Good afternoon, it is a pleasure to meet you as I am concluding my visit to Palangkaraya in the Central Kalimantan region.

First of all, I'd like to Governor Teras Nerang for his warm welcome and hospitality and for making my visit very meaningful. I have had a brief but fulfilling and impactful visit to Palangkaraya.

I also thank Honourable Dr. Kuntoro [Mangkusubroto], who is the Chair of the UNREDD+ management task force of President [Susilo Bambang] Yudhoyono, who has joined me today.

This morning, I visited the Menteng health clinic.

I was very impressed by the health workers, the officials and especially the patients.

I toured the facilities and saw how mothers are receiving care.

Patients are being treated for malaria.

Pregnant women are benefiting from skilled birth attendants.

And children are off to a good start in life.

This embodies our global Every Woman Every Child initiative.

Indonesia supported the initiative right from the start.

Indonesia understands that when you protect the health of individual women and children, you protect the well-being of the whole community.

That is my message here and around the world.

I would like to highly commend the leadership of the President and also Governor Nerang for this very impressive medical care facility.

Ladies and gentlemen,

Indonesia is also a world leader on combating deforestation.

In January this year, President Yudhoyono announced that Central Kalimantan would be Indonesia's REDD+ Pilot Province.

REDD – which stands for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation – aims to create a financial value for the carbon stored in forests.

Kalimantan has vast reserves of primary forest and peatland.

With REDD+, you have the opportunity to benefit the world while benefiting yourselves.

Maintaining and sustainably using Kalimantan's precious ecosystems is essential.

This is what I call [a] win-win-win [situation]: first, for the people of Kalimantan second, for Indonesia's sustainable development, third for the whole human community by addressing climate change. This is clearly a win-win-win strategy.

Making REDD+ a success here in Kalimantan, and elsewhere, will require the commitment and cooperation of all stakeholders.

That is why the United Nations has opened its first Office for REDD+ Coordination in Indonesia, UNORCID.

Before coming here, I met with representatives of communities affected by deforestation.

We discussed their concerns and the benefits of REDD+.

As we move ahead, it will be crucial to obtain the prior and informed consent of communities, especially indigenous people.

We know that indigenous people depend on forest resources for subsistence and income.

They are on the front line, but each member of the human family has a stake.

Each hectare of primary forest or peatland lost adds to global carbon emissions.

Globally, deforestation, accounts for 17 per cent of emissions - more than any other sector except energy.

Keeping global temperature rise under 2 degrees Celsius will be impossible without reducing emissions from the forestry sector.

With careful planning and appropriate incentives, REDD+ financing can help ensure food security and local livelihoods and help Indonesia to meet its target for growth and help the whole world to avoid dangerous climate change.

That is why REDD+ is such a valuable tool.

Thank you very much, and I will now be happy to take your questions.

Good afternoon, it is a pleasure to meet you as I am concluding my visit to Palangkaraya in the Central Kalimantan region.

First of all, I'd like to Governor Teras Nerang for his warm welcome and hospitality and for making my visit very meaningful. I have had a brief but fulfilling and impactful visit to Palangkaraya.

I also thank Honourable Dr. Kuntoro [Mangkusubroto], who is the Chair of the UNREDD+ management task force of President [Susilo Bambang] Yudhoyono, who has joined me today.

This morning, I visited the Menteng health clinic.

I was very impressed by the health workers, the officials and especially the patients.

I toured the facilities and saw how mothers are receiving care.

Patients are being treated for malaria.

Pregnant women are benefiting from skilled birth attendants.

And children are off to a good start in life.

This embodies our global Every Woman Every Child initiative.

Indonesia supported the initiative right from the start.

Indonesia understands that when you protect the health of individual women and children, you protect the well-being of the whole community.

That is my message here and around the world.

I would like to highly commend the leadership of the President and also Governor Nerang for this very impressive medical care facility.

Ladies and gentlemen,

Indonesia is also a world leader on combating deforestation.

In January this year, President Yudhoyono announced that Central Kalimantan would be Indonesia's REDD+ Pilot Province.

REDD – which stands for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation – aims to create a financial value for the carbon stored in forests.

Kalimantan has vast reserves of primary forest and peatland.

With REDD+, you have the opportunity to benefit the world while benefiting yourselves.

Maintaining and sustainably using Kalimantan's precious ecosystems is essential.

This is what I call [a] win-win-win [situation]: first, for the people of Kalimantan second, for Indonesia's sustainable development, third for the whole human community by addressing climate change. This is clearly a win-win-win strategy.

Making REDD+ a success here in Kalimantan, and elsewhere, will require the commitment and cooperation of all stakeholders.

That is why the United Nations has opened its first Office for REDD+ Coordination in Indonesia, UNORCID.

Before coming here, I met with representatives of communities affected by deforestation.

We discussed their concerns and the benefits of REDD+.

As we move ahead, it will be crucial to obtain the prior and informed consent of communities, especially indigenous people.

We know that indigenous people depend on forest resources for subsistence and income.

They are on the front line, but each member of the human family has a stake.

Each hectare of primary forest or peatland lost adds to global carbon emissions.

Globally, deforestation, accounts for 17 per cent of emissions - more than any other sector except energy.

Keeping global temperature rise under 2 degrees Celsius will be impossible without reducing emissions from the forestry sector.

With careful planning and appropriate incentives, REDD+ financing can help ensure food security and local livelihoods and help Indonesia to meet its target for growth and help the whole world to avoid dangerous climate change.

That is why REDD+ is such a valuable tool.

Thank you very much, and I will now be happy to take your questions.