// LEADERS' VIEWS
PRABOWO SUBIANTO, PRESIDENT, INDONESIA
T he world’s population is water insecurity haunt many nations. We choose to answer these challenges directly at home and to help abroad whenever we can. This year, we recorded the highest rice production and growing. Our planet is under strain. Food, energy, and grain reserves in our history. We are now self‑sufficient in rice and we have exported rice to other nations in need, including providing rice to Palestine. We are building resilient food supply chains, strengthening farmer productivity, and investing in climate‑smart agriculture to ensure food security for our children and our neighbours. As the world’s largest island state, we are already experiencing the direct consequences of climate change, particularly the threat of rising sea levels. This reality compels us to act with urgency, and with determination. Therefore we choose to confront climate change – not by slogans, but by measurable and immediate steps. We are committed to meeting our 2015 Paris Agreement obligations. We aim to achieve net zero by 2060 and we are confident we can achieve net zero much earlier. We aim to reforest more than 12 million hectares of degraded land, to reduce forest degradation, and to empower local communities with resilience and quality green jobs for the future. Indonesia is shifting decisively from fossil fuel based development towards renewable based development. From next year, most of our additional power generation capacity will come from renewables. Our goal is clear: To lift all of our citizens out of poverty and make Indonesia a hub for solutions to food, energy, and water security… Today, still, a catastrophic situation in Gaza is unfolding before us. The innocent are crying for help. At this very moment,
Indonesia’s call for hope
millions of children are facing danger, trauma, and irreparable damage to their bodies. Will we teach them that differences must end in violence and war? Can we remain silent as this humanitarian disaster in Gaza continues? Violence cannot be used to answer any political conflict because violence can only beget more violence. This community of nations must take a decisive stance to stop this catastrophe, or the world will enter a very dangerous situation of unending wars and escalating violence… Let us use science to uplift, not use science to destroy. Let rising nations lift others as they rise. civilisations: Civilisations of the West, civilisations of the East, of American civilisation, of European civilisation, of Indian civilisation, of Persian civilisation, of Chinese civilisation, of Islamic civilisation, will rise to their role demanded by history. We are all hopeful that the leaders of the world will show great statesmanship, great wisdom, restraint, and humility in their leadership of the world… To close, I would like to reiterate again Indonesia's complete support for the Two State Solution. Both Palestine and Israel must be free and independent, safe and secure from threats and terrorism. I repeat, the only solution is two nations, two descendants of Abraham living in reconciliation, peace and harmony. Arabs, Jews, Muslims and Christians living together. Indonesia is committed to being part of making this vision a reality. Let us work towards this noble goal. Let us continue humanity’s journey of hope – a journey started by our forefathers. A journey we must complete. Address to the United Nations General Assembly, 23 September 2025 I am convinced that the leaders of the great world
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