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AUSTRALIA PROVIDES AS$2.5 BLN FOR RI DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
Mataram, Indonesia, May 6 (ANTARA) - The Australian government has allocated AS$ 2.5 billion in funds for development projects in Indonesia, especially for the poverty eradication program, according to an Australian official.
"Of the 2.5 billion Australian dollars, 462 million dollars are allocated in 2008-2009," Australia's Parliamentary Secretary for International Development Assistance Bob McMullan said here on Wednesday.
Through the development assistance program, Australia and Indonesia work in partnership to alleviate poverty and promote regional peace, stability and prosperity.
Bob McMullan is on a two-day visit to West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) for various activities including inaugurating State Junior High School (SMPN) 5 Gerung, West Lombok which was constructed with the funds from Australian, and visiting a clean water project development at Geria Vilalge, as well as a maternity post at Gerung village.
Australia has provided assistance for Indonesia, particularly since the 2004 tsunami, with focus on 110 million poor people whose earnings less than two Australian dollars per day, he said.
Indonesia is Australia's largest development assistance partner. Australia was committed to working in partnership with Indonesia to meet its Millennium Development Goals and to create a better life for the poorest people in Indonesia, McMullan said.
Under the Australia Indonesia Basic Education Program, Australia is providing funding to assist Indonesia build or expand 2000 junior secondary schools.
Mr McMullan was also scheduled to launch a new Investment Case by the Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Network for Asia with Asia Development Bank Vice President, Dr Ursula Schaefer-
Preuss.
This new Investment Case highlights the urgent need to accelerate progress in the world's poorest region towards Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) 4 and 5, which aim to reduce child and maternal mortality and achieve universal access to reproductive health.
"Thousands of junior high school buildings are expected to be completed at the end of 2009," he said.***
"Of the 2.5 billion Australian dollars, 462 million dollars are allocated in 2008-2009," Australia's Parliamentary Secretary for International Development Assistance Bob McMullan said here on Wednesday.
Through the development assistance program, Australia and Indonesia work in partnership to alleviate poverty and promote regional peace, stability and prosperity.
Bob McMullan is on a two-day visit to West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) for various activities including inaugurating State Junior High School (SMPN) 5 Gerung, West Lombok which was constructed with the funds from Australian, and visiting a clean water project development at Geria Vilalge, as well as a maternity post at Gerung village.
Australia has provided assistance for Indonesia, particularly since the 2004 tsunami, with focus on 110 million poor people whose earnings less than two Australian dollars per day, he said.
Indonesia is Australia's largest development assistance partner. Australia was committed to working in partnership with Indonesia to meet its Millennium Development Goals and to create a better life for the poorest people in Indonesia, McMullan said.
Under the Australia Indonesia Basic Education Program, Australia is providing funding to assist Indonesia build or expand 2000 junior secondary schools.
Mr McMullan was also scheduled to launch a new Investment Case by the Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Network for Asia with Asia Development Bank Vice President, Dr Ursula Schaefer-
Preuss.
This new Investment Case highlights the urgent need to accelerate progress in the world's poorest region towards Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) 4 and 5, which aim to reduce child and maternal mortality and achieve universal access to reproductive health.
"Thousands of junior high school buildings are expected to be completed at the end of 2009," he said.***
