Indonesia, a major country in the regional bloc of ASEAN and also a participant in several international economic, social and political groups, has played an increasingly important role in supporting the activities of the United Nations (UN).

In its partnership with the UN, Indonesia has been proved of an active country in providing solutions on problems faced by the international community, demonstrating active engagement in UN missions in several countries and actively taking part in achieving the Millennium Development Goals scheduled to end in 2015.

Director General for Multilateral Relations at Indonesia's Foreign Affairs Ministry Hasan Kleib said on Thursday that the Indonesian people and government fully support UN missions to preserve human rights and promote high economic growth and welfare conducted on an equal partnership basis.

"Indonesia and the UN need to find new ways to improve their partnership into a better and wider one in the future," Kleib said in an event to commemorate the UN's 68th birthday held in the ministry's premises.

UN Agencies Coordinator in Indonesia Douglas Broderick said that Indonesia has been demonstrating a good example for the global community on how to direct and achieve higher growth and how to promote peace in the world.

"Indonesia has been actively taking part in UN peacekeeping missions since 1957 in six conflicting countries. And now Indonesia has intended to be among ten largest countries to send peacekeeping troops in our missions," Douglas said.

Indonesia is expected to send 3,500 troops to join UN missions by 2014, compared with the current number of 1,700.

For its efforts in disaster mitigation, Douglas said that Indonesia was the first country to receive the UN's Global Champion Award in reducing disaster risks in 2011.

In term of addressing social welfare, Indonesia also has proved itself as a global champion, he said, adding that President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was elected in May this year as one of three world leaders in seeking efforts to address the post-2015 development agenda. The other leaders were British Prime Minister David Cameron and Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.

"This time is the correct moment for Indonesia to gain higher international attention for its steadfast commitments to the UN," Douglas said.

He added that as a plural democracy country with an enormous number of young people, Indonesia has a great potential to support UN activities in the future.

Indonesia registered its UN membership on September 28, 1950, less than a year after its independence was officially recognized by the international community.