Indonesia links national resilience to food, energy, education and health in UN speech

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia told the General Assembly that Indonesia's approach to resilience focuses on practical, domestic priorities: food self‑sufficiency, strengthened energy security, quality education and access to essential healthcare. He argued these elements enable households to provide for themselves and form the basis for a resilient nation.

Citing Indonesia's history of a national resilience concept developed in the 1960s, the minister said resilience is rooted in people being able to work, farm and educate children. "A nation is resilient when families can provide for their households. When farmers can produce. When workers can find decent jobs. And when children can learn, grow, and dream about their future," he said, urging investment in productive capacity and job creation.