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A key part in it, is actions to oversee policies and programs of SDGs. As GOPAC recognizes
SDGs as global goals towards human prosperity in a corrupt-free environment, we have, in a
joint project with the Islamic Development Bank and the UNDP, developed a Parliamentary
Handbook on SDGs. The handbook will provide insights for you, as parliamentarians, on ways
we can do to promote SDGs. I encourage you to use the handbook and develop national actions
towards the SDGs.

We need more actions to create better migration regime. After all, we are a also a migrant to
our world.

Statement by Head of Indonesian Parliament Delegation on
the Plenary debate on the emergency item:

“The consequences of the US declaration on Jerusalem

and the rights of the Palestinian people in Jerusalem in
the light of the UN Charter and resolutions”

The decision of the United States of America to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel
and relocate its embassy from Tel Aviv was deeply regrettable. Such a decision seriously
undermined the peace process and was irresponsible, inhumane and unacceptable. The
policy to cut US$125 million in funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency
for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) further demonstrated the lack of
political will on the part of the United States to end the suffering of the Palestinian
people, and thus demonstrated the failure of the United States as a global leader. The
international community should insist that Israel and the United States complied fully
with all international legal instruments. The recent decision by Israel to construct
more than 1,200 new settler units in the occupied West Bank was a violation of United
Nations Security Council resolution 2334, which called on Israel to immediately cease
all settlement activities in the occupied territories. Any desecration of religious sites
in Jerusalem could further destabilize the situation, fuelling conflict and extremism.
The flagrant disregard for the rights of the Palestinian people was in grave violation of
numerous United Nations resolutions. The IPU Member Parliaments should recognize
the inalienable right of the people of Palestine to self-determination and independence.
The resolution to be adopted by the Assembly on the emergency item should urge a
two-State solution, in line with the 1967 borders and with East Jerusalem as the capital
of Palestine. The resolution should clearly state that the parliamentarians of the world
stood for peace, democracy and justice.

254 I Selected Speeches of the Vice Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Republic of Indonesia