The current global challenge is ensuring that the benefits of\ndevelopment are felt directly by the public, according to Deputy\nMinister of National Development Planning (PPN)\/Deputy Head of the\nNational Development Planning Agency (Bappenas) Febrian Alphyanto\nRuddyard. The message was delivered during Indonesia\u2019s diplomatic\nmission at the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development\n(HLPF) 2026 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, United\nStates, from 7 to 16 July 2026.<\/p>\n
\u201cFood crises, climate change, rising debt burdens, and geopolitical\nfragmentation are making development increasingly complex. Yet these\nchallenges further underscore the importance of the SDGs. The question\nwe must answer is no longer whether we have the right goals, but whether\nwe can achieve them in the right way,\u201d he stated during the 2026 ECOSOC\nHigh-Level Segment.<\/p>\n
On that occasion, he emphasised that accelerating the achievement of\nthe SDGs requires global development governance that is fairer, more\nintegrated, and oriented towards tangible results. He added that\ndevelopment must shift from a fragmented approach to an integrated one,\ntranslating global commitments into measurable national actions,\nensuring innovation benefits all, and building a stronger development\nfinancing architecture through partnerships capable of mobilising\nlong-term investment.<\/p>\n
During his visit to New York, Febrian represented Indonesia in\nseveral high-level forums, including the General Debate of the\nMinisterial Segment, the United Nations High-Level Meeting on Critical\nEnergy Transition Minerals, the Ministerial Roundtable on the Pact for\nthe Future, the ECOSOC High-level Segment, and the High-level Meeting on\nthe Midterm Review of the New Urban Agenda. He also spoke at a side\nevent titled Leveraging Renewable Energy for Food Security through\nSouth\u2013South and Triangular Cooperation.<\/p>\n
In these forums, Indonesia stressed the importance of beginning to\nformulate a post-2030 global development framework, continuing the\nspirit of the SDGs while addressing new challenges in a more resilient,\ninclusive, and innovative manner. At the side event on leveraging\nrenewable energy for food security through South-South and Triangular\nCooperation, Deputy Minister Febrian highlighted the importance of a\ncross-sectoral approach to development.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo single country can undertake this transformation alone.\nSouth-South and Triangular Cooperation is becoming increasingly vital,\nnot only as a means of technology transfer but as a foundation for\nbuilding trust, strengthening investment, driving innovation, and\ncreating long-term partnerships that yield real transformation,\u201d he\nsaid.<\/p>\n
Febrian also held bilateral meetings with several strategic partners,\nincluding Director of the United Nations Office for South-South\nCooperation Dima Al-Khatib, Swiss State Secretary to the 2030 Agenda\nMarkus Reubi, Parliamentary State Secretary of Germany\u2019s Federal\nMinistry for Economic Cooperation and Development B\u00e4rbel Kofler, and\nSpecial Representative of the President of the Russian Federation for\nRelations with International Organizations for Achieving SDGs Boris\nYuryevich Titov. Other bilateral meetings discussed strengthening\nIndonesia\u2019s cooperation with strategic partners, particularly in\ndevelopment financing, energy transition, green economy, sustainable\nurban development, and the formulation of the post-2030 global\ndevelopment agenda.<\/p>\n
Indonesia also encouraged expanded collaboration in developing green\njobs, downstream industry, innovative financing, and strengthening\nSouth-South Cooperation as an instrument to accelerate the achievement\nof the SDGs. Through this series of diplomatic agendas at the UN,\nIndonesia reaffirmed its commitment to act as a bridge between developed\nand developing nations in strengthening multilateralism and accelerating\nthe achievement of the SDGs by 2030. This commitment is also part of\nIndonesia\u2019s contribution to a more inclusive, fair, and sustainable\nglobal development framework towards the Golden Indonesia 2045\nvision.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/bappenas-ensuring-development-benefits-are-felt-by-the-public-is-a-global-challenge-1784631507", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }