Indonesia should be proud because batik and weaving were chosen as dress codes in the United Nations (UN) Security Council (SC) Session at the UN headquarters, New York, United States on Tuesday (05/07/2019).
The meeting was an Open Debate Meeting to discuss the capacity building of peacekeepers in various missions all over the world.
As we know, Indonesia was appointed as the President of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on May 1 to May 31, 2019. This is the first time for Indonesia to have the opportunity to chair a UN Security Council session.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Retno Marsudi, who chaired the hearing, said that batik was chosen as a dress code of the UN Security Council as a form of respect for UN Security Council members for Indonesia who held the UN Security Council presidency for May 2019.
Retno also mentioned that the batik worn by delegates from the UN Security Council was their personal collection, not from Indonesian gifts.
“The various batik worn by the UN Security Council delegation today is their own personal collection. “A number of delegates collected batik not only from the Indonesian delegation in New York, or when they became chair of the delegation at the conference in Indonesia, but also there were those who bought it themselves during a visit to Indonesia,” said Retno Marsudi, quoted by VOA on Wednesday (8/5 / 2019).
The UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, also wore a bright coloured weaving. In addition to Guterres, delegates from the United States (US), Germany, Ivory Coast, France, Perus, the Dominican Republic, and China also seen wearing batik at the session.
“It’s very nice, today’s session (Tuesday) is pretty and colorful. Because, most delegates wear batik,” added Retno Marsudi.
Indonesian batik has been recognized by UNESCO as a world cultural heritage. The selection of batik at this session is expected to introduce and increase popularity of the motifs of Indonesian batik. (Geosiar)
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