Popular: Tesso Nilo National Park and elephant habitat recovery – measles immunisation campaign
Jakarta — The following is a summary of popular humanitarian news in Indonesia on Thursday, 12 March, ranging from Forestry Minister Raja Juli’s commitment to recover Tesso Nilo National Park and elephant habitat to Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin accelerating measles immunisation before Eid al-Fitr to prevent mass transmission.
- Forestry Minister pursues recovery of Tesso Nilo National Park and elephant habitat
Forestry Minister Raja Juli Antoni stated the government’s commitment under President Prabowo Subianto’s leadership to protect Indonesia’s forests and iconic wildlife, including the Sumatran elephant (Elephas maximus sumatranus), by restoring its habitat in Sumatra.
- National Disaster Mitigation Agency deploys mobile field kitchen for Gayo Lues flood evacuation centres
The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) deployed one mobile field kitchen unit to support food provision for flood survivors in Gayo Lues district, Aceh.
- Religious Affairs Minister: Nyepi, Eid al-Fitr and Easter converging – opportunity to strengthen harmony
Religious Affairs Minister Nasaruddin Umar called upon religious leaders to reinforce messages of peace, brotherhood and harmony, noting that several major religious holidays fall close together or simultaneously this year: Nyepi (Balinese New Year), Eid al-Fitr and Easter.
- Accelerating measles immunisation before Eid al-Fitr to prevent mass transmission
Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin stated that the ministry is targeting 95 per cent measles immunisation coverage within one to two weeks before Eid al-Fitr 1447 Hijriah/Eid al-Fitr 2026.
- President Prabowo to appoint Hashim to lead National Parks Financing Task Force
Forestry Minister Raja Juli Antoni announced that President Prabowo Subianto will appoint Hashim Djojohadikusumo as chairman of the Task Force for National Parks Financing Innovation and Management.