Category: JICA contributions

This month marks three years since Sadako Ogata, who served as UN High Commissioner for Refugees and President of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), passed away in October 2019. In just three years, the world has changed dramatically. What would you do?” If Ogata-san were alive, he might say this. JICA has now been…

summary JICA Chair Special Lecture at the Polish-Japanese Institute of Information Technology Date: Wednesday, October 5, 2022 Location: Polish-Japanese Institute of Information Technology Main participants: Shinichi Kitaoka, Special Advisor to JICA, Akio Miyajima, Ambassador of Japan to Poland, President of the Polish-Japanese Institute of Information Technology, and about 200 students with a strong interest in…

Grassroots technical cooperation comes to fruition! How Sapporo Beer “Inca’s Door” was made by utilizing nut pomace The Grassroots Technical Cooperation Project is an international cooperation activity proposed by NGOs, universities, private companies, etc., and implemented in cooperation with JICA. This December marks the 20th anniversary of the program. On October 18, Sapporo Beer launched…

The Asian Development Bank (ADB), through JICA’s “Leading Asia’s Private Infrastructure Fund” (LEAP), will invest US$8 million in a green bond () in Georgia on October 13, 2022. On October 13, 2022, the ADB invested US$8 million (US$4 million ADB direct investment and US$4 million JICA/LEAP investment) in a green bond in Georgia. This is…

Improving Hygiene Starting with Handwashing. What are the initiatives taken in India and Niger? Since the coronavirus disaster, the importance of “hand washing” has been recognized once again. Handwashing” is simple and easy, yet highly effective in preventing infectious diseases such as new coronavirus. However, there are many countries and regions in the world where…

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Record of Discussions (R/D) with the Government of India on October 12 in Delhi for the technical cooperation project “Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail Station Area Development Support Project. This project will support the planning of the station area for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail Project, which will…

Due to server (domain: www2.jica.go.jp) maintenance on Saturday, October 22, 2022 from 9:00 to 20:00 (Japan time), access to some contents of JICA website will be unavailable. Specific content below. Access will not be available on Saturday, October 22, from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Other comments or questions (inquiries) (Japanese/English) Corruption Information Desk (Japanese/English)…

JICA President Akihiko Tanaka met with Philip Lazzarini, Executive Director of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), at JICA headquarters on October 6. At the beginning of the meeting, President Tanaka referred to the longstanding cooperative relationship between UNRWA and JICA, to which Executive Director Lazzarini responded by expressing his…

Emergency Relief Aid for Hurricane Ian in the Republic of Cuba In response to a request from the government of the Republic of Cuba, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will provide emergency relief supplies in response to the damage caused by Hurricane Ian in the Republic of Cuba as follows record damage from the…

International Emergency Assistance for Long-term Rainfall Damage in the Republic of Honduras -Delivery of Donated Goods Emergency relief supplies provided by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) have been delivered to the Republic of Honduras (hereinafter referred to as “Honduras”) in response to long-term rainfall damage in the northern region of the country. The emergency…