants (98) from DepED Region VIII-Eastern Visayas specifically from Divisions of Leyte and Tacloban City benefited from this capacity

building who were actively engaged.

The meeting focused on the progress achievement of SDG4 in particular for its targets on Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE), Inclusive Education, Teacher and ICT in Education, and Technical Vocational and

Education Training (TVET).

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With the financial support of Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA)

This life skills capacity building initiative were facilitated by experts from Learning and Training Development Unit, Learning Management Office of SEAMEO INNOTECH. These experts are Mrs. Editha Pimentel, Senior Specialist and Unit Head and Mrs. Maria Ana Liza Serrana, Specialist.

At the end of the meeting, all countries have developed the action plan and recommendation for 2018-2019, that include the possibility of joint actions and programmes with other countries for some thematic areas.

UNESCO’s International Hydrological Programme gathers

the region for water science exchange in Shanghai

Focusing on hazard mapping, a

dedicated workshop held on 3 Nov. saw

presentations on approaches and

methods from eight countries,

generating lively exchange and

interaction.

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Can science, engineering, technology and innovation

create harmony between infrastructure development

and the environment?

During the session “Creating Harmonies

between Infrastructure and Environment

through Science, Engineering, Technology

and Innovation”, experts from the Republic

of Korea, Nepal, Malaysia and UNESCO

Jakarta Office shared perspectives and

lessons learned from across a range of

science, engineering, technology and

innovation fields. Click here to read more

For the first time, the IHP Asia and

the Pacific Regional Steering

Committee (RSC) met as a full

regional body with representation

from 20 countries spanning the full

range of the region.

The expanded Committee met in

Shanghai, China, during 3-5 November

as the result of a decision taken at

the RSC’s last meeting in 2017.

UNESCO Office Jakarta brought together

leading experts from the water, environment

and infrastructure sectors for a discussion at

the Korea International Water Week in

Daegu, Republic of Korea on 13 September

2018.

NATURAL SCIENCES I s s u e 1 , Ju l . 20 18 – J an . 20 1 9 , p .5

A formal meeting held on 4 Nov. gathered

representatives from 20 countries including new

members from Afghanistan, Iran and Nepal - as

well as the Secretariat of the Pacific Community,

representing its Pacific Island member states.

On 5 Nov., the Shanghai Hydrologic

Administration hosted a field visit to the Songpu

Bridge Hydrologic Monitoring Station at Ye Xie

Town, Song Jiang District.

The session resulted in succinct recommendations to optimize the application of SETI towards infrastructure and environment. These included:

ensuring appropriate governance at all levels as a precondition for the generation of harmonies;

ensuring effective public information, education and outreach that links science

to policy and society; and devising improved pathways for SETI

expertise to inform and underpin policy.

International Training Course on Coastal Ecohydrology

Launched in Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Hosted by the Asia Pacific Centre for

Ecohydrology (APCE, Indonesia), and jointly

organized with the International Centre for

Coastal Ecohydrology (ICCE, Portugal) with the

support of the IHP Secretariat and the UNESCO

Office Jakarta, the event combines lectures,

field investigations, laboratory work and

presentation sessions. The intensive five-day

programme concludes on Friday 10 August.

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24 New UNESCO Biosphere Reserves Added to the World

Network

New biosphere reserves were also established

in Burkina Faso, China, the Democratic

People’s Republic of Korea, Ecuador, Italy,

Kazakhstan, India, Iran, Madagascar, the

Netherlands, the Republic of Korea, Russian

Federation, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, the

United Arab Emirates and the United Republic

of Tanzania.

The World Network of Biosphere Reserves now

counts 686 sites in 122 countries, including 20

transboundary sites.

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Across the world, the rate of

population growth in coastal areas is

increasing. Coupled with increased

coastal tourism, the impacts of climate

change and the growing size and

number of coastal megacities,

pressures on the coastal environment

are higher than ever.

The Man and the Biosphere (MAB)

Programme’s International Coordinating

Council at its 30th meeting, Palembang,

Indonesia, 23-28 July 2018, approved 24 new

Biosphere Reserves – including 10 in Asia and

the Pacific.

NATURAL SCIENCES I s s u e 1 Ju l .2 01 8 – J an . 20 1 9 , p .6

A five-day intensive international

training course on coastal ecohydrology

was launched in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

The event brought together water

managers, government officials, and

researchers from countries of Malaysia,

Thailand, Timor Leste, Vietnam, as well

as representatives of Indonesian

national and local-level planning and

resource management agencies.

The 30th Session of the MAB

International Coordinating Council

(ICC) brought together 369 delegates

from 31 of the 34 ICC Member States

along with observers from 23

countries.

NATURAL SCIENCES

UNESCO Supports World Science Day 2018 Celebration

in Timor-Leste

The 4th World Social Science Forum (Fukuoka,

Japan, 25-28 September 2018), dedicated to

the theme of “Security and Equality for

Sustainable Futures,” featured the UNESCO

Jakarta Office inter-sectoral panel: “What’s

Next for Sustainability Science?”. The Panel

explored the future direction of sustainability

science (SuS) and its application to concrete

socio-environmental challenges in Southeast

Asia.

WSSF 2018: What’s Next for Sustainability Science?

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Since the turn of the 21st century, SuS has emerged as a new transdisciplinary academic

endeavor to offer a new, integrated way of thinking about the complex problems of

global and local sustainability, and to promote solutions that contribute to rebuilding a

workable relationship between human society and the environment.

The UNESCO Panel organized jointly by the Natural Science and Social and Human

Sciences units of the Jakarta Office showcased the results achieved through the

application of sustainability science as a problem-driven, solution-oriented, trans-

disciplinary approach drawing from a wide range of disciplines, as well as traditional and

indigenous knowledge illustrated by pilot projects in Asia.

From 7-9 November, more than 700

participants, mostly junior high school

students throughout Timor-Leste

participated in the 2018 World Science Day

Celebration organized by the Timor-Leste

National Commission for UNESCO (TLNCU)

through its sub-division SESIM in

commemoration of the annual event with

the inter-sectoral support of UNESCO

Office Jakarta Science and Education

units.

I s s u e 1 Ju l .2 01 8 – J an . 20 1 9 , p . 7

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One of the highlight of the annual program is the pratika or hands-on lessons/activities’

competition for the participants. 106 topics of math and science subjects or themes

were initially submitted and entered for the competition by the participating schools

throughout the territory and 40 topics were selected as winners. . The 40 group winners,

among them 53% girls, were chosen by a group of jury composed of professional

lecturers from the National University of Timor-Leste (UNTL).

NATURAL SCIENCES

Discharge and Sediment Transport Assessment on Barito

River, Banjarmasin, Indonesia by River Engineers

UNESCO Jakarta in collaboration with

Japanese Geoparks Network and as

local host, Oki Islands UNESCO Global

Geopark Promotion Committee

organized the “Regional training

course on UNESCO Global Geoparks-

perspectives for National Commission

for UNESCO in the Asia and the Pacific

region”, 27-30 May 2018 in Oki Island,

Japan, with the support of the

Japanese Funds In Trust.

First Regional Training course on UNESCO Global

Geoparks for National Commissions for UNESCO

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The four-days training course was attended by 23 international participants as National

Commissions and National focal points for UNESCO Global Geoparks from 13 countries in

Asia and the Pacific, 25 Japanese participants from all nine Japanese UNESCO Global

Geoparks, Japanese Geoparks Network, Japanese Geopark Committee and Japanese

National Commission from UNESCO and four Science Officers from UNESCO Apia, Bangkok,

Jakarta and Hanoi offices. Among the 59 participants, 34% were female.

As a response to the 2010

devastating floods in Pakistan,

UNESCO in cooperation with the

Government of Japan has

started a major project,

“Strategic strengthening of

flood Warning & Management

Capacity of Pakistan” since July

2011 to improve the flood

forecasting and early warning

system of the country and is

now implementing the second

phase of the project since 2015.

I s s u e 1 , Ju l . 20 18 – J an . 20 1 9 , p . 8

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22 river engineers from Pakistan (from PCRWR, all four

Irrigation departments, Federal Flood Commission,

Water and Power Development Authority, University

Engineering Technology-Lahore, National University of

Science and Technology Islamabad), Afghanistan (Kabul

and Kandahar River authority), India (National Institute

of Hydrology) and Indonesia (Ministry of Public Works)

were successfully trained for 4days (24-27July 2018) on

Barito river to use ADCP (Acoustic Doppler

Currentmeter Profiler) for river discharge

measurements, water and sediment sampling as well as

measured data analysis with software from Hydro

System Development (HSD, Japan).

Lesson learnt: “UNESCO Global Geoparks need a

strong local champion and a strategic planning and

advocacy in order to mobilise and establish

supporting institutional framework.”

Scorecard on Science, Engineering, Technology and

Innovation (SETI) for SDGs

Building Capacity on Tsunami and Inundation Modelling

for Tsunami Evacuation Plans

This is the third of a series of TEMPP trainings organised organized by IOC-UNESCO Indian Ocean Tsunami Information Centre (IOTIC), housed in UNESCO Office Jakarta, jointly with the secretariat of the Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System (ICG/IOTWMS) and the Agency for Meteorology Climatology and Geophysics

(BMKG).

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20 participants from 7 countries attended the training with trainers from India, Indonesia, and IOC UNESCO.

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NATURAL SCIENCES I s s u e 1 , Ju l . 20 18 – J an . 20 1 9 , p . 9

Implementation of the Asia-Pacific Facility for Accelerating Science and Technology (AP-FAST) project. As the final activity of the project, UNESCOJakarta in collaboration with HELP Davao Network organized Science Forum on SETI Capacity for the Implementation of SDGs in Davao, 5-7 December 2018.

More than 25 participants from 6 countries attended the meeting representing UNESCO Chairs and Category-2 Centres. The meeting agreed to adopt the SETI for SDG Scorecard as the platform to assess, evaluate, and monitor SETI project and activities on it relevance and likelihood to contribute to SDGs. This project is the part of the Malaysian Funds in Trust of the Malaysia-UNESCO Cooperation Project.

Learning from Tsunami Exercise to Build Tsunami Ready

Community The IOC-UNESCO Indian Ocean Tsunami Information Centre (IOTIC), housed in UNESCO Jakarta jointly with the secretariat of the Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System (ICG/IOTWMS) and the Agency for Meteorology Climatology and Geophysics (BMKG) organized a Post-IOWave (Indian Ocean Wave Tsunami Exercise) Regional Workshop in

Jakarta on 15 – 17 November 2018.

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24 participants from 12 countries

discussed participated the workshop.

Cooperation on International Tsunami Survey for Palu

Earthquake and Tsunami

UNESCO Empowered Youth and Young Professionals in

SETI for DRR

The 7.5 magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami that hit Palu and Donggala in Central Sulawesi Indonesia on Friday, 28 September 2018, has killed at least 2,100 people. UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, in collaboration with Indonesian authorities led by the National Commission of Indonesia for IOC-UNESCO and the Coordinating Ministry for Maritime Affairs, coordinated post-tsunami surveys by

International Tsunami Survey Teams (ITST-Palu).

Jointly with the International Center for Interdisciplinary and Advanced Research of the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (ICIAR LIPI) and U-INSPIRE, UNESCO Jakarta organized the Asia and the Pacific Regional Workshop Youth and Young Professionals in Science, Engineering, Technology, and Innovation (SETI) for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) in Serpong, Indonesia,

from 1 - 4 November 2018.

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54 youth and young professionals from 27 countries with a strong composition of 39 International participants and 15 national participants participated this workshop. 15 prominent international and national speakers contributed their knowledge and experiences

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Seven international teams (68 scientists from 19 countries and Indonesia) conducted

Post Tsunami Survey in Palu.

This activity is also supported by UNISDR. UNESCO and LIPI also facilitated the official launching U-INSPIRE Indonesia as the national platform for youth and young professionals in SETI for DRR. The establishment of U-INSPIRE national platform were also encouraged and motivated in other Asia and the Pacific

countries.

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UNESCO and Lee Seung-yuop Baseball Foundation sign

agreement to collaborate in supporting the Asia Pacific

Youth and Sport Task Force

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The discussions were informed by the real experiences, lessons learned, and evidence gathered in the course of the implementation of applied sustainability science projects funded through the Malaysian Funds-in-Trust for UNESCO.

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8 – 10 November. Pekanbaru, Indonesia. The capital of Indonesian province of Riau and a major economic center on the eastern part of Sumatra Island hosted UNESCO’s MOST Academy (8-10 November). Researchers, policymakers, and community-based organization have converged in this city to focus on finding evidence-informed, human rights-based, sustainable solutions to haze pollution.

UNESCO’s MOST Academy to Stop Haze: Translating

Ethical Principles into Action

The key challenge tackled by the participants: how do we turn universal principles into concrete action to benefit the people who suffer from the effects of haze pollution? Besides the grave threats to human health, the exposure to haze pollution harms living resources, fragile ecosystems, as well as material property, leading to the violation of fundamental human rights to life and health, governments.

Social and Human Sciences I s s u e 1 , Ju l . 20 18 – Jan . 2 01 9 , p . 1 1

12 December 2019. UNESCO HQ Paris. Mr. Lee Seung-yuop, a world-famous baseball player from Republic of Korea and the head of the Foundation he has established to promote the values of sport, has met UNESCO’s Assistant Director-General for Social and Human Sciences to sign the agreement on launching collaboration on Youth and Sport Task

Force Initiative.

Youth and Sport Task Force is a collective of young leaders who use sport to make a difference at the grassroots level. Established by UNESCO Jakarta Office in 2017 following the Youth and SDGs funshop in Manila, the Philippines, the Task Force is dedicated to improving the lives of the most vulnerable and marginalized and to advancing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals through the power of

sport.

The 2019 Sport & the SDGs Youth Funshop will be held in Seoul, Republic of Korea, bringing together the current and prospective members of the Task Force for targeted capacity-building trainings and structured opportunities to build working

partnerships and to share good practices.

UNESCO’s Ethics Teachers’ Training Courses delivered at

Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia and Ateneo de Manila

University, Philippines

UNESCO’s Ethics Teachers Training Course is designed to advance the ethics education quality by building professional capacities of ethics educators. The Course is delivered in different parts of the world every year. There is no tuition fee for the ETTC, and it is open for application to all qualified persons. For more information, please visit the ETTC page on UNESCO Jakarta website.

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The majority of the participants came from

the universities in the host countries of

Indonesia and the Philippines, but other

countries were also represented, including:

Cambodia, Fiji, India, Mongolia, and Saudi

Arabia. Following the established practice,

the Courses were delivered by an international

team featuring experts invited from the

leading universities working side-by-side with

the educators from the host institutions.

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The Course was based on one-week training module developed by UNESCO, containing the following key components:

Global Perspective on Ethics Teaching: trends, challenges and opportunities

The UNESCO Core Curriculum as a tool for promoting quality ethics education

Ethics Teaching in Action: what and how to teach (a model lesson)

Classroom communication: pedagogy and psychology of ethics teaching

Teaching Demonstrations by participants followed

by feedback from the Course facilitators

Communication and Information

Training of Trainers Workshop on Human Rights

Reporting In celebration of the International Day for Human Rights, UNESCO Jakarta collaborated with the Aliansi Jurnalis Independen Indonesia, AJI (Indonesian Independent Journalists Association) for a “training-of-trainer” workshop from 10-12 December

2018 in city of Bogor, Indonesia.

The workshop was designed to address the need for a number of qualified local trainers in Indonesia capable of training other journalists in reporting on human rights.

The three-day workshop covered a wide range of issues and angle on human rights that future trainers would need to know. The participants discussed practical elements for trainers such as how to get participants more engaged on the topic, role-playing, how to plan the agenda of a workshop. Throughout the workshop, Ms. Hesthi Murthi, acting Executive Director of AJI shared with the future trainers various tips and techniques to

better engage with participants.

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Malaysian Parliament Reaffirms Commitment to Freedom

of Expression

UNESCO Jakarta, SUHAKAM, and the Parliament of Malaysia made history by holding the first-ever “Roundtable with Parliamentarians: Aligning National Laws with International Standards on Freedom of Expression, Access to Information, and Press Freedom” in Kuala Lumpur on 25 September 2018.

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Dili Dialogue Forum Reaffirms Press Freedom in Timor-

Leste

The importance of freedom of the press and the role of professional journalism for democracy in Timor-Leste were reaffirmed during the Dili Dialogue Forum that took place

on 19 and 20 July 2018 in Dili.

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This Roundtable followed the IPDC Talks event which took place one day earlier done in partnership with the Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development (AIBD) and the national broadcaster, Radio

Televisyen Malaysia (RTM).

More than 200 people participated in forum with the theme “Building a Network to Strengthen Media Self-Regulatory Mechanisms in Southeast Asia and the Pacific” that was organized by the Timor-Leste Press Council. International experts on media self-regulation from Indonesia, the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Thailand, Australia, and the United States were also present

to share their experience and expertise.

The event was well attended by nearly a hundred Members of Parliament, Senators, Backbenchers, and representatives from 32 offices. High-level Malaysian speakers included Professor Shad Saleem Faruqi of the University of Malaya, H.E. Steven Sim who is the Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports, Mr. A.Kadir Jasin, the Media Advisor for the Prime Minister, and Mr. Edmund Bon, the Representative of Malaysia to the AICHR.

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With the support from the Netherlands

A range of topics were discussed at the event, which was the first international conference in the country after the recent election which concluded on 28 May. Speakers and members of the audience had lively discussions on issues including the role media during election, the challenges of social media for journalists, the role of self-regulation and code of ethics in promoting quality

journalism.

Phase 2 of the World Heritage and Museums Programme

Begins

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Site Managers from Southeast Asia Discuss Strategies to

Improve Cultural Landscape Management

From 30 July to 3 August 2018, UNESCO Office

Jakarta and the Ministry of Education and

Culture of the Republic of Indonesia co-hosted

the “Capacity Building Workshop for Enhancing

the Management of Cultural Landscape of

Borobudur” in Yogyakarta. The workshop

produced valuable knowledge about challenges

in cultural landscape management, using the

Borobudur site as a case study.

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Following the success of the pilot project in the Mekong region, UNESCO is rolling out the project’s second phase, which will strengthen ties between World Heritage management authorities and local communities in the heritage cities of George Town, Melaka and Vigan. The project aims to enhance the heritage values of the sites by developing participatory cultural industries and promoting cultural products in museums and information centres in the heritage cities. The 3-day inception workshop took place between 29 and 31 November 2018 in Georgetown, Malaysia, combining classroom discussions, group work and field visits. Over 70 participants came together to share their understandings of common challenges such as increasing

development pressure; traditional skills

The 5-day workshop involved cultural

asset mapping, an assessment of

challenges for site management, and

an identification of several universal

values that highlight ways in which

conservation efforts and community

interests can be better linked.

Funded by the government of Japan

and community legacies in danger because of generational and demographic changes; as well as the alienation of younger generations from their cultural roots. Proud of centuries of cultural diversity, and as towns of great commercial ports, these three cities have committed to carrying out projects such as the revival of traditional kilns; supporting creative industries and enhancing the World Heritage brand; participatory cultural mapping; exhibitions focused on the communities’ memories; and outreach activities to tighten the

bond between young citizens and their heritage.

The event provided an opportunity for site

managers from around the region to share their

experiences and challenges in managing their

respective sites. Participants represented the

sites of the Darjeeling Himalayan Railways

(India), Bhutan Cultural Landscape (Bhutan),

Ifugao Rice Terraces (the Philippines), Sangiran

Early Man Site (Indonesia), Sri Satchanalai

(Thailand) and Subak Bali Cultural Landscape

(Indonesia).

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Representatives from Three Heritage Cities Gather in

Semarang to Present Disaster Risk Reduction Strategies

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National Batik Day Celebrates Youth and the Future of

Batik

UNESCO Jakarta, together with Citi

Indonesia, organized a celebration for

Indonesia’s National Batik Day on 2 October

2018 in Magelang, Central Java.

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From 24 to 25 July 2018, UNESCO Jakarta

and Apia offices, in cooperation with the

Semarang Old Town Management Board

(BPK2L), convened a regional workshop to

share the experiences of three historical

port cities, namely George Town (Malaysia),

Semarang (Indonesia) and Levuka (Fiji), in

developing disaster risk reduction (DRR)

strategies.

In cooperation with the Citi Foundation

The participants addressed the common challenges encountered by the three cities in

developing a sound disaster mitigation strategy, including difficulty in establishing links

with various urban planning and development sectors, and how their strategies seek to

involve these various actors in enhancing risk management.

The event also marked the kick-off for the

second phase of the UNESCO-Citi project

“Creative Youth at Indonesian Heritage

Sites”, which aims to improve the business

and financial knowledge of youth artisans

and entrepreneurs in the creative

industries.

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With the support of the Malaysian Government through the Malaysian Funds-in-

Trust scheme

Participants included students, youth batik

producers, local government officials, and

community members, who gathered to

celebrate the significance of batik as

Indonesia’s intangible cultural heritage.

The highlight of the full-day event was a

collective batik workshop, where over one

hundred participants made their own

handcrafted batik pieces using natural dyes

and fabrics.

UNESCO – Citi Project Wins Award for Best PR of the

Year

The UNESCO project is funded

through the Citi Foundation Grant

and is currently in its second phase.

Conceived in 2016, the project aims

to provide business support and

training for youth entrepreneurs in

the cultural and creative industries

around notable heritage sites in

Indonesia.

Funded through the Citi Foundation Grant

The UNESCO-Citi project “Creative Youth

at Indonesian Heritage Sites” was awarded

Mix Magazine’s “Best PR of the Year 2018”

award under the category of “Social PR

Program”, citing the “positive and

sustainable impact it gave to the

surrounding communities in targeted

areas”. Mix Magazine is a leading business

magazine in Indonesia and the annual

awards event highlights private sector PR

engagements throughout the country. The

awards ceremony was held in Jakarta on 1

November 2018.

Photo courtesy of Citi Indonesia

CULTURE I s s u e 1 Ju l . 20 18 – J an . 20 1 9 , p . 16

I s s u e 1 , J a n - A p r i l 2 0 1 5 , p . 5

Good Practices for Applying Eco-labelling in Asia and the Pacific Biosphere Reserves: Executive Summary

Studies to Comprehend Hydrology

and Water-related Social and

Economic Factor and Sanitation in

Medan, North Sumatera

Indonesia UNESCO Holds MOST Academy to Discuss Haze Pollution. VOINews 9-11-2018

Violence against press drops - Report. Jakarta Post 6-11-2018

Indonesia encourages UNESCO to be more relevant for communities. Antara 11-10-2018

UNESCO Jakarta dan Citi Indonesia Berikan Pendampingan pada 10 Pemuda. Tribune Jogja 14-2-2018

Indonesia Gelar Sidang Tahunan ICC-MAB UNESCO Juli di Palembang. Tempo 7-1-2018

Malaysia Educational institutions to have UNESCO club. New Strait Times 29-9-2018

Potential to enter Unesco heritage list. Staronline 15-9-2018

Philippines

UNESCO to evaluate Bohol for Global Geopark title

Is Unesco World Heritage status for cultural sites killing the things it loves?

UNESCO report cites migration’s positive effect on family’s education

A Standard Framework for Biosphere Reserve Management informed by Sustainability Science: Executive Summary

Pernyataan Universal mengenai

Bioetika dan Hak-hak Asasi

Manusia = Universal Declaration

on Bioethics and Human Rights

(Brochure)

Comparative Law Study on the Implementation of Biosphere Reserve Zonation in the Asia Pacific Region: Executive Summary

Brochure on VISUS (Visual Inspection in defining Safety Upgrading Strategies of School Facilities)

Science to Empower and Enable Asia Pacific for the Sustainable Development Goals

More publications

UNESCO Office, Jakarta - Annual Report 2017

Recent Publications I s s u e 1 , Ju l . 2 01 8 – J an . 2 0 1 9 , p . 17

Media Coverage

Srilanka

The battle for media freedom and social responsibility

Right to Information: A journey from secrecy to openness

Pakistan

Pakistan’s water economy: getting the balance right. The Express Tribune 28-7-2018