May 23, 2026 | 02:14 pm
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - A video on Instagram [archive] claims hantavirus is part of the United Nations 2030 agenda.The video features a retired Indonesian police general, Dharma Pongrekun, on a podcast. He calls the emergence of the hantavirus a global plot to create fear, depopulate, and control society through a health crisis.However, is it true that the hantavirus is part of the UN 2030 agenda?FACT CHECKTempo interviewed epidemiologists and investigated credible media reports. The results showed that the hantavirus is not part of a secret UN agenda, global depopulation, or the New World Order.Melani Ratih Mahanani, an epidemiologist at the Heidelberg Institute of Global Health in Germany, emphasized that the claim is false and baseless. The UN's 2030 Agenda is an agreement among its 193 member states, including Indonesia, to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), such as ending poverty, ensuring access to education, and preserving the environment."None of the 17 SDGs goals are related to the spread of disease," said Melani Ratih Mahanani to Tempo, Wednesday, May 20, 2026.According to Melani, the narrative that disease outbreaks are engineered as part of a global agenda is an old conspiracy theory that has been recycled since the COVID-19 era.Public health expert Dicky Budiman also stated that the hantavirus is not a new virus and is not related to the 2030 Agenda. This virus has been identified since the Korean War in the 1950s."The emergence of hantavirus cases is influenced by ecological factors such as climate change, urbanization, deforestation, and increased human contact with rodents," said Dicky.SDGs ActionThe UN launched the SDGs as an action plan for people, planet, and prosperity. This agenda seeks to strengthen universal peace in greater freedom. All countries and stakeholders will implement this plan through collaborative partnerships.The adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development by all UN member states in 2015 provides a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity now and in the future. At the heart of this agenda are 17 SDGs, which serve as an urgent call for global partnership between developed and developing countries.These targets emphasize that poverty reduction must be aligned with strategies to improve health and education, reduce inequality, and stimulate economic growth. This should be done while addressing climate change and conserving oceans and forests.The SDGs are the result of decades of hard work by various countries and the UN, including the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs.CONCLUSIONTempo's verification concluded that the claim that the Hantavirus is part of the UN's 2030 Agenda is false.TEMPO FACT-CHECK TEAM**Do you have information or claims that you want to have fact-checked? Contact our ChatBot. You can also send criticism, objections, or feedback for this Fact-Checking article via email to [email protected].
