JAKARTA, 13 July 2026 — Professor Dr. Joseph Akinkugbe Adelegan, Executive Director of Partners in Population and Development (PPD), paid a high-level courtesy visit today to Professor Budi Setiyono, S.Sos, M.Pol.Admin, Ph.D, Member of the PPD Board and Secretary of the Ministry of Population and Family Development and the National Population and Family Planning Board (NPFPB-BKKBN) of the Government of the Republic of Indonesia. The meeting, held at the Board Member’s office in Jakarta, brought together the PPD delegation and senior officials of BKKBN for a wide-ranging and substantive dialogue on the future of Indonesia’s engagement with PPD and the broader South-South Cooperation agenda.
At the outset of the meeting, Professor Adelegan extended his sincere gratitude to Professor Budi Setiyono and the entire BKKBN team for their warm hospitality and the gracious reception accorded to the PPD delegation. He acknowledged Indonesia’s longstanding and valued role within the PPD family and expressed his deep appreciation for the commitment that BKKBN has consistently demonstrated toward advancing the goals of South-South Cooperation in population, reproductive health, and sustainable development.
A central theme of the discussion was the imperative of joint project development for resource mobilisation. Professor Adelegan underscored the importance of PPD and BKKBN working together to develop collaborative proposals that can attract international funding and translate shared priorities into concrete, impactful programmes. He noted that Indonesia’s wealth of experience and institutional expertise positions it as a natural leader in driving South-South initiatives that can benefit the entire PPD network of 28 Member States.
The Executive Director placed particular emphasis on Indonesia’s extensive best practices in population management, family planning, maternal health, and reproductive health programming, noting that these experiences represent an invaluable resource for other PPD Member Countries seeking to replicate proven models. He encouraged BKKBN to take a more prominent role in sharing these lessons through PPD’s knowledge-sharing platforms and technical cooperation mechanisms.
Professor Adelegan formally requested the Board Member’s guidance and support in facilitating PPD’s access to Indonesia AID, the country’s official development cooperation mechanism. He expressed PPD’s strong interest in understanding how Indonesia AID is structured, what its current priorities are, and how PPD and its Member Countries can engage with it to access funding and technical assistance for population and development programmes across the Global South.
The PPD Executive Director also renewed the call for the revival of the PPD Fellowship Programme in Indonesia, a flagship initiative through which Indonesian institutions have historically provided fully funded training placements for professionals from PPD Member Countries. He stressed that the reinstatement of this programme would deliver immediate and tangible benefits to Member States and would significantly strengthen Indonesia’s visibility and leadership within the PPD network.
In a further expression of confidence in Indonesia’s institutional capacity, Professor Adelegan formally requested that BKKBN consider seconding a staff member to the PPD Secretariat in Dhaka. He explained that the presence of Indonesian expertise within the Secretariat would greatly enhance PPD’s capacity for project development, resource mobilisation, and South-South technical programming, and would serve as a powerful demonstration of Indonesia’s commitment to the organisation.
The discussions also touched on the potential for Indonesia to host future PPD governance events, including the International Interministerial Conference on Population and Development, which would further elevate Indonesia’s profile as a champion of South-South Cooperation on the global stage. The meeting also reviewed the Centre of Excellence initiative, noting that UNFPA Indonesia has already recognised two university hospitals as Centres of Excellence focused on improving maternal health outcomes, reducing maternal mortality, and strengthening midwifery education, a development that PPD welcomed as a significant contribution to the regional health architecture.
The meeting concluded with both sides reaffirming their shared commitment to deepening the partnership between PPD and Indonesia and to translating the discussions into concrete actions in the months ahead. Professor Budi Setiyono expressed Indonesia’s continued dedication to PPD’s mission and its readiness to explore the proposals raised by the Executive Director. The visit marks a significant step in renewing and strengthening the strategic alliance between PPD and one of its most important and dynamic Member States.
