Indonesia

The speed of population ageing is among the fastest in ASEAN countries. For policy learning this trend requires a high-quality independent comparative evidence base. The demographic change has strong implications for sustainable development especially in the view of the commitment to “leave no one behind” made in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The new Asian Active Ageing Index which is presented in this paper quantifies the extent to which older people have been able to and can realize their socioeconomic potential. Using the two most populous member States of ASEAN as examples Indonesia and Thailand the Index is sensitized to the Asia-Pacific cultural norms such as the role of older persons in the society and the informal nature of contributions of older persons to their families and communities.

According to Indonesian law HCWM is a part of hazardous waste (HW) management and regulated by laws and regulations such as Environment Protection and Management related to the hazardous material and the government regulation indicating the position of HCW as part of a hazardous management approach. The details of HCWM are stipulated in the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (MEF) Regulation as “Procedures and technical requirements for the management of hazardous and toxic waste from health service facilities”. It regulates how to reduce sort store transport treat bury and dispose of hazardous and toxic waste. It can be done either by the healthcare facility (on-site) with a permit from the MEF or by a private company for transportation and treatment/disposal (also with a permit from the MEF). The technology that can be applied for on-site treatment is autoclave and incineration while for off-site treatment the private company can only use an incineration process.

Exchange of letters constituting an Agreement between the United Nations and the Government of the Republic of Indonesia regarding the hosting of a Senior Mission Leaders Course to be held in Sentul Indonesia from 26 November to 7 December 2012. New York 4 October 2012 and 19 November 2012

UNCTAD serves as the focal point within the United Nations Secretariat for all matters related to consumer protection policy. UNCTAD promotes the United Nations Guidelines for Consumer Protection and encourages Member States to create awareness of the many ways in which Member States businesses and civil society can promote consumer protection in the provision of public and private goods and services. The work of UNCTAD is carried out through intergovernmental deliberations capacity-building activities policy advice and research and analysis on the interface between consumer protection competition and development. Voluntary peer reviews of consumer protection law and policy conducted by UNCTAD are mandated by the General Assembly in its resolution 70/186 of 22 December 2015 adopting the guidelines for consumer protection. The guidelines seek among other things to assist countries in achieving or maintaining adequate protection for their population as consumers.