Jakarta (ANTARA) - Jakarta will be the first city to host the\n\u201cHarmony in Diversity Award 2026\u201d, a diversity award ceremony taking\nplace on 14\u201315 July 2026.<\/p>\n
The prestigious Southeast Asian award serves as a platform to\nstrengthen a regional community founded on solidarity, trust and mutual\ncare.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe view this event as a collective commitment to strengthening\npeace, friendship and unity among citizens across Southeast Asia amid an\nincreasingly complex world,\u201d said Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung at a\nWelcoming Dinner at the Balai Agung, Jakarta City Hall, as quoted from a\npress release by the Jakarta Provincial Government\u2019s Communication,\nInformatics and Statistics Agency (Kominfotik) on Tuesday evening.<\/p>\n
Governor Pramono stated that Jakarta consistently upholds the values\nof tolerance, reflecting the city\u2019s status as home to diversity.<\/p>\n
This commitment is evident in the provincial government\u2019s policies\nfacilitating spaces for celebration for all segments of society.<\/p>\n
\u201cFrom the Colossal Christmas Carol, Chinese New Year celebrations,\nthe Ogoh-ogoh parade, the Colossal Jakarta Bedug, through to Vesak \u2014 all\nof them have a place in this city. Diversity is Jakarta\u2019s greatest\nsource of strength,\u201d said Governor Pramono.<\/p>\n
That year, the award will be presented to Cardinal Orlando Beltran\nQuevedo for his role in mediating the conflict in Mindanao, including\nthrough the Bishops-Ulama Conference.<\/p>\n
Cardinal Quevedo\u2019s work demonstrates that interfaith and\nintercommunity dialogue can open the path towards lasting peace.<\/p>\n
The dinner also brought together influential figures from across\nSoutheast Asia.<\/p>\n
Among those in attendance were former Singaporean President Halimah\nYacob, Founder and Chair of the 5P Global Movement Arsjad Rasjid, and\ntwo former Indonesian Foreign Ministers, Retno Marsudi and Marty\nNatalegawa.<\/p>\n
The entire series of events was initiated by the Temasek Foundation\n(Singapore) together with the 5P Global Movement (Indonesia) and was\nlaunched on 1 August 2025 in Singapore.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/governor-pramono-jakarta-to-host-diversity-awards-1784051460", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }