Beyond Recovery: Towards 2030

Beyond Recovery: Towards 2030

 

Our Response

Indonesia reported its first cases of COVID-19 on March 2 2020. Since then, the number of cases have been rapidly on the rise. Currently Indonesia has the highest mortality rate in Southeast Asia.

As of  31 August 2021, the Government of  Indonesia has reported 4,089,801  persons with confirmed COVID-19. There have been 133,023 deaths related to COVID-19 reported and 3,760,497 persons have recovered.

The socio-economic impact of COVID-19 is heavy and multi-sectoral, posing a major risk to the macro-stability achieved by the nation’s economy. There has been an increase in inequality. Women, especially female-headed households and women working in the large informal economy, day laborers and people with disabilities are particularly affected. It is expected that the economy will suffer long-lasting and severe consequences with a reversal of critical development gains on multiple levels. Micro, small and medium scale enterprises (MSMEs), including the dynamic start-ups of Indonesia, which account for 90 percent of the economic tissue, are feeling the heavy strains of the economic slowdown and many of them may not have the capacity to survive. The pandemic also poses a major risk to the Indonesia’s tourism sector which provides a significant share of national revenue and employment opportunities.

Indonesia’s fragile health system is crippling under pressure from a lack of preparedness to tackle a disaster of this magnitude. The  heavy strain on the national health system; health workers at the epicentre of the COVID-19 outbreak in Indonesia are especially at risk in a country with endemic health issues such as TB, HIV and malaria. The pandemic has disrupted routine services and programs in health facilities.

The Government of Indonesia established a COVID-19 Handling Acceleration Task Force to control the spread of the virus at the national, provincial and district levels. It enforced movement restrictions and large-scale social distancing policies (PSBB) in 4 provinces and 22 districts/cities.  The President’s directive responded to meet the immediate needs of the country such as social protection measures, distribution of personal protective equipment (PPEs) and other medical equipment to hospitals serving COVID-19 patients, and distribution of aid packages including basic food items to those facing food insecurity. Furthermore, the local government has been tasked with COVID-19 surveillance, monitoring and reporting morbidity and mortality rates.

On July 3, 2021,  in response to the surge in the number of cases, the Government of Indonesia implemented the  Emergency Enforcement of Restrictions on Public Activities (Emergency PPKM or PPKM Darurat in Indonesian). The policy restricted movement and operation of non-essential businesses, for three weeks. 

UNDP's Offer 2.0 

 

Health Crisis Support and Systems Strengthening

UNDP in partnership with WHO and IOM is supporting the Indonesian Government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic via the provision of healthcare equipment. To date, 75 ventilators have been provided.  [Click Here]

UNDP in partnership with WHO is supporting the Ministry of Health in managing medical waste, including procurement of medical waste equipment including incinerators and autoclaves.  

With support from UNDP China and the Embassy of Indonesia in Beijing, 500,000 masks are being shipped to Indonesia for use by healthcare workers. [Click Here]    

UNDP and the Ministry of Health are working in partnership to expand telehealth services to ensure greater access to affordable and reliable health services for millions of Indonesians including those impacted by GBV.

UNDP in partnership with the Ministry of Health are expanding the use of UNDP’s SMILE application to improve the vaccine logistics supply chain and bolster immunization. Based on the experience with SMILE, UNDP will support an electronic logistics system for COVID-19.

So far the digitization process is ongoing in six provinces and there has been a reduction in the number of stockouts and overstock. The system has continued, unhindered during the COVID-19 pandemic. [click here]

UNDP is working with Spiritia Foundation to connect with telemedicine provider Halodoc to support  people living with HIV to access health services during the COVID-19 pandemic

As part of UNDP’s commitment  to enhancing the resilience of the health sector, an MoU was signed with ATTENSI to boost telehealth across the country to provide better access to healthcare for all

A joint study by UNDP and Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab South East Asia (J-PAL SEA) on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on gender-based violence and unpaid care work was launched on 10 March 2021.

Social Protection – Uprooting inequalities

UNDP, as a technical lead of UN SG’s Socio-Economic Impact Assessment and Mitigation Plan, is leading a Group on Socio-Economic Impact Assessment and Mitigation bringing together UN Agencies and International and National NGOs’. The first meeting of the group brought together more than 140 participants from nearly 40 organizations. 

UNDP in partnership with UNICEF, FAO, the Ministry of Planning, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Economic Affairs, the Ministry of Social Affairs and the National Statistics Agency is conducting a Socio-Economic Impact Assessment of the COVID-19 pandemic on households. The results of the survey will help provide policy recommendations to the government on the mechanisms on cushioning the socio-economic impact at the household level as well as strategic planning for recovery that focuses on mitigating the secondary impacts of Covid-19. 

The Cabinet Office of Japan approved the Supplementary Budget of   USD 1 trillion of which  USD 63.6 million for 30 proposals was secured for UNDP’s COVID-19 response. UNDP Indonesia was among the country offices selected to utilize this fund as part of their COVID-19 response strategy. 

The United Nations is set to contribute USD 2 million to support Indonesia’s efforts under its COVID-19 Multi-Partner Trust Fund.  UNDP Indonesia will implement the programme by working in partnership with Ministries to provide policy recommendations to help protect the most vulnerable people, particularly women and children of marginalized groups.  

An assessment of 1,100 MSMEs in 15 provinces in the  wholesale and retail, hospitality, processing, agriculture and fisheries sectors was conducted in coordination with UNIDO via a survey. It provided a look at the potential negative impacts but also the opportunities that might arise due to the pandemic in two steam impact channels, the disruption in global value chains and the reduction in demand as a result of social distancing measures.

UNDP is providing support to the Government of Indonesia to increase effectiveness, efficiency and coverage of its social protection system together with UNICEF, UN Women, and WFP.  

UNDP is supporting the Ministry of Villages to initiate a Cash for Work Programme using the Village Fund to provide much needed cash for vulnerable communities.

UNDP is undertaking a study to understand the Welfare and Livelihood of Women during Covid-19 Pandemic together with poverty lab J-PAL SEA. 

Co-led by UNDP Indonesia and Citi Foundation, Youth Co:Lab Indonesia conducted a rapid survey through U-Reports (facilitated by UNICEF) of young entrepreneurs, aged 16-30, across Indonesia and a wide range of sectors. The survey sought to understand the impact of the pandemic on young entrepreneurs and their response. The results detail the major challenges facing these entrepreneurs and assists UNDP in helping provide policy recommendations to assist these businesses

UNDP and University of Indonesia’s Institute for Economic and Social Research (LPEM) published a report on the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on Micro Small and Medium Enterprises.

Over 800 households in Central Sulawesi and West Nusa Tenggara provinces were surveyed between July and August 2020 for a rapid study titled “Socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in post-disaster areas”. The study analyzed the socio-economic impact of the pandemic, and the 2018 earthquakes hitting parts of the provinces and was released on 25 Feb.

A study by  UNDP, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Australia-Indonesia Partnership for Economic Development (PROSPERA), and the SMERU Research Institute  with over 12,000 households across Indonesia’s 34 provinces, making it the largest COVID-19 impact survey yet, revealed the extent to which the pandemic has affected many families around the country. It was published on 4 March.

Green Resilient Economy

With financial support from the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) Indonesia, UNDP is preparing to build off-grid solar-PV power plants in 23 remote villages and small islands in Indonesia. Access to electricity in these remote areas will support local economic activities such as online retail and will also allow students to study online. Local residents will have short term employment during the detailed feasibility study which will be conducted from August to November this year.

UNDP through UNPAGE and Innovative Financing Lab is conducting an assessment on green stimulus packages for COVID-19 recovery in the energy, industry, waste, forestry and peatland, agriculture and marine sectors.

UNDP through the Climate Promise initiative and Partnership for Market Readiness project is assisting the government in policy making for carbon pricing mechanisms that will incentivize clean energy and forest conservation investments.

UNDP through its Global Marine Communities project is supporting fishers to cope with the impact of COVID-19 by providing masks and by educating them on safe hygiene practices during the pandemic.

In January 2021, UNDP, in partnership with Bappenas and the Government of Denmark published a report on the Circular Economy, the implementation of which is expected to be one of the strategic policies and breakthroughs in rebuilding a more resilient Indonesia after the COVID-19 pandemic.

Digital transformation and innovation for speed & scale

UNDP has provided support to the National Disaster Management Agency through multi-sectoral coordination via protocols developed by various line ministries. It will provide support of the agency’s “InaRISK” mobile application which will assist with monitoring support during the COVID-19 pandemic

UNDP together with UNICEF, UN Women and WFP are supporting the Government and key stakeholders to scale-up inclusive social protection programmes in response to COVID-19, and adjustment of the Adaptive Social Protection programme to respond to the crisis.  

UNDP is working with selected provinces to create experience sharing and cross-province learning in combating COVID-19.    

UNDP together with Indonesia Global Compact Network has initiated a series of virtual workshops with business representatives targeting pertinent issues for businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. It has also received support from the Coordinating Ministry of Economic Affairs, the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and a Jakarta-based smart city mobile application (Qlue).  

With support from UNDP, SP4N-LAPOR! - Indonesia's National Public Service Complaints Handling System is currently fostering a channel of direct communication between the government and citizens on vital COVID-19 information, with the aim of contributing to the overall effectiveness of Indonesia’s national response to the pandemic.    

In partnership with TRANSJAKARTA, the State-Owned Company responsible for public transportation in Jakarta, UNDP has initiated a large-scale information sharing campaign to informcommuters about best practices on staying safe during the pandemic via infographics conveyed in Bahasa Indonesia.  

In partnership with the Coordinating Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Investment and AIS Secretariat, UNDP has organized a webinar for start-ups in AIS countries.

Under the study on Innovative Finance for Social Protection, the CO has tried to map the existing and potential types of digital payment platforms/fintech for funding and disbursing social protection and to analyze  the role of digital platforms and fintech for COVID-19 recovery.

Through the Business & Human Rights platform, UNDP collaborated with Indonesia Global Compact Network (IGCN) to facilitate a series of workshops/webinars to share lessons and good practices on how private sectors survive the Covid 19 pandemic. Further, UNDP collaborated with WHO, ILO and IGCN to promote sustainable business operations towards the new normal through the second series of webinars with the private sector associations.

UNDP’s SMILE application, an  innovative technological solution that aims to strengthen the immunization supply chain system in Indonesia, will be engaged to ensure the delivery of vaccines across the archipelago.

Resources

Programme Area

Required 

Available

Gap

Socio-economic needs assessment and response 

$ 3,350,000.00 

$ 1,374,401.00 

$ 1,975,599.00 

Inclusive and integrated crisis management and response

$ 250,000.00

$ 546,235.75 

$ (296,235.75) 

Health System Support 

$ 2,400,000.00

$ 2,841,144.00

$ (441,144.00)

Protection of vulnerable groups

$ 240,000.00

$ 606,600.25

$ (366,600.25) 

Total

$ 6,240,000.00

$ 5,368,381.00

$ 1,975,599.00

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UNDP, with financial support from China’s Soong Ching Ling Foundation, handed over 500,000 surgical masks to the Indonesian Government to help protect medical workers during the pandemic.

UNDP, WHO and IOM link up to provide ventilators to much needed hospitals across Indonesia.

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Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises bear the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia

Research and Publications

UNDP Indonesia through its Innovative Financing Lab (IFL) held a survey with UNICEF’s U-reports to understand how the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting young entrepreneurs.                                                                                                      

     

A snapshot of the main findings of the survey on the Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on MSMEs

     

Main Findinngs of The Survey on Households

     

A snapshot of UNDP & UNICEF recent rapid study on the impact of COVID-19 on children & families in disaster-hit areas of West Nusa Tenggara and Central Sulawesi