Source: Executive Government of the Federal Republic of West Papua
July 28, 2026
I respectfully refer to the letter dated 21 October 2015 from the Secretary-General addressed to the President of the Security Council, and to the subsequent Security Council communication dated 23 October 2015, in which it was acknowledged that sovereignty over West Irian was not fully clarified at the time of the independence of Indonesia in 1949. The communication further noted that West Papua adheres to the principles and purposes of the Charter of the United Nations.
We are administering, strengthening and running the Executive Government of the Federal Republic of West Papua with 20 Cabinet Ministers and Institutions of State and Government, and local governments of 10 Provinces, 88 Regencies, 15 Municipalities, and 3 Special Areas.
It was never our choice for West Papua to be integrated into the Republic of Indonesia rather it was because of the foreign interests that we were forced into Indonesia 50 years ago. Over the intervening years, we have fought guerrilla warfare and continuous peaceful resistance against the Indonesian state’s military supremacy and have suffered all forms of horrendous crimes against humanity perpetrated by the Indonesian military, police, and intelligence organization.
As a result, our men, women, and children have suffered terribly.
Nevertheless, we have withstood such oppression, stood our ground, and defended our inheritance upto this day. We thank God, we have been able to endure up until today. We firmly believe that the human rights abuses and suffering in Papua will only come to an end when West Papua gains its full political recognition and independence from Indonesia. We, therefore, make our application and strong appeal to the United Nations to grant us Membership.
The Federal Republic of West Papua will guarantee all Indonesian peoples and Foreigners presently residing in West Papua the right to citizenship and ensure their safety and security from the time of independence and beyond. We run the Executive Government of the Federal Republic of West Papua throughout West Papua. We take over the power from Indonesia through peace gradually from now.
Yoab Syatfle
Prime Minister of the State and Islands of, and Executive Government of the Federal Republic of West Papua, Chairman of the Executive Committee of the WEST PAPUAN Liberation Organizations