THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE UN MDGS GOAL 2 IN ACHIEVING UNIVERSAL PRIMARY EDUCATION BY INDONESIAN GOVERNMENT: STUDY ON REGIONAL ACTION PLAN IN EDUCATION SECTOR IN ACEH PROVINCE (2011-2015)

Abstract

The Millennium Development Goals are an international commitment drafted by the United Nations and approved by its 189 member states. This commitment was adopted in 2000 and the target is to be achieved by 2015. To that end, Indonesia as a member country of the United Nations has the same goal of reducing poverty with the concept of undertaking development in areas that are recognized to affect the level of poverty in the Education field. The Millennium Development Goals are also integrated by the Indonesian government into the National Development System both in the central government and in the local government. This thesis focusing in Aceh, which is undertakes a commitment to achieve the Millennium Development Goals number 2 in Achieving Universal Primary Education. In 2011, the Indonesian government established a Regional Action Plan for all provinces in Indonesia under control and evaluation by the National Development Planning Agency (BAPPENAS). The Regional Action Plan was established to accelerate the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals beginning in 2011 and is targeted to end in 2015 in accordance with the deadline of the Millennium Development Goals of the United Nations. The results of this thesis explain how the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals in Indonesia, focusing in Aceh through the Regional Action Plan on the Education Sector in Aceh in 2011-2015 that showed there are an improvement because of this plan. This improvement based on every indicator from UN MDGs Goal 2. However, there are some challenges to be faced, but Aceh Government make a good results of improvement their way to accelerate the achievement of UN MDGs Goal 2 in Aceh, it is also affect the progress of central government which is Indonesia. This thesis is written using qualitative methods so that in the process of collecting data and case analysis collected from several sources and this thesis using liberal institutionalism theory in international relations.