Category: JICA contributions

In the National Development Strategy announced in July 2011, Timor-Leste has set a goal of achieving 24-hour water supply in the urban areas of Dili City and 12 provinces to ensure that all citizens have access to safe water by 2030. However, in order to achieve 24-hour water supply, many issues remain, such as malfunctions…

Djibouti has become an important location for maritime traffic, with approximately 19,000 vessels passing through the country each year, linking Asia, Africa, and Europe. However, the country’s waters have been plagued by piracy, illegal activities such as smuggling, poaching, and smuggling, and maritime accidents involving refugees. Therefore, Djibouti Coast Guard (DCG) patrols in the country’s…

In Sri Lanka, the main roads extending radially from Colombo City were well maintained, but the roads connecting the provinces were not. Therefore, when traveling between regions, one had to pass through Colombo City via the radial trunk road, which resulted in many vehicles flowing into Colombo City and worsening traffic congestion in the city….

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Grant Agreement (G/A) with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on July 27 in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, for a grant of up to 1,165 million yen for the “Construction Project for Secondary Schools and Technical Education Vocational Training Schools in the Central and Central…

summary Date: July 5, 2022 Organized by: Responsible Foreign Worker Acceptance Platform (JP-MIRAI) Secretariat Location: International Conference Hall, 2nd floor of JICA Ichigaya Bldg. and webinar via Zoom Main Participants speaker Opening Remarks: Akihiko Tanaka, JICA President Guest Speech: Mr. Gen Nakatani, Advisor to the Prime Minister for International Human Rights Affairs Guest Speech: Mr….

JICA President Akihiko Tanaka met with UNDP (United Nations Development Program) President Achim Steiner in Tokyo on July 13. President Tanaka and President Steiner confirmed the significance of the joint communications at the UNDP-JICA Special Forum “Human Security and Africa’s Challenges” hosted by Nikkei on the same day, and exchanged views on further strengthening collaboration…

Nepal is one of the poorest countries in the South Asia region, ranking 147th out of 189 countries in the Human Development Index, and within the same index, health indicators remain low (United Nations Development Programme 2019). In this context, the risk of contracting non-communicable diseases (NCDs), such as cardiovascular diseases, chronic respiratory diseases, diabetes,…

In Niger, half of the population is of school age due to the high birth rate (3.8%). The government of Niger strongly recognizes the importance of education and allocates 25% to 30% of the national budget to the education sector every year, and has shown steady improvement in the net enrollment rate in primary and…

In urban areas of Bangladesh, buildings are rapidly rising in height and density due to rapid economic development in recent years. One example is the 2013 Dhaka suburban building collapse (Rana Plaza collapse), in which more than 1,130 people were killed in a tenant building housing a sewing factory due to illegal construction and illegal…

Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) (President: Akihiko Tanaka) today announced that the terms and conditions of the 66th and 67th JICA Bonds (Domestic FILP Agency Bonds) “Peace Building Bonds” were determined as follows. The 66th Japan International Cooperation Agency Bond Issue amount: 11 billion yen Term: 10 years (redeemable on July 22, 2032) Issue date:…