Category: JICA contributions

The year 2023 marks the 50th anniversary of friendly cooperation between Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). In this commemorative year, we will once again look back on the broad relationship between Japan and the Southeast Asian region, and together with you, we will consider the role that JICA and development cooperation…

October 10, 2023 In response to a request from the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will provide emergency relief supplies for earthquake damage in western Afghanistan as follows. record damage from the earthquake and tsunami Although the full extent of the damage is still…

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Grant Agreement (G/A) with the Government of the Republic of Rwanda on October 5 in Kigali City for a grant of up to 2,009 million yen for the “Project for Introduction of Intelligent Transport System in Kigali City”. In recent years, Kigali City has been facing worsening…

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 4. At the beginning of the meeting, President Tanaka expressed his appreciation for the continued cooperation between UNRWA and JICA. In response, Secretary General Razalini expressed his desire…

What is needed to protect the world from the threat of infectious diseases and achieve a healthier future for people around the world? On September 21, Prime Minister Kishida gave opening remarks at the G7 Health Follow-up Side Event, which was held on the occasion of the UN General Assembly, JICA President Tanaka also took…

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and IDB Lab, an innovation lab of the Inter-American Development Bank Group, are co-sponsoring the Open Innovation Program “TSUBASA,” which will be held for the third time this fiscal year. The Open Innovation Challenge TSUBASA2023 will be held from mid-October to mid-December 2023. In TSUBASA2023, there will be two…

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Grant Agreement (G/A) with the Government of Nepal on October 5 in Kathmandu for a grant of up to 3.296 billion yen for the “Dhulikhel Hospital Trauma and Emergency Center Development Project”. In Nepal, the need for emergency medical care is increasing as the number of traffic…

JICA President Akihiko Tanaka visited the United States from September 19 to 22. In New York, on the occasion of the UN General Assembly High-Level Week, including the UN SDG Summit, I met with UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohamed, President of the 77th UN General Assembly Csaba Kolosi, UNDP President Achim Steiner, Carsten Stahl,…

DXCUP2023 Event Banner Date: Tuesday, June 6, 2023 Location: Innovation Hub center, Ulaanbaatar On Tuesday, June 6, 2023, a business plan contest using DX technology to contribute to Mongolia’s development challenges with the aim of promoting DX and developing ICT and digital engineering human resources in Mongolia and Japan (DXCUP2023: organized by the Mongolian Ministry…

Making a presentation at a business matching event Time: June 5-11, 2023 Place: Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Hosted by: Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) From June 5 to 11, an ICT business matching/study tour was held in Mongolia for a total of 19 Japanese companies/organizations. The tour included business matching jointly organized with a local Mongolian bank,…