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  • Pacific appeal to the world’s conscience: West Papua Supports Fiji PM’s Speech at PIDF Summit

    Pacific appeal to the world’s conscience is the theme that all Melanesian leaders should agree and promote. From West Papua, sharing with Papua New Guinea as the Second Largest Island on Earth, supports the efforts on limiting (global) temperature rise to 1.5 Degrees Centigrade as stated in ‘Suva Declaration on Climate Change’ which became a Pacific appeal to the world’s conscience.

    From the Office of Gen. TRWP Mathias Wenda, as the Commander in Chief of the West Papua Revolutionary Army (WPRA), the Secretary-General Lt. Gen. Amunggut Tabi says,

    West Papua issue is not just about human rights and security, regional stability and peace, it is more about out Melanesian future, the future of the South Pacific. We need to question ‘Where will we go, what are we Melanesians going to do when the sea level arises, when Western half of our Melaneisan-Island (New Guinea) is already occupied and taken over by Malayo-Indonesia?‘ and we need to be clever, speak for our own future generations. We have our independent nation-states, but our small-island states are under threat of global warming. We need to secure the Isle of New Guinea as our Island for our future generations.

    Gen. Tabi also reiterates Gen. Wenda’s message that nobody from out there will become our day-time or night-time or morning-time saviors.  We must stand-up for ourselves and for our future generations, and we must stand up together, united as One Melanesian Family, under the umbrella of the ‘Pacific Islands Development Forum (PIDF)’. Gen. Tabi continues,

    We cannot wait, and if we do, there will never be anybody from heavens or earth come to Melanesia to speak on our behalf and on behalf of our future generations. It is our own, primary duty as the parents to begin thinking and acting upon the call for world conscience.

    This is why, the Draft Constitution of the Republic of West Papua says the primary goal of West Papua independence is not economic, social nor political one, but it is environmental, holistic one for the sake of Papuans and Melanesians as human society with all other beings that share our islands, waters and skies.

    The two WPRA generals also calls on all Melanesian leaders to think more based on Melanesian Wisdom, Melanesian Philosophy and Melanesian Way of Dealing with life issues. They said,

    We are rigt now dragged into thinking, talking and acting more for the sake of economic goals. We are dragged into the global modernisation project that sacrifices  our own way of living, way of thinking and way of doing things for our own survival and progress.

    With the statement of the Fiji Prime Minister, Gen. Tabi expresses his gratitude, on behalf of West Papuan peoples and all communities of beings in the Isle of New Guinea, that this Melanesian wisdom should be fully supported by all Melanesian leaders, be guarded and promoted, not only for our Melanesia future, but also for the sake of life on this planet. Tabi says, Fiji Prime Minister already said we should,

    “be an example for the world. Ironically, our efforts and our leadership will not just be for our benefit in the future, they will be for the benefit for the entire planet.”

  • West Papua Wants More Interaction with MSG

    Solomon Islands http://pmpresssecretariat.com/ – West Papua says it wants more interaction with members of the Melanesian Spearhead Group, Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands and New Caledonia.

    The intention was relayed yesterday to the Prime Minister of Solomon Islands, Manasseh Sogavare in Honiara by the visiting General Secretary of the United Liberation Movement of West Papua, Octovanius Mote.

    Mr Mote told Prime Minister Sogavare that West Papua would like to see more contacts in sports, especially in soccer with their Melanesian brothers in PNG, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Fiji, and New Caledonia.

    He said West Papua would be interested in joining the Melanesian Cup soccer competition.

    Mr Mote said West Papua would also like to send young West Papuans to study at the Solomon Islands National University in Honiara and in educational institutions in Vanuatu.

    He added at a later date, students from West Papua could also be sent to study in PNG and Fiji.

    Mr Mote is leading a three-member delegation of the ULMWP to observe the Pacific Islands Development Forum Summit, which got underway in Honiara today.

  • West Papua ULMWP calls for more Melanesian interaction

    5:21 pm on 12 July 2016, RNZ

    The West Papua National Committee wants a national action to be held over the next two days in West Papua (July 13th and July 14th) to mark its meeting with the MSG.

    The Melanesian Spearhead Group leaders are meeting in Honiara, where they are considering the United Liberation Movement for West Papua’s application for full membership.

    The Committee says activities in Papua will include peaceful demonstrations, prayers and feasting to show support for the Movement’s application.

    Meanwhile West Papua says it wants more interaction with the MSG – Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands and New Caledonia.

    The Movement’s general secretary Octo Mote told the Solomons Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare West Papua would like to see more contacts in sports, especially football.

    He says they would also like to send young West Papuans to study at the Solomon Islands National University in Honiara and at educational institutions in Vanuatu, and later possibly to universities in PNG and Fiji.

  • Internasionalisasi Aspirasi Papua Merdeka Tidak Bisa Dihindari

    JAKARTA, SATUHARAPAN.COM – Pemerintah Indonesia selama ini berusaha untuk menolak dan menghindari internasionalisasi masalah Papua. Padahal, pada kenyataannya masalah Papua termasuk aspirasi untuk merdeka sudah menjadi masalah internasional sejak lama. Oleh karena itu sulit menghindari sorotan dunia internasional atas masalah ini.

    Hal ini dikatakan oleh Peneliti Lembaga Ilmu Pengetahuan Indonesia (LIPI), Cahyo Kumolo, dalam wawancara dengan satuharapan.com di Jakarta (24/2).

    “Internasinalisasi masalah Papua sudah ada sejak dahulu bahkan persoalaan Papua bukan persoalaan nasional tetapi persoalaan internasional,” kata Cahyo, yang banyak melakukan kajian tentang Papua.

    Menurut dia, masalah integrasi Papua ke dalam Negara Kesatuan Republik Indonesia berawal dari Konferensi Meja Bundar pada tahun 1949. Status Papua dilaksankan sesuai dengan perundingan antara pihak Indonesia dan pihak Belanda. Hal itu sudah menunjukkan adanya dimensi internasional masalah Papua.

    Lalu peristiwa Trikora, yang kemudian memicu konflik Indonesia dan Belanda yang dimediasi oleh Amerika Serikat,  juga menunjukkan dimensi internasional masalah Papua.

    “Ketika beberapa tokoh OPM melarikan diri ke luar negeri, ke Belanda, Papua Nugini dan Australia, itu sudah mulai menciptakan benih-benih proses internasionalisasi mengenai Papua yang kemudian bermuara pada pembentukan Parlemen Internasional untuk Papua Barat (International Parliementarians for West Papua) di Inggris pada tahun 2008. Kemudian KTT Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) pada 2015, itu juga merupakan bagian dari internasionalisasi masalah Papua,” kata Cahyo.

    Ia mengakui ada perbedaan pendapat mengenai kadar internasionalisasi masalah Papua saat ini.  “Ada yang bilang belum ada apa-apa, karena negara di Pasifik masih terlalu kecil dan ada juga yang berpendapat ini adalah masalah yang serius,” kata dia.

    Namun, menurut Cahyo,  MSG  merupakan kelompok beranggotakan negara-negara yang merdeka. Anggota MSG sendiri merupakan bagian dari Perserikatan Bangsa-Bangsa (PBB). “Isu ini bisa saja dibawa ke forum yang lebih tinggi,” kata Cahyo.

    “Meskipun MSG hanya bagian dari Pasifik Selatan, saya menduga mereka memiliki jaringan yang kuat dengan negara yang besar seperti Australia, Amerika Serikat. Kita tidak boleh menyepelekan mereka dan kita tidak boleh memandang mereka tidak memiliki kekuatan politik,” kata Cahyo.

    Editor : Eben E. Siadari

  • US signals concern about West Papua forests

    5:24 pm on 21 January 2016, RadioNZNews

    The US Ambassador to Indonesia has visited West Papua and indicated American interest in helping to keep the endangered forests of Papua region intact.

    Tags: Pacific West Papua

    Transcript

    The United States government has indicated it wants to help protect the endangered forests of West Papua.

    This follows a trip to the Indonesian provinces of Papua and West Papua this week by the US Ambassador to Indonesia, Robert Blake.

    Among a range of consultations he had while in the remote region, Mr Blake met with Papuan activists in Jayapura on Tuesday 19/1/16 to discuss issues such as human rights.

    Mr Blake also discussed ongoing, rampant clearance of forest and peatlands in Papua which has some of the world’s last remaining substantial tracts of rainforest.

    One of the people Mr Blake talked with was Father Neles Tebay of Papua’s Catholic Justice and Peace Secretariat who spoke to Johnny Blades.

    NELES TEBAY: In the meeting between the US Ambassador and we Papuan activists, the US ambassador was keen to know about the present situation in Papua. He wants to know about issues related to forests because of the climate change personal commitment on climate change made in Paris last year and how it can be implemented in Papua. So he discussed about how to keep the Papuan forests intact. Because the Papuan forests are considered as the world’s lungs. So once the lungs are destroyed, it is not only the Papuans or only the Indonesians but the internatinoal community who will pay the price.

    JOHNNY BLADES: Did he give you any sign that the US can do something to help with the rights or the forests?

    NT: Yeah, I think he’s willing, he’s at least willing to help, of course in collaboration with the government of Indonesia, and the local government here, also in collaboration with some local NGOs.

    JB: But what practically can the Americans do?

    NT: I think he might raise the issue with the government of Indonesia. In the meeting, he didn’t say he’s committed to help the Papuans through local government or GOs, but in my understanding, knowing the destruction of forests in Papua and its implications, he might raise the issue in his conversations with central government of Indonesia in Jakarta.

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