Public Support Is Important to Strengthen Indonesia’s Diplomacy as a Non-Permanent Member of the UN Security Council.

Even though Indonesia will serve for only two years, Indonesia still can act as an agenda setter in various issues,” as stated by Dr. Dafri Agussalim, lecturer at the Department of International Relations UGM in “Indonesia’s Strategy in Diplomacy as a Non-Permanent Member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) in the 2019-2020 Period.” This event was held by the Institute of International Studies (IIS) Fisipol UGM and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia on Monday (7/2).

Since December 2018, Indonesia is officially a non-permanent member of the UNSC. This is Indonesia’s fourth term as a non-permanent member of the UNSC, after the 1973-1974, 1995-1996 and 2007-2008 periods. Other states that serve alongside Indonesia today are Belgium and Germany (Western Europe), Dominican Republic (Latin America and the Caribbean) and South Africa (Africa).

In this event, Dr. Riza Noer Arfani, as the Director of IIS, congratulated the ministry for Indonesia’s membership as a non-permanent member of the UNSC. He also stated the need for public support to Indonesian diplomats.

“Partnership and solidarity are the main principles of Indonesia’s position in the UNSC, alongside with other Indonesian principles such as Pancasila and musyawarah mufakat (consensus).

Hari Prabowo, the Head of the UNSC Task Unit, also expressed his support for Indonesia’s effort in reforming the UNSC. Previously, Indonesia has contributed to the creation of the Wisnumurti Guidelines in 1994, in which, previously, the decision-making process was centred on the P5.

This event was one of the two seminars entitled “Indonesia’s Diplomacy for World Peace” that was held for two days. In regards to Indonesia’s strategy in diplomacy, IIS accommodates various aspirations through the IIS Brief.