2) Escalating intimidation campaign against Papuan students across Indonesia: A recurring pattern of systematic rights violations
3) Intimidation and defamation targeting Papuan activist Nyamuk Karungu
4) Government accelerates MBG program's implementation in Central Papua
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(Lots of Photos in report)
Human Rights Monitor
1) IDP update August‘25: Humanitarian crisis amidst ongoing military operations
The humanitarian crisis in West Papua continues. As of mid-August 2025, more than 80,709 people in West Papua [1] remain internally displaced as a result of armed conflict between Indonesian security forces and the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB). New internal displacements due to security force operations were reported in the regencies of Puncak Jaya and Pegunungan Bintang. IDPs from the districts of Tangma and Ukha returned to their villages on 10 July 2025 after the Papuan Justice and Human Integrity Foundation (YKKMP) facilitated their return.
In July 2025, the Diocese of Timika raised serious concerns about the deteriorating humanitarian situation in West Papua due to intensifying armed conflict between Indonesian security forces (TNI-POLRI) and the TPNPB. The conflict has escalated with security forces using sophisticated weapons, including fighter jets, mortars, bombs, and drones, while deliberately targeting not only armed groups but also civilian infrastructure such as villages, schools, hospitals, churches, and residential areas. This has resulted in thousands of civilians being forced to flee their homes, with 4,469 displaced persons currently in Puncak Regency and 1,231 in Intan Jaya District.
The Diocese of Timika has called for immediate humanitarian intervention, urging all parties to implement a humanitarian pause, cease hostilities in civilian areas, and create war-free zones to allow humanitarian assistance to reach displaced populations. The Church specifically demands that security forces stop military-style policies against civilians in IDP camps, including restrictions on farming and mandatory reporting requirements that threaten food security. Additionally, they are calling for the suspension of investments in West Papua, a review of natural resource exploitation permits, and a genuine government presence to provide essential services to IDPs. The Diocese emphasizes the need for civilized conflict resolution through political dialogue with neutral third-party mediation, highlighting that underlying issues include not only political independence but also investment-related concerns affecting indigenous communities’ customary rights.
Lumo District, Puncak Jaya Regency
On 11 August 2025, a joint Indonesian security force operation reportedly took place in the Lumo District, Puncak Jaya Regency, Central Papua Province, resulting in humanitarian consequences for the civilian population. Numerous residents allegedly fled into the forests for safety, while several people were reportedly arrested. According to the information received, multiple children went missing during the chaos, with no comprehensive evacuation process initiated as of the reporting date. The operation destroyed civilian homes through burning, with only the GIDI Lumo Church left standing. The church building has been converted into a military post by Indonesian security forces. The ongoing nature of these military operations has created an urgent humanitarian crisis, prompting calls from local sources for immediate advocacy and assistance for the IDPs from community and humanitarian organisations, as many IDPs remain in the forest without humanitarian access.
IDPs from Lumo District flee their homes on 11 August 2025
Oksop District, Pegunungan Bintang Regency
Since early July 2025, civilians from Oksop District in Pegunungan Bintang Regency have been forced to flee their homes due to intensive Indonesian military operations. The military has occupied key civilian infrastructure, such as the district government office, the GIDI Evesus Sape Church, and residential areas, effectively taking control of public services that civilian authorities should manage. This military takeover has extended to health services, education, and food distribution, creating a militarised environment that violates the principle of separation between civilian and military functions as outlined in international humanitarian law.
As of July 2025, displaced civilians remain scattered across four documented IDP camps in forest areas around the Oksop District, with some seeking refuge in neighbouring districts. The most recent displacement reportedly occurred on 12 July 2025, when military operations in Alukbakon Village resulted in the burning of civilian homes, forcing mothers with infants and toddlers to establish temporary shelters in the wilderness. These displaced populations lack access to food, clean water, medical services, and adequate legal protection, while military restrictions on aid routes have prevented humanitarian organisations from reaching isolated IDP shelters in forest areas.
The Department of Law and Human Rights of the Indonesian Evangelical Church (GIDI) has called for immediate action. They demand that military forces cease operations in civilian areas, vacate occupied churches and government buildings, and allow IDPs to return safely to their homes.
IDPs from Alutbakon flee their village after security forces burnt residential houses on 16 July’25
Puncak Regency
Since February 2025, 4,469 civilians from the districts of Gome, Gome Utara, Omukia, Sinak Barat, and Pogoma in the Puncak Regency, Central Papua Province, have been displaced due to escalating armed conflict between Indonesian security forces and the TPNPB. The displacement was triggered by the deployment of hundreds of security personnel via 18 helicopters to multiple locations, leading to subsequent military operations that resulted in the burning of civilian homes, including 21 residential houses in the Omukia District alone. The displaced population is currently living in overcrowded temporary shelters with 100-150 people per tent, facing severe shortages of food, clean water, and medical care. Six IDPs have reportedly died from illness in the camps, while four others are suspected to have been killed by gunfire.
The displaced populations are receiving minimal government assistance, with some IDPs reporting five sacks of rice, instant noodles, and cooking oil as aid. Many IDPs who fled to neighbouring areas like Nabire are staying with residents who are themselves struggling financially, with no official support from district or provincial authorities. The crisis has reportedly left more than 200 children without access to education, 48 churches empty, and entire districts abandoned as residents are afraid to return home due to ongoing military presence and operations. Human rights activists describe that the root cause of displacement is the military presence itself, which creates fear and trauma among the indigenous population.
Residential houses being set on fire during security force raids in the Puncak Regency
IDPs from Puncak Regency, July’25
Greater Aifat Area, Maybrat Regency
Approximately 6,000 residents from the Aifat area in Maybrat Regency have remained internally displaced since the armed conflict between Indonesian security forces and the TPNPB in 2021. These IDPs are currently scattered across multiple districts, including Sorong, Maybrat, Tambrauw, and Bintuni, where they continue to live in displacement camps because the security situation remains unsafe and their fundamental rights as IDPs have not been adequately guaranteed by the government. The displaced population survives through subsistence farming, sago processing, and other survival activities to meet basic needs, including food, children’s education, and healthcare, but they face significant challenges due to their distance from their ancestral land and livelihoods.
While the government provided initial attention during the early displacement period, church workers noted that regular government support has since ceased, leaving critical needs, such as healthcare, education, housing, and economic support unmet. The Catholic Justice and Peace Desk of the Augustinian Order in West Papua (SKPKC OSA) has stepped in to provide essential services, including healthcare, literacy programs, trauma healing, spiritual support, clean water infrastructure, and food assistance. Local officials acknowledge that several districts in Aifat have not fully recovered.
Kiwirok District, Pegunungan Bintang Regency
Many residents of the Kiwirok District in Pegunungan Bintang Regency remain internally displaced since the 2021 military operations and continue to face a humanitarian crisis. As of July 2025, the IDPs are living in forest camps under dire conditions, suffering from widespread health issues, including stomach pain, eye infections, dental problems, respiratory difficulties, malaria, fever, and various other ailments. The death toll among IDPs continues to rise due to the absence of proper medical care, food supplies, and essential services, while the local government has failed to acknowledge or address the humanitarian crisis. Despite attempts by medical teams to provide limited treatment, the inadequate facilities and restricted access have left civilians desperately in need of humanitarian intervention.
The security situation in Kiwirok remains heavily militarised with six military posts housing more than a hundred security personnel, comprising military special forces (Kopassus), Police Mobile Brigade Special Task forces (Brimob), and intelligence officers. This extensive military presence, combined with ongoing drone surveillance and air operations, has created a climate of fear that continues to drive residents into forest hideouts where they live in constant trauma. The militarisation extends across multiple districts in Pegunungan Bintang, with similar deployments in Oksop, Warasamol, and Diokmot districts, perpetuating the cycle of displacement that has persisted in the regency since 2021.
IDPs from Kiwirok District, July’25
Districts Tangma and Ukha, Yahukimo Regency
More than 600 residents from Tangma and Ukha Districts in Yahukimo Regency reportedly fled to the Kingmi Yeriko Halihalo Church compound following an armed clash between Indonesian security forces and the TPNPB on 15 June 2025. The gunfight resulted in the deaths of civilian Mesak Asipalek (45), who was shot in the head. The violence caused the displacement of approximately a quarter of Tangma District’s total population.
The Papuan Justice and Integrity Foundation (YKKMP) facilitated the return of IDPs to their villages through a comprehensive peace process that included negotiations and the installation of billboards prohibiting bloodshed in the area. On 10 July 2025, YKKMP officially declared that IDPs could return home after confirming that TPNPB forces had withdrawn from the area, while simultaneously calling for the withdrawal of non-organic TNI troops from Mount Ongolo. The initiative received broad community support from traditional leaders, church officials, and village heads who issued nine demands, including the withdrawal of non-organic security forces and accountability for civilian deaths.
IDPs from Tangma and Ukha gathering for a traditional earth oven ceremony before returning home on 19 July 2025
IDPs across West Papua, Indonesia, as of 13 August 2025
| Regency (District) | No IDPs | Displaced since | Additional info |
| Nduga [2] | 58,981 | 4 Dec. 18 | IDPs originate from 11 districts in Nduga; more than 615 IDPs reportedly died as of January 2022. New displacements were reported from the Yugur District on 18 January 2025 |
| Puncak [3] | 4,469 | 27 Apr. 21 | IDPs originate from the districts of Pogoma, Bina, Sina, Sinak Barat, Yugumuak, Gome, Gome Utara, and Kembru. |
| Maybrat [4] | 6,000 | 2 Sep. 21 | IDPs originated from 5 districts; 138 IDPs reportedly died, and the local Govt reportedly facilitated the return of IDPs since November 2022 |
| Pegunungan Bintang (Kiwirok District) [5] | 752 | 10 Oct. 21 | About 200 IDPs fled to PNG, 96 IDPs reportedly died in the camps as of April’25, and dozens of IDPs suffered from sickness. |
| Yahukimo (Suru-Suru District) [6] | > 800 | 20 Nov. 21 | IDPs from 13 villages sought shelter in 15 temporary camps, 16 women gave birth without medical attention, and 13 IDPs reportedly died. |
| Yahukimo (Dekai District) [7] | 554 | 21 Aug. 23 | 13 persons were sick; one died, and two females were killed |
| Pegunungan Bintang (Oksop District) [8] | 707 | 08 Dec. 24 | The IDPs originate from Oketumi, Mimin, Alutbakon, Atenor, and Bumbakon villages, including 251 toddlers, 45 elderly persons, ten pregnant women, and at least six sick persons urgently requiring medical attention. Eight IDPs passed away in camps between late December ’24 and mid-June 25. Recent displacements occurred in Alutbakon Village on 12 July’25 |
| Nduga (Kroptak District) [9] | 2,000 | 7 Dec. 24 | First counts mentioned 65 toddlers, eight pregnant women, five severely ill individuals, and 15 elderly persons. |
| Nduga (Mebarok District) [10] | N/A | 18 Jan 25 | Residents from at least nine villages fled into the forests |
| Yahukimo (Districts Dekai and Seradala) [11] | 71 | 11 April 25 | composed of 13 women, 17 men, 2 infants, 20 children, and 19 young women. |
| Jayawijaya (Maima District) [12] | N/A | 9 June 25 | N/A |
| Intan Jaya (Hitadipa, Sugapa, and Agisiga) [13] | 6.375 | 30 March & 18 June 25 | The affected villages are Zanamba, Jaindapa, Sugapa Lama, Titigi, Ndugusiga, Hitadipa, and Soagama. About 900 IDPs returned on 27 June 2025 |
| Puncak Jaya Regency (Lumo) [14] | N/A | 11 Aug 25 | N/A |
| T O T A L | > 80.709 | ||
[1] The term ‘West Papua’ in this paper refers to the western half of New Guinea Island, composed of the Indonesian provinces of Papua, Papua Pegunungan, Papua Tengah, Papua Selatan, Papua Barat, and Papua Barat Daya
[2] Compiled by a group of Papuan human rights defenders that visited IDPs from Nduga in the town of Wamena and surrounding areas between 12 and 20 July 2023
[3] Puncak Papua (22.07.2025): Situasi Kemanusiaan di Wilayah Pelayanan Pastoral Keuskupan Timika Semakin Memburuk Akibat Konflik Bersenjata, available at: https://penapapua.com/situasi-kemanusiaan-di-wilayah-pelayanan-pastoral-keuskupan-timika-semakin-memburuk-akibat-konflik-bersenjata/
& CNN Indonesia (25.07.2025): Kondisi warga Puncak, Papua, ‘semakin buruk’ akibat konflik bersenjata – Ribuan mengungsi, beberapa tewas karena sakit dan diduga ditembak, available at https://www.bbc.com/indonesia/articles/c628p2x7236o
[4] Sorong News.Com (25.04.2025): 6,000 Warga Maybrat Tercatat Masih Mengungsi, Perbaikan Akses Jalan Jadi target Pemerintah, available at: https://sorongnews.com/6-000-warga-maybrat-tercatat-masih-mengungsi-perbaikan-akses-jalan-jadi-target-pemerintah/
[5] Data on total IDPs and deaths was updated by church workers visiting IDP camps in Pegunungan Bintang in April 2025.
[6] The number is based on data compiled by local church workers. The information was received in February 2022
[7] The number is based on a name list that human rights defenders in Dekai compiled in September 2023
[8] Based on data collected by the GIDI Church and local informants
[9] Based on data collected by human rights defenders in Kroptak. HRM received the reports on 18.12.2024
[10] Based on media information published on 26 February 2025
[11] Suara Papua (11.04.2025): Dikabarkan Sebanyak 71 Warga Sipil Mengungsi ke Kota Dekai, available at: https://suarapapua.com/2025/04/11/dikabarkan-sebanyak-71-warga-sipil-mengungsi-ke-kota-dekai/
[12] Nolen Wene (16.06.2025): Baru Mengungsi Karena Banjir Masyarakat Di Wamena Mengungsi Lagi Akibat Rentetan Tembakan, available at: https://nokenwene.com/2025/06/10/baru-mengungsi-karena-banjir-masyarakat-di-wamena-mengungsi-lagi-akibat-rentetan-tembakan/
[13] HRM received the data on IDPs from two local sources on 5 April 2025 and Nabire.NET (05.04.2025): Bupati Intan Jaya Salurkan Bantuan Sembako Ke Pengungsi Di Distrik Hitadipa, available at: https://www.nabire.net/bupati-intan-jaya-salurkan-bantuan-sembako-ke-pengungsi-di-distrik-hitadipa/;informatio & updated information published by Jubi on 30 June 2025
[14] Information received from independent HRDs
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Human Rights Monitor
2) Escalating intimidation campaign against Papuan students across Indonesia: A recurring pattern of systematic rights violations
Between April and July 2025, Papuan students in the Indonesian cities Gorontalo, Surabaya, and Yogyakarta faced an alarming escalation of coordinated intimidation campaigns. These incidents reveal a disturbing pattern of systematic harassment designed to silence Papuan voices and restrict their fundamental rights to freedom of expression, association, and peaceful assembly. The documented attacks include physical violence, psychological terror tactics, racist threats, and coordinated surveillance, targeting students engaged in legitimate democratic activities and human rights advocacy. The geographic spread and temporal coordination of these incidents suggest a centralised campaign of suppression rather than isolated acts of harassment.
Documented incidents: Isolated acts or coordinated intimidation campaigns?
The most severe escalation occurred in Gorontalo Province between 26-30 April 2025, where an intimidation campaign unfolded over several days. Unknown groups conducted systematic surveillance of Papuan students, followed by simultaneous attacks on two Papuan student dormitories at 3:20 am using stones wrapped in both Indonesian and Morning Star flags with threatening messages (see photo on top, source: independent HRD). The campaign escalated to direct violence when Hidayat Musa, former chairman of the Indonesian Student League for Democracy (LMID), was beaten by unknown individuals near a police station, followed by sustained psychological warfare through anonymous WhatsApp death threats. The incidents occurred after LMID had carried out joint solidarity activities with Papuan student groups.
In Surabaya, students faced a week-long campaign from 19-23 June 2025 involving bizarre psychological tactics, including the delivery of a live lizard in a rice sack, coordinated propaganda banners labelling student organisations as “separatist groups,” suspected intelligence officer harassment, and simultaneous death threats via WhatsApp from multiple numbers. In Yogyakarta, members of the Papua Student Alliance (AMP) received suspicious packages on 26 July 2025, containing provocative posters and materials delivered to their dormitory.
Legal violations: Domestic and international law breaches
The above-described incidents constitute violations of Indonesian Criminal Code Article 335 regarding criminal threats, constitutional guarantees of freedom of expression and association under Articles 28, 28C, and 28D, and Indonesia’s international obligations under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. The systematic threatening through various means, racist messaging targeting Papuans specifically because of their ethnic identity, and physical assaults represent textbook violations of domestic criminal law while undermining constitutional protections for democratic participation. The coordinated nature of harassment across multiple provinces violates Indonesia’s commitments to protect freedom of expression, association, and peaceful assembly under international human rights treaties.
Pattern analysis: Evidence of systematic coordination
The documented incidents reveal several critical patterns distinguishing the intimidation campaign from isolated harassment: Temporal coordination with attacks consistently occurring before planned student advocacy activities; geographic distribution across multiple provinces suggesting centralised coordination; methodological sophistication employing diverse tactics from traditional to psychological intimidation; state actor involvement with multiple reports of suspected intelligence officers; and escalating severity from surveillance to death threats. The simultaneous occurrence of similar incidents across different provinces, combined with similar methodologies and messaging, indicates coordination exceeding the capabilities of random local actors.
These intimidation campaigns have created severe impacts on democratic space and student communities, including a chilling effect, causing students to engage in self-censorship and withdraw from legitimate advocacy activities. Community fragmentation as propaganda campaigns strain relationships between Papuan students and local communities and cause lasting psychological trauma. Student organisations report difficulty maintaining normal operations, planning activities, and recruiting new members due to fear of retribution, while many students consider transferring institutions or returning to West Papua entirely.
The acts of systematic intimidation must be understood within the broader context of Indonesia’s democratic trajectory and shrinking civic space, particularly affecting marginalized communities advocating for human rights. The targeting of students specifically because of their Papuan identity is a result of longstanding stigmatisation and ethnic profiling that undermines Indonesia’s constitutional commitment to equality. The involvement of suspected intelligence officers reflects a security-focused approach prioritizing suppression over democratic engagement. The apparent lack of serious investigation or prosecution creates an environment of impunity that encourages further violations and undermines the rule of law.
The series of intimidations against Papuan students represents a dangerous escalation in suppressing democratic rights that demands immediate action from Indonesian authorities. Silencing students exercising their fundamental rights guaranteed by Indonesia’s constitution and international law violates individual rights while undermining the democratic foundations of Indonesian society. The coordinated nature of attacks, indications of state actor involvement, and escalation from surveillance to death threats indicate systematic persecution requires urgent intervention.
Historical context: Echoes of the 2019 Surabaya attack
The current intimidation campaign against Papuan students is not a new phenomenon but a recurring pattern, remembering a series of incidents in August 2019, when racist attacks on Papuan students in Surabaya and other cities triggered massive protests across Indonesia and West Papua. On 17 August 2019, Indonesian security forces joined militant mobs in attacking 43 Papuan students at a university dormitory in Surabaya, with video footage showing army officers shouting racist insults, including “monkeys, get out,” while using tear gas to force their way into the building.
The 2019 incidents sparked widespread protests in at least 33 cities across Indonesia, leading to riots, government building burnings, and multiple deaths, while Indonesian authorities responded with internet blackouts and the deployment of thousands of additional security forces to West Papua. The events inspired a “Papuan Lives Matter” social media campaign that highlighted systematic racism, injustice, and violence against Indigenous Papuans in Indonesia.
Recommendations: Immediate action required
Indonesian authorities must immediately launch comprehensive, independent investigations into all documented incidents with adequate resources and oversight and ensure swift prosecution of perpetrators under existing criminal statutes, with particular attention to state actor involvement. Educational institutions should strengthen anti-discrimination policies with clear reporting mechanisms. The international community should maintain sustained diplomatic pressure for accountability while supporting Indonesian civil society efforts to protect democratic space.
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Human Rights Monitor
3) Intimidation and defamation targeting Papuan activist Nyamuk Karungu
On 25 July 2025, Mr Yordan Nyamuk Karunggu, a Papuan activist from Nduga Regency, Papua Highlands Province, rejected accusations by Indonesian intelligence operatives and student groups alleging that he was a member of the TPNPB (West Papua National Liberation Army). Mr Karunggu denied ever joining the TPNPB and denounced the claims as slander and defamation. He links the allegations to years of state surveillance, intimidation, and arbitrary arrests that began during his high school years in Bali (2017–2018) and intensified during his studies in West Nusa Tenggara (2019–2023). The case involves multiple instances of arbitrary arrest, criminalisation under treason and cybercrime laws, continuous intimidation, and obstruction of his right to education.
The escalation began in January 2024, shortly after Mr Karunggu returned from his studies in West Nusa Tenggara to West Papua. He received anonymous calls from individuals claiming to represent the ‘Kesbangpol’ state authority, questioning his political affiliations and whether he belonged to the West Papua National Committee (KNPB) or TPNPB. On 23 January 2025, the commander of the Indonesian military post in Yuguru publicly asked local residents about his whereabouts, followed by similar inquiries from senior military officials in Mebarok District on 11 February 2025.
In the following months, intelligence operatives adopted deceptive tactics. On 5 April 2025, an officer from the Jayawijaya Police Intelligence Unit, posing as a local government protocol officer, attempted to contact Mr Karunggu under the pretext of delivering books for a community school. The harassment escalated further on 9 June 2025, when an Indonesian State Intelligence Agency (BIN) told community members that Mr Karunggu had allegedly issued statements in the name of TPNPB spokesperson Sebby Sambom, implying that he was involved with the armed group.
On 21 June 2025, members of a Papuan student group began publicly speculating about the truth of these claims. On 24 July 2025, a Papuan student and former schoolmate accused him of being under TPNPB influence, to which Mr Karunggu underlined that he had never joined the group and that such accusations were misleading.
Mr Karunggu understands the accusations as deliberate acts of defamation and intimidation, designed to isolate him politically and socially as part of a continuing campaign of harassment, surveillance, and intimidation. Mr Karunggu asserted that such allegations are baseless, defamatory, and intended to discredit his peaceful advocacy for the right to self-determination. On 25 July 2025, he issued a public statement rejecting accusations linking him to the TPNPB.
Human rights analysis
The harassment and defamation campaign against Mr Yordan Nyamuk Karunggu between January 2024 and July 2025 breached Indonesia’s obligations under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). Repeated surveillance, public questioning of residents about his whereabouts, and impersonation by intelligence officers violate Articles 9 and 17, which protect individuals against arbitrary interference with liberty, security, and privacy. The public accusations linking Mr Karunggu to the TPNPB without evidence amount to defamation and stigmatisation, eroding his presumption of innocence under Article 14(2) and placing him at risk of arbitrary arrest or violence. These acts also undermine freedom of expression (Article 19), as they are intended to intimidate and silence peaceful political activism.
The pattern of behaviour aligns with a broader, well-documented strategy of intimidating West Papuan activists through security force harassment, legal threats, and physical assaults. Such practices constitute reprisals for exercising protected political rights and contradict the principles set out by the UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders. In this context, the accusations against Mr Karunggu appear to be part of a coordinated effort to delegitimise his advocacy for West Papua’s self-determination.
Detailed Case Data
Location: Nduga Regency, Papua, Indonesia (-4.4069496, 138.2393528)
Region: Indonesia, Highland Papua, Nduga
Total number of victims: 1
Location: Nduga Regency, Papua, Indonesia (-4.4069496, 138.2393528)
Region: Indonesia, Highland Papua, Nduga
Total number of victims: 1
| # | Number of Victims | Name, Details | Gender | Age | Group Affiliation | Violations |
| 1. | 1 | Nyamuk Karunggu | male | unknown | Activist, Human Rights Defender (HRD) |
Perpetrator: , Indonesian Security Forces
Issues: human rights defenders, indigenous peoples
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4) Government accelerates MBG program's implementation in Central Papua
August 13, 2025 17:22 GMT+700
Jayapura (ANTARA) - The central government is expediting the implementation of the Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) program in Central Papua Province to ensure residents benefit from improved nutrition.
Head of the National Nutrition Agency (BGN), Dadan Hindayana, stated in a press release received by ANTARA on Wednesday that Papua is among the fastest provinces to roll out the program, having reached 25 percent of its target.
"Across Papua, 101 out of the 414 targeted units have been reached, based on population-based calculations," Hindayana stated.
He remarked that there are currently 38 Nutrition Fulfillment Service Units (SPPG) in Papua Province, 27 in West Papua, three in South Papua, 14 in Central Papua, four in Highland Papua, and 15 in Southwest Papua.
"We hope much of the funding allocated to Papua through the National Nutrition Agency will be spent on purchasing locally sourced ingredients," he remarked.
Hindayana explained that these local ingredients are cooked by local communities and distributed to pregnant women, breastfeeding mothers, toddlers, and schoolchildren—ranging from early childhood education levels to vocational high schools.
Central Papua Governor Meki Fritz Nawipa stated that the MBG program has brought wide-reaching benefits, from stimulating the local economy through demand for agricultural and livestock products to improving nutrition among mothers and children, including those at risk of stunting.
"The acceleration of the MBG program in Central Papua has involved forming working groups led by regional heads, adding healthy kitchen centers, allocating regional budgets, and mapping schools as program locations," the governor explained.
In addition to MBG, the Central Papua Provincial Government is providing supplementary food for toddlers, offering free health checks, establishing 1,045 village cooperatives, and implementing the Integrated Village Economic Transformation (TEKAD) program in Nabire and Dogiyai since 2023.
Melkisedek Rumawi, a tribal leader in Nabire, expressed strong support for the MBG program and praised the National Nutrition Agency’s presence in indigenous communities.
He emphasized the importance of proper nutrition for indigenous children to help them grow into healthy, educated future leaders of Indonesia.
"The MBG program is especially valuable for indigenous communities, preparing their children as the next generation for Indonesia," Rumawi stated.
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Head of the National Nutrition Agency (BGN), Dadan Hindayana, stated in a press release received by ANTARA on Wednesday that Papua is among the fastest provinces to roll out the program, having reached 25 percent of its target.
"Across Papua, 101 out of the 414 targeted units have been reached, based on population-based calculations," Hindayana stated.
He remarked that there are currently 38 Nutrition Fulfillment Service Units (SPPG) in Papua Province, 27 in West Papua, three in South Papua, 14 in Central Papua, four in Highland Papua, and 15 in Southwest Papua.
"We hope much of the funding allocated to Papua through the National Nutrition Agency will be spent on purchasing locally sourced ingredients," he remarked.
Hindayana explained that these local ingredients are cooked by local communities and distributed to pregnant women, breastfeeding mothers, toddlers, and schoolchildren—ranging from early childhood education levels to vocational high schools.
Central Papua Governor Meki Fritz Nawipa stated that the MBG program has brought wide-reaching benefits, from stimulating the local economy through demand for agricultural and livestock products to improving nutrition among mothers and children, including those at risk of stunting.
"The acceleration of the MBG program in Central Papua has involved forming working groups led by regional heads, adding healthy kitchen centers, allocating regional budgets, and mapping schools as program locations," the governor explained.
In addition to MBG, the Central Papua Provincial Government is providing supplementary food for toddlers, offering free health checks, establishing 1,045 village cooperatives, and implementing the Integrated Village Economic Transformation (TEKAD) program in Nabire and Dogiyai since 2023.
Melkisedek Rumawi, a tribal leader in Nabire, expressed strong support for the MBG program and praised the National Nutrition Agency’s presence in indigenous communities.
He emphasized the importance of proper nutrition for indigenous children to help them grow into healthy, educated future leaders of Indonesia.
"The MBG program is especially valuable for indigenous communities, preparing their children as the next generation for Indonesia," Rumawi stated.
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Translator: Ardiles, Azis Kurmala
Editor: Arie Novarina
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