UN Praises Jokowi For Handling The COVID-19 Pandemic In Indonesia

President Jokowi at The 7th Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (GPDRR) 2022 event/Photo: Kris - Presidential Secretariat Press Bureau

JAKARTA - The President of the General Assembly of the United Nations (UN), Abdulla Shahid, praised President Joko Widodo for handling the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia. Abdulla also expressed his appreciation that Jokowi could hold a face-to-face meeting on a large scale.

This was conveyed by Abdulla in his speech at The 7th Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (GPDRR) 2022 which was held at the Bali Nusa Dua Convention Center (BNDCC), Badung Regency, Bali.

"I have been informed that around seven thousand participants have registered for today's meeting. This is a testament to the strong commitment and efforts made by the Indonesian government, under the leadership of His Excellency President Joko Widodo to fight COVID-19 and get the country back on the path of recovery", said Abdulla Shahid, Wednesday, May 25.

The Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, Amina Jane Mohammed, said the same thing. She also appreciated the Indonesian government in tackling the pandemic so far, so that the 2022 GPDRR conference could be held face-to-face and safely. She also appreciated the achievement of the COVID-19 vaccination in Indonesia.

"Vaccinating a population of 270 million is a great achievement, and we applaud Indonesia's leadership for its vaccine program to keep everyone safe", said Amina.

President Jokowi at The 7th Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (GPDRR) 2022 event/Photo: Kris - Presidential Secretariat Press Bureau

In his remarks at the same event, Jokowi explained the condition of the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia. Jokowi said that the Indonesian government implemented dynamic policies according to the current situation to maintain a balance between the health side and the economic side.

"The Indonesian government implements dynamic policies according to the current situation, implements the 'gas and brake' policy to maintain a balance between the health and the economy and has proven to have a good impact", said the President.

Jokowi explained, that in the condition that Indonesia consists of more than 17,000 islands, the government has succeeded in injecting at least 411.5 million doses of vaccine. As a result, daily cases declined sharply and economic growth was well maintained.

"Daily cases fell sharply from 64.7 thousand at the peak to 345 cases. Economic growth was maintained at 5.01 percent and inflation was at a safe level of 3.5 percent", he said.