JICA Mongolia Office is pleased to announce an online seminar for companies, educational and research institutions, NGOs, and local governments interested in solving social issues in Mongolia. Specifically, we would like to invite you to participate in the “Mongolia Open Innovation and Co-creation for SDGs (MICS) 2024” program, an open innovation and co-creation initiative that…
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Seminar on Earthquake Disaster Mitigation for Central Asia and Caucasus Region Held in Kazakhstan ｜ News & Media
Event Summary Conference Title: Seminar on Earthquake Disaster Mitigation in Central Asia and the Caucasus Date and Time: April 16 (Tuesday) to 19 (Friday), 2024, 14:00 to 21:30 (Japan time) Place: Center for Emergency Situations and Disaster Risk Reduction (CESDRR), Almaty, Kazakhstan Sponsored by Kazakhstan International Development Agency (KazAID) and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA),…
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress of Japan Meet with Returning Senior Overseas Cooperation Volunteers and Japanese American Community Senior Overseas Cooperation Volunteers ｜ News & Media
On April 19, representatives of the Senior Overseas Cooperation Volunteers (JOCV) and the Japanese American community who have returned to Japan were received by Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress at the Imperial Palace to report on their activities in the countries to which they were dispatched. The meeting between the JOCV members and Their…
Marubeni Corporation Signs Yen Loan Agreement for Turkey: Contributing to the restoration of public infrastructure such as water and sewage systems, housing, and emergency services in the areas affected by the earthquake in southeastern Turkey ｜ News & Media
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Loan Agreement (L/A) with the Government of the Republic of Turkey for up to 60 billion yen for “Emergency Earthquake Disaster Reconstruction Project” in Ankara, the capital of the Republic of Turkey, on April 25. The earthquake that struck southeastern Turkey in February 2023 caused devastating damage…
Ceremony Held to Provide Museums with Seismic Isolation Equipment in Manabí Province: Supporting the Prevention of Damage to Cultural Properties in Earthquake Prone Ecuador ｜ News & Media
On April 16, a ceremony was held in Manta City, Manabí Province, Republic of Ecuador (hereinafter referred to as “Ecuador”), to mark the donation of seismically isolated exhibit equipment that was developed under the “Museum Seismic Isolation Equipment Project in Manabí Province,” a general cultural grant. The ceremony (from left to right: JICA Ecuador Office…
Suzuki Motor Corporation Donates Vehicles and Other Equipment for Vocational Training to the National Institute for Vocational Training (INPP) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo ｜ News & Media
April 18, 2024 (Thursday) Ceremony to Commemorate the Donation Suzuki Motor Corporation donated training equipment, including three vehicles, to the National Institute for Vocational Training in the Democratic Republic of Congo (hereinafter referred to as “INPP”), and a ceremony was held at the INPP headquarters to commemorate the donation. Mr. Shinji Ishikawa, General Manager of…
IJGlobal’s “Laos Monsoon Wind Power Project” Wins Deal Awards 2023 ｜ News & Media
summary Event: Deal Awards 2023 Winners – APAC Date: April 17, 2024 Location: Singapore Main Participants Asian Development Bank, private financial institutions, infrastructure-related businesses, law firms, rating agencies, IJGlobal, JICA (Private Partnership Division), etc. Contents The IJGlobal APAC Awards 2023, sponsored by IJGlobal – Infrastructure and Project Finance Intelligence, an international project finance journal, was…
Signing of Yen Loan Agreement for Nigeria: Contributing to Food Security through Promoting the Implementation of Agricultural Sector Reforms ｜ News & Media
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Loan Agreement (L/A) with the government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on April 24 in Abuja, the capital of the country, for a loan of up to 15 billion yen for “Emergency Assistance for Food Security. This project aims to reform the agricultural sector system, improve…
Sustainable Cacao Platform in Developing Countries Report on the Achievements of Efforts to Achieve a Sustainable Cacao Industry! ｜ News & Media
This platform was established in January 2020 with the aim of realizing a socially, economically, and environmentally sustainable cocoa industry. As a “place” for diverse stakeholders to co-create and collaborate, 62 companies and organization members, including industry associations, food manufacturers, trading companies, NGOs, and consulting companies, and 133 individuals have joined (as of March 2024)….
One Year After the Outbreak of Fighting in Sudan. The Struggles of People in Humanitarian Crisis and the Support Needed – From the Perspectives of Journalists, JICA, and NGOs ｜ News / Media
Date and Time Sunday, April 14, 2024, 10:30am-12:45pm (doors open at 10:00am) *Voluntary social time from 12:45 to 13:15. Location JICA Chikyu Hiroba Seminar Room 201AB 10-5 Ichigaya-Honmuracho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo https://www.jica.go.jp/domestic/hiroba/about/map/index.html Where to apply On April 15, 2023, a major military conflict occurred in Sudan, located in Northeast Africa. Although the issue of evacuation of…