Category: JICA contributions

The cumulative number of people infected with the novel coronavirus in Mozambique is 71,145 (838 deaths) (as of June 8, 2021, according to the Mozambican Ministry of Health). However, there is a lack of cold chain* related equipment and local transport networks to ensure that vaccines are transported, stored, and safely administered throughout the country,…

Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and Microsoft Japan Corporation (Microsoft Japan) signed a Comprehensive Collaborative Agreement (the “Agreement”) on August 31, 2012. The signing took place between Kazuhisa Arai, Chief Digital Officer (CDO) of JICA, and Ryota Sato, Executive Vice President and General Manager of Public Sector Business Division of Microsoft Japan Co. The purpose…

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Yen Loan Agreement (L/A) with the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan for up to US$200 million for the “Horticulture Crop Value Chain Enhancement Project (Phase 2)” in Tashkent on August 29. The project will provide two-step loans through financial institutions in Uzbekistan to farmers and agribusinesses…

TICAD (Tokyo International Conference on African Development) is an international conference on African development, initiated by the Japanese government in 1993 and jointly organized by the United Nations, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the African Union Commission ( Prior to the 8th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 8) to be held in…

Emergency Relief Aid for Flood Damage in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan In response to a request from the government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan for assistance, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will provide emergency relief supplies as follows Magnitude of the damage caused The Islamic Republic of Pakistan has been suffering from…

On August 26, 2022, a ceremony was held in Dili, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, to celebrate the opening of the “National Highway 1 Improvement Project” (paid financial cooperation project). The ceremony was attended by Mr. Joaquim Amaral, Minister for Economic Coordination, Mr. Rui Gomez, Minister of Finance, Mr. Abel Pires, Minister…

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Record of Discussions (R/D) with the Government of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) on August 25 in Vientiane on the “Integrated Energy Master Plan Development Project for a Carbon-Neutral Society,” a development study-type technical cooperation. The project is a development research-oriented technical cooperation project. This…

JICA President Akihiko Tanaka was interviewed by the Nihon Keizai Shimbun and the interview was published in the electronic edition of the Nihon Keizai Shimbun as “Africa, the ‘Last Market,’ Explores Conditions for Growth. read more © Source JICA Auto Amazon Links: No products found.Auto Amazon Links: No products found.

JICA President Akihiko Tanaka’s article “Three factors key to overcoming crises” was published in The Japan Times (August 26, 2022). read more © Source JICA Auto Amazon Links: No products found.Auto Amazon Links: No products found.

To date, JICA hosted “JICA Chairs” (programs to support the establishment of Japanese studies chairs) in 56 countries around the world to share Japan’s experience in modernization and development with developing countries. In Madagascar, the third lecture was given on August 17 by Prof. Motoki Takahashi of Kyoto University, who gave a face-to-face lecture on…