Category: JICA contributions

summary Conference Title: 8th Program for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA) Week at the headquarters of the African Union (AU) Date: November 25-28, 2024 Organizers: African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD), African Union Commission (AUC), Government of Ethiopia Supported by: African Development Bank (AfDB), United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), AfCFTA Secretariat, Export-Import Bank of…

On December 1, a ceremony was held in San Miguel City in the eastern part of the Republic of El Salvador to mark the opening of a highway that JICA supported through its yen loan “San Miguel City Bypass Construction Project. The ceremony was attended by more than 200 government and business officials and local…

JICA, in collaboration with the International Criminal Police Organization’s (INTERPOL) Corruption and Financial Crimes Center (IFCACC), is providing technical assistance to the Honduran National Police to improve its capacity to investigate money laundering and illegal activities. A workshop was held on November 19-21, 2024 to strengthen the capacity of law enforcement agencies to deal with…

December 4, 2024 In response to a request from the government of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will provide emergency relief supplies as follows. record damage from the earthquake and tsunami The rainfall caused by a low-pressure system in the southeastern Bay of Bengal on November 23…

summary Event Title: Business Seminar on AfCFTA (African Continental Free Trade Area) Date: Thursday, November 21, 2024, 17:30-19:00 Co-organized by JETRO, JICA, UNDP, UNIDO Venue: Online Main Participants Opening Remarks: Ms. Mari Fujii, Director, Research Division, JETRO Keynote Address: Dr. Tsotetsi Makong, Chief Technical Advisor Capacity Building, Trade Negotiations and Trade Policy, AfCFTA Secretariat Dr….

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Grant Agreement (G/A) with the government of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania on November 29 in Nouakchott, the capital of the country, for the “Fishery Research Vessel Construction Project. For the detailed design of this project, a grant aid donation agreement of up to 52 million yen…

JICA President Akihiko Tanaka met with UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) High Commissioner Filippo Grandi at JICA headquarters on November 28. President Tanaka and High Commissioner Grundy shared their recognition that they will continue to strengthen their collaboration to steadily advance efforts related to the pledges expressed at the 2nd Global Refugee Forum…

JICA Mongolia Office Director Miyagi delivers opening remarks Pitch by the collaborative project “3D printed custom-fit orthotics for people with movement disorders”. Event Summary Conference name: Mongolia open Innovation and Co-creation for SDGs: MICS-2024 Interim Event Date: Wednesday, November 20, 14:00-17:45 (Mongolian time) Languages: Japanese and Mongolian Organized by: Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Mongolia…

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Loan Agreement (L/A) with the Government of Bangladesh on November 25 in Dhaka for the “Jamuna Railway Dedicated Bridge Construction Project (Phase III)” and the “Chotgram Sewerage Improvement Project (E/S)”. The projects covered by the Loan Agreement are as follows Signing Ceremony Project Summary Jamuna Railway Dedicated…

Emergency relief supplies provided by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for damage caused by Hurricane Rafael in the Republic of Cuba have been delivered to the country. Emergency relief supplies for the Republic of Cuba arrived in Havana, the capital of Cuba, on November 25. A handover ceremony was held at the Jose Marti…