Minister of Women's Empowerment and Child Protection: Child Protection Efforts Must Be Comprehensive
Many children, especially girls, still face double vulnerabilities and require greater attention and better access.
Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Minister of Women’s Empowerment and Child Protection (PPPA), Arifatul Choiri Fauzi, stated that child protection efforts must be comprehensive.
“For us at the Ministry of Women’s Empowerment and Child Protection, child protection efforts must be comprehensive,” she said during the launch of the Indonesian Government and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Cooperation Programme for the 2026-2030 period at the Bappenas Building in Jakarta on Monday.
Several forms of protection include responsive policies, affordable services, and changes in societal perspectives to champion the protection of Indonesian children as a collective movement.
Therefore, collaboration among stakeholders is needed, given the increasingly complex challenges faced by Indonesian children, which cannot be resolved sectorally.
“Many children, especially girls, still face double vulnerabilities and also require greater attention and better access. Therefore, an integrated approach is key to ensuring no one is left behind,” Arifatul explained.
On that occasion, the Country Program Action Plan (CPAP) 2026-2030 between Indonesia and UNICEF was also launched to continue national development.
The cooperation programme between the Indonesian government and UNICEF began 60 years ago through the signing of the Basic Cooperation Agreement (BCA). The implementation of the BCA is translated into five-year programme cycles, known as CPAP. Currently, Indonesia-UNICEF is launching the 13th five-year cycle.
Some key achievements include the distribution of more than 77 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines, the establishment of a centre of excellence for the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) programme, and the reintegration of 105,000 children into the education system, including protecting 237,000 children from the risk of dropping out of school.
The formulation of CPAP 2026-2030 refers to national priorities in the National Medium-Term Development Plan (RPJMN) 2025-2029, the vision and mission of the President and Vice President, the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF) 2026-2030, the Convention on the Rights of the Child, international commitments, and recommendations related to child development in national strategic forums.
The cooperation between the Indonesian government and UNICEF for 2026-2030 covers components of nutrition, health, education, climate action, clean water, sanitation and hygiene; child protection, and social policy. All these components are supported by programme activity components that include cross-sectoral cooperation and coordination support.
“UNICEF’s support, whether through capacity building, technical assistance, or resources, has provided real impetus to our joint efforts,” said the PPPA Minister.
“Going forward, we are committed to ensuring that the implementation of this is truly felt by women and children throughout Indonesia. Let us maintain this spirit of collaboration for empowered women, protected children, towards Golden Indonesia 2045,” she stated.