2) Two Cops Shot in a Papua Shootout Taken to Jakarta
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Two members of the Police Mobile Brigade (Brimob), who were shot in a shootout with armed criminals in Tembagapura, Papua, have been taken to Jakarta for a more intensive treatment in Kramat Jati Police Hospital.
Despite being in a stable condition, they will further be examined for their gunshot wounds, Mimika Police chief Sr. Comr. Viktor Makbon told Antara news agency on Sunday.
A police officer was shot in the foot while the other had a gunshot wound in the abdomen.
Victor Makbon said that they were involved in a shootout in Mount Sanker, Tembagapura, Papua.
“In a chase after a shooting at two operational vehicles of PT Freeport at mile 67.5, a shootout took place with an armed criminal group,” he said.
He said that the police and the Brimob will continue chasing the criminal group.
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3) Gunmen Open Fire on Police in Papua, Wounding 2
By : Telly Nathalia | on 1:41 PM October 22, 2017
Jakarta. Two members of Brimob, the National Police's mobile brigade unit, were wounded when gunmen opened fire on a patrol in Papua on Saturday (21/10).
A police spokesman said the incident occurred at 12.35 p.m. in the hamlet of Utikini in Tembagapura district.
Tembagapura is about an hour's drive from the Grasberg Mine, operated by Freeport Indonesia, a subsidiary of United States mining giant Feeport-McMoRan.
"When members of Brimob arrived in the village near Sangker Mountain, they came under fire from a criminal group led by Sabinus Waker," Papua Police spokesman Suryadi Diaz said in a statement.
Two police officers were shot, one in the left leg and another in the stomach; they were taken to Freeport Indonesia's hospital, Suryadi said.
"Police are still looking for the group, led by Sabinus Waker," the spokesman added.
In a separate incident in Tembagapura earlier on the same day, an unidentified gunman opened fire on a car driven by an employee of mining contractor Mitra Siaga. The driver sustained minor injuries, Freeport Indonesia confirmed.
Suryadi said police are also searching for the perpetrator in this attack.
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4) Disaster risk reduction event in West Papua a boost for sustainability
October 23, 2017
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
Disaster risk reduction efforts need to be understood as investments to sustain development plans rather than mere budget expenditures, says Indonesia’s National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB).
The agency is holding the 2017 Disaster Risk Reduction Month event in four areas of West Papua from today until Wednesday, the head of BNPB Willem Rampangilei announced.
Rampangilei added that the Nawacita (Nine Priorities) programme and the 2015-2019 National Medium Term Development Plan (RPJMN) document emphasise disaster management, particularly disaster risk reduction into national to local development planning, reports Netral News.
“The objective of the plan is to protect the economic growth centers from the threat of disaster so as to ensure the sustainability of development,” Rampangilei said.
In the RPJMN document, the government set the priority of 136 regencies/municipalities as the center of high-risk economic growth.
Disaster risk reduction would increase resilience so that it did not significantly affect the development process, Rampangilei said.
One of the disaster risk reduction efforts was by lowering the risk index of disaster at the centres of economic growth.
In 2016, BNPB together with the government and other stakeholders, lowered the disaster risk index by 15.98 percent. In 2019, the disaster risk index is targeted to fall by 30 percent, according to the RPJMN.
Rampangilei said it was vital to strengthen government and community understanding of disaster risk reduction activities as an investment for resilience.
Expected investments include building of joint awareness, dialogue and networking among stakeholders involved in disaster risk reduction activities.
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5) Pacific expects Australia to advance rights issues
Vanuatu's government says it expects Australia to advance the concerns of Pacific Islands states now that it has a seat on the UN Human Rights Council.
Support from Pacific countries played a part in Australia's election to the 47-seat body last week.
Vanuatu's parliamentary secetary responsible for international development co-operation, Jonny Koanapo congratulated Australia, saying it was important that it had a voice on the council.
"There's also the obligation that the Australian representative on the human rights council needs to also take on board the views and different perspectives on human rights issues that have been raised by Pacific Island countries."
Mr Koanapo also said they considered it important that Australia fulfilled its commitment to issues such as rights of indigenous peoples.
He said for Vanuatu in particular this meant action on West Papua.
"We are hopeful that the membership of the Australian government, or the Australian people, at the Human Rights Council will be an opportunity that Australia will use to explore the allegations that the indigenous people of West Papua are facing a sort of cultural genocide, they are being marginalised, they're not being given an opportunity to fully participate in their political and civil rights, all these things", he said.
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