Reconstruction Players Discuss Aceh and Nias Reconstruction Process HALF OF ALLOCATED BUDGET HAS BEEN DISBURSED
Jakarta, 24 April 2007 – The Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Agency of Aceh and Nias (BRR) together with local and central government representatives, local and international NGOs, and donor agencies, convened a one-day summit, The Third Coordination Forum for Aceh and Nias (CFAN) today in Jakarta. The forum brings together the many partners working in reconstruction and rehabilitation to discuss collective progress and challenges in the reconstruction efforts. Reconstruction partners, including the BRR, local and central government, international and local NGOs, donors and other organizations, manage thousands of projects and more than US$6 billion in pledged reconstruction funds. The forum provides a critical avenue for sharing information about progress, identifying bottlenecks that block the recovery effort, and creating collective policies and strategies for moving forward. This year's CFAN meetings focused on three critical sectors in the reconstruction process: housing and settlements, infrastructure, and economic development. It also included an examination of the rehabilitation and reconstruction progress half-way through the BRR's four-year mandate. Approximately US$ 6.1 billion is required to rebuild Aceh and Nias that consists of US$ 4.5 billion for the tsunami affected area in Aceh, US$ 400 million for the earthquake affected area in Nias, and an additional US$ 1.2 billion for inflation. Of the total US$ 7.1 billion committed funds from the Indonesian Government, NGOs and donor agencies, US$ 3.8 billion of the total allocated budget has been used for various projects and activities. "This is really an encouraging achievement," said the head of BRR Kuntoro Mangkusubroto. "We have faced challenges, but have managed to disburse half of the allocated budget to rebuild Aceh and Nias,".said Kuntoro. Kuntoro also thanked all parties for their commitment to the rehabilitation and reconstruction in Aceh and Nias. Kuntoro, along with representatives from donor countries and agencies at the CFAN meeting, noted that the reconstruction program has made significant progress. "This 3rd CFAN has given all stakeholders - local, international, big and small - a voice to discuss the future of Aceh and Nias," said Canadian Ambassador John Holmes. "It is an opportunity both to reflect on all that we have achieved in the last two years and to look forward by exploring how we can do things better. BRR should be commended on organizing this forum." During the forum, many participants expressed the need to develop an exit strategy for the transferring of BRR responsibility to local government. "There should be a preliminary discussion about the hand over from BRR to the local government during the CFAN discussions," said Afrizal Tjoetra, director of Aceh Development Fund. "The rehabilitation and reconstruction process should be continued beyond BRR mandate and the local government has to take it over." *** For Further Information Tuanku Mirza Keumala Spokesperson BRR NAD-Nias 0812 6989518 ---------- Progress of Rehabilitation and Reconstruction in Aceh (March 2007) Houses: 120.000 (needs), 64.965 (reconstrocted), 54,13 % (percentage) Roads: 3.471 km (needs), 1.553 km (reconstructed), 44,74 % (percentage) Sea Port: 19 (needs) , 8 (reconstructed), 42,10 % (percentage) Airport/airstrip: 18 (needs), 7 (reconstructed), 38,88 % (percentage) Teachers: 2.500 (died), 17.115 (trained) - Schools: 2.006 (needs), 782 (reconstructed), 38,98 % (percentage) Health Facilities: 127 (needs) , 359(reconstructed), 282,67 % (percentage) Web: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mediacare/ Klik: http://mediacare.blogspot.com atau www.mediacare.biz ==================== Untuk berlangganan MEDIACARE, kirim email kosong ke: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mediacare/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mediacare/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
