Category: JICA contributions

Freedom Bridge, a long-sought symbol of peace and freedom in South Sudan, is completed. Building the country’s first arched steel bridge over the Nile River through South Sudan. —- The construction of the Nile Bridge project in Juba, South Sudan, which has been underway since 2012, has reached completion. JICA President Akihiko Tanaka also came…

On May 20, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Grant Agreement (G/A) with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) for a grant of up to 1.203 billion yen for the “Childhood Infectious Disease Prevention Program (UNICEF collaboration)” in Afghanistan. In Afghanistan, the people are currently facing unprecedented economic and humanitarian crises such as…

Comprehensive training for the IER examination by INSARAG, an international emergency rescue team, in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) conducted a practical comprehensive drill simulating actual search and rescue activities of the Japan Disaster Relief Team (JDR), which is dispatched to large-scale disasters overseas, from May 11 to 13 at the…

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Grant Agreement (G/A) with the Royal Thai Government on May 19 in Bangkok for a grant of up to 500 million yen for the “Emergency Assistance Plan for Responding to the New Coronavirus Infectious Disease Crisis. This project aims to strengthen the quarantine system in Thailand and…

JICA Vice President Junichi Yamada met with International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi at JICA Headquarters on May 18. Vice President Yamada and Director-General Grossi exchanged views on the situation in Ukraine and Iran, as well as issues in the energy sector to combat climate change and achieve a decarbonized society….

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) announced on May 18, 2022 (New York time) the following terms and conditions for the issuance of Global Dollar Denominated Notes guaranteed by the Government of Japan. Issue amount: US$900 million Issue Date: May 25, 2022 Term: 5 years (redeemable on May 25, 2027) Surface interest rate: 3.250%. Issue…

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has selected the following 12 projects for the newly adopted SATREPS (Science and Technology Research Program for Global Issues) for FY2022, based on the selection results of the external expert committee conducted by the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) and the Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development…

Mr. Shinichi Kitaoka, Special Advisor to JICA, will make an opening speech at the “ASEAN-Japan Business Week 2022 – toward Innovative and Sustainable Growth” – “Active ASEAN High-Level Human Resources” on June 1, co-hosted by METI, JICA, and other relevant organizations in ASEAN and Japan. I will make an opening speech. © Source JICA Read…

On May 18, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a loan agreement of 7 billion yen to PT Bank Tabungan Negara Persero Tbk (BTN) of the Republic of Indonesia to finance housing loans to low- and middle-income groups in Indonesia through an overseas investment loan. The loan is in line with the “Initiative for Overseas…

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Loan Agreement (L/A) with the Government of Ukraine for up to 13 billion yen for “Emergency Economic Reconstruction and Development Policy Loan” on May 16, connecting Tokyo and Kiev online. This project supports Ukraine, which is facing an economic crisis due to the military invasion, by providing…