RESEARCH
It is important to note that the President Regulation 59/2017 and the Minister of NDP /
Head of NDPA Regulation 7/2018 are actually in urgent need of revision. The reason is vital,
President Regulation 59/2017 and the Minister of NDP / Head of NDPA Regulation 7/2018
discussed the implementation of the SDGs in its relation to the integration to the National
Middle Term Development Plan 2015-2019 (hereinafter: NMTDP 2015-2019), whereas
the National Middle Term Development Plan 2020-2024 (NMTDP 2020-2024) has been
enforced, hence, it is more accurate if Indonesia’s SDGs are connected to the NMTDP 20202024 instead of the NMTDP 2015-2019.182 Minister of NDP / Head of NDPA Decision 127/M.
PPN/HK/11/2018 also in need of revision as it only regulates the structure of membership
of the executing team, working group as well as the special expert team for the period of
2017-2019—while at the time this research was conducted, it was already 2021.183
In a webinar in December 2020, a representative from the Ministry of NDP / Head of NDPA,
Diani Sadiawati stated that NDPA has related the SDGs with the NMTDP 2020-2024.184
Indriana Nugraheni in the NCHR External FGD and in her written statement responding to
the key question in the NCHR External FGD has given the information that the President
Regulation 59/2017 and also the Minister of NDP / Head of NDPA Decision 127/M.PPN/
HK/11/2018 are in the process of revision.185 Aside from the said president regulation and
minister decision, the Minister of NDP / Head of NDPA Regulation 7/2018 is also in need of
adjustment as elaborated above.
The matters important to be noted is that the revision of regulation and decision above
can become the entrance for the reinforcement of human rights aspect in achieving
the SDGs which could be executed by the NCHR. It is necessary to also note, that the
representative of the Ministry of NDP / NDPA is actually acknowledging that the NCHR
could take roles in all parts of the SDGs, not only limited to Goal 16.186 The integration of
the SDGs implementation to the NCHR activities is also encouraged by the representative
of the Ministry of NDP / NDPA.187 Diani Sadiawati and Indriana Nugraheni in their written
statement for the interest of the NCHR External FGD stated the importance for the NCHR
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(1) Ibid., President Regulation 59/2017, Article 2 and Annex, See also Article 16; (2) See in general:
Minister of NDP / Head of NDPA Regulation 7/2018 (n. 164), and (3) President Regulation Number 18
of 2020 concerning the National Middle Term Development Plan 2020-2024 (stipulated on 17 January
2020, promulgated on 20 January 2020) (hereinafter: President Regulation 18/2020).
183
Minister of NDP / Head of NDPA Decision 127/M.PPN/HK/11/2018 (n. 164), Annex.
184
(1) Expert Staff to the Minister on Institutional Interrelation Ministry of National Development Planning
/ National Development Planning Agency / Head of SDGs Pillar on Law and Governance, “Covid-19
Pandemic: Impact on National Development and SDGs” (PowerPoint Presentation on the Webinar Side
Event 3 Human Rights Festival 2020 with the theme of “NHRI’s Role and SDGs’ Achievements During
Covid-19 Pandemic”, 17 [16] December 2020); and (2) Komnas HAM, Side Event 3 Festival HAM 2020
Webinar NHRI’s Role and SDGs’ Achievements During Covid-19 Pandemic (n. 134).
185
(1) NCHR External FGD (n. 8); and (2) Written Statement from the National Secretariat of the SDGs (n.
162).
186
(1) “NCHR 2019 Annual Report” (n. 88), 95; and (2) MDH, “Sharing Pengetahuan SDGs dan HAM”
[The SDGs and Human Rights Knowledge Sharing], Komnas HAM, published on 28 February 2019,
https://www.komnasham.go.id/index.php/news/2019./2/28/747/sharing-pengetahuan-sdgs-dan-ham.
html.
187
MDH, “Anggaran Komnas HAM Semestinya Ditambah” [NCHR Budget Should Be Increased], Komnas
HAM, published 2 May 2018, https://www.komnasham.go.id/index.php/news/2018/5/2/527/anggarankomnas-ham-semestinya-ditambah.html.
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