The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, February 20, 2002
Assistance for Internally Displaced Persons in Indonesia by the
Trust Fund for Human Security
February 20, 2002
1. On February 14 (Thursday), the Government of Japan and the United Nations (UN)
decided to extend the total of 2,437,159-dollar assistance through the Trust Fund for
Human Security to the projects to be implemented by United Nations Development
Programme (UNDP) and United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). These projects will
support Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) in Indonesia for their resettlement in North
Maluku, Maluku, and Aceh provinces.
2. The two projects supported by the Trust Fund for Human Security are as follows.
(1) UNDP: Tobelo-Galela Area Recovery Initiative ($1,429,684)
In Tobelo-Galela Area of North Maluku, the basic socio-economic foundation required
for sustainable re-settlement of IDPs will be developed through generating small scale
labor intensive public works for conflict affected persons and supporting them in the
area of agriculture and fishery.
(2) UNICEF: The Development of Schools and Teaching to Improve the Ability of
Children and Their Communities to Maintain Their Human Security: ($1,007,475)
In Aceh, Maluku, and North Maluku, educational material such as textbooks will be
provided to IDP children so that they can receive education. School teachers will be
trained in play therapy and psycho-social support, in order to alleviate children's
trauma caused by the conflict. Peace education will be introduced in the school
curriculum as a conflict prevention strategy.
3. This assistance by the Trust Fund for Human Security is extended in response to
the Consolidated Inter-Agency Appeal 2002 for Internally Displaced Persons in
Indonesia, which the United Nations issued in November last year. This assistance
forms a part of the approximately 10,000,000-dollar assistance package for IDPs in
Indonesia, which Prime Minister Koizumi extended directly to President Megawati
during his recent visit to Indonesia. President Megawati expressed high expectation
and appreciation for this assistance.
Note: The Japanese Government established the Trust Fund for Human Security in
the United Nations in March 1999, and has so far contributed 18.9 billion yen to the
fund. The Trust Fund for Human Security has been assisting many projects
implemented by organizations within the United Nations system in their efforts to
tackle various threats to human lives, livelihoods, and dignity with a focus on human
security. (END)
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