UNICEF Assists in Managing the Future of Indonesian Children, Recommends This to the Government
The Indonesian government and UNICEF have officially launched the Country Programme Action Plan (CPAP) 2026-2030. This collaboration, implemented through Bappenas, focuses on several sectors, primarily nutrition, health, education, and child protection, which are expected to drive transformation towards Indonesia Emas 2045.
UNICEF Representative in Indonesia, Maniza Zaman, stated that UNICEF plays a role in supporting, catalysing, and offering evidence and global innovations.
Meanwhile, leadership, direction, and accountability lie entirely with the Indonesian government.
Minister of National Development Planning/Head of Bappenas, Rachmat Pambudy, said that CPAP 2026-2030 also serves as the basis for determining the RPJMN and RPJPN.
“CPAP is a foundational step to continue national development, expected to support RPJMN and RPJPN and implement quality of life improvements that must start from pregnant mothers and children in the womb,” he said during his speech at the CPAP 2026-2030 launching event held at the Bappenas Office in Jakarta on Monday (30/4/2026).
Although implementation is in the hands of the Indonesian government, UNICEF highlighted four driving factors that will be key to the success of implementing CPAP 2026-2030.
“First, high-level leadership and sustained coordination. Continued leadership from UNICEF’s main partner ministries will be fundamental to ensure coherence across sectors and levels of government,” said Maniza.
The second factor is strong subnational implementation. UNICEF assesses that the impact of CPAP will ultimately not be measured in policy documents, but in the real lives of children in families, villages, schools, health centres, and communities across Indonesia.
The third factor involves effective and broad partnerships to achieve transformative outcomes.
“It will require collective efforts from the government, civil society, academia, development partners, the private sector, and the communities themselves,” added Maniza.
UNICEF also stated that an important factor is utilising digital transformation to achieve large-scale, equitable outcomes, which will require sustained investment in digital transformation in the social sector.
“This must be accompanied by protecting children from online abuse and exploitation in accordance with Indonesia’s new legal framework.”
Maniza said that the launch of CPAP 2026-2030 marks the beginning of a new chapter, one characterised by greater ambition, deeper collaboration, and a sharper focus on real impact.
“A chapter in which every policy, every investment, and every partnership is guided by one main question: Have we done enough, together, to secure the future of Indonesia’s children?”