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| Membership | Full member |
| Since | 28 September 1950 (1950-09-28) |
| UNSC seat | Non-permanent |
| Permanent Representative | Umar Hadi |
Indonesia officially became the 60th member of theUnited Nations on 28 September 1950, in accordance with theUnited Nations Security Council Resolution 86 two days before, and theUnited Nations General Assembly resolution number A/RES/491 (V) on the "admission of the Republic of Indonesia to membership in the United Nations",[1] less than one year after the independence of Indonesia's by theNetherlands at theDutch–Indonesian Round Table Conference in the Hague (23 August – 2 November 1949).
Indonesia has two permanentdiplomatic missions to the UN inNew York City andGeneva.[2] These missions are headed by a Permanent Representative and an Ambassador. The Government of the Republic of Indonesia appointedLambertus Nicodemus Palar as the first Permanent Representative to the United Nations. Palar had played a major role in efforts for the international recognition of the independence of Indonesia at the time of the conflict with the Netherlands in 1947, and had argued the case for the sovereignty of Indonesia in the UN as anObserver to the organization. Speaking at theUN General Assembly session in 1950, Ambassador Palar thanked all the supporters of Indonesia's sovereignty and pledged that his country would carry out its obligations as a member of the United Nations.
The responsibility of the Indonesian Mission is to represent the Indonesian interests in the UN includinginternational security,disarmament,human rights,humanitarian affairs,environment,labor, international economic cooperation anddevelopment,international trade,South–South cooperation,technology transfer,intellectual property rights,telecommunications,health, andmeteorology.[3]
During theIndonesia–Malaysia confrontation of 1965 and in response to the election ofMalaysia as a non-permanent member of theUnited Nations Security Council, Indonesia decided to withdraw from the UN.[4] Indonesia did not withdraw from the UN but informed Secretary-GeneralU Thant that it would suspend its participation. Indonesian president,Sukarno, then created a rival to UN namedCONEFO. However, in a telegram dated 19 September 1966, after GeneralSuhartode facto assumed effective control of theGovernment, Indonesia notified theSecretary-General of its decision "to resume full cooperation with the United Nations and to resume participation in its activities starting with the twenty-first session of the General Assembly". On 28 September 1966, the UN General Assembly took note of the decision of the Government of Indonesia and theUNGA President invited the representatives of Indonesia to take their seats in the Assembly.[5]
Indonesia became a member of theUN General Assembly in 1951.[6] Indonesia was once elected to serve as President of the UN General Assembly in 1971, represented by Foreign MinisterAdam Malik. He was the chairman of the 26th UN General Assembly session on UNGA Resolution 2578.[7] He was the second representative fromAsia to chair the world assembly, afterDr. Carlos Pena Romulo from thePhilippines.[8]
Indonesiahas been elected four times as non-permanent member to the UN Security Council. Indonesia was first elected as for the period of 1974–75. It was elected for the second time in 1995–96 and for the third time in 2007–08, when Indonesia was elected with 158 votes out of the then 192 member states who have the right to vote in the UN General Assembly.[9] In June 2018, Indonesia waselected with 144 votes out of 192 member states during the 72nd session of theUnited Nations General Assembly.
Indonesia served as a member ofECOSOC for the periods of 1956–58, 1969–71, 1974–75, 1979–81, 1984–86, 1989–91, 1994–96, 1999–2001, 2004–06, 2007–09 and 2012–14. Indonesia elected twice and held the position as President of ECOSOC in 1970 and 2000, and was elected to the Vice-Presidency of ECOSOC in 1969, 1999 and 2012.[10] During the 2012–14 term, Indonesia was selected for membership of ECOSOC, winning the greatest support of any Asian country in the election by secret ballot that took place during UN General Assembly plenary session of October 24, 2011, in New York.[11]
Indonesia has been elected three times as a member of theUN Human Rights Council since the council was formed in 2006. Indonesia served as a member during the periods of 2006–07, 2007–10 and 2011–14.[12] Indonesia once served as vice-president of the UN Human Rights Council for the period of 2009–10, represented by AmbassadorDian Triansyah Djani.
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