Category: JICA contributions

On July 19, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Quadripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on business collaboration and cooperation with the Ministry of Innovation and Technology of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Safaricom Telecommunications Ethiopia Plc (hereinafter referred to as Safaricom Ethiopia), and Sumitomo Corporation (hereinafter referred to as Sumitomo Corporation). (hereinafter…

summary Conference Title: “Growing Together: Japan’s 70th Anniversary of Support to UNRWA and the 15th Anniversary of the Palestinian Mother and Child Handbook”. Date: June 6, 2023 Organizer: United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) Co-organized by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Supported by: International Maternal and Child Health Committee, Japan WHO…

summary Symposium Title Global Refugee Forum Symposium ～To support refugees in “society as a whole” now. “Working Together for Solutions and Inclusion.” date(s) (e.g. for exhibition) May 31, 2023 organizing Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), JICA Location Sadako Ogata Institute for Peace and Development International Conference Hall…

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Loan Agreement (L/A) with the Government of the Republic of Moldova on July 10 in Chişinău for a loan of up to 13.5 billion yen under the “Economic Reconstruction and Development Policy Loan. This project will provide financial assistance to the Moldovan government in a situation of…

Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) (President: Akihiko Tanaka) has decided to issue the 75th (5-year), 76th (10-year), and 77th (20-year) JICA Bonds (Domestic FILP Agency Bonds), scheduled for issuance in September 2023, as “Disaster Prevention and Recovery Bonds” to use the funds raised for paid-in capital cooperation projects to support disaster prevention and natural disaster…

Professor Kazuhiro Takii and the International Research Center for Japanese Studies (IRCJS) were dispatched as lecturers to give JICA Chair special lectures, and face-to-face lectures were held jointly with local universities as follows. Paraguay Tuesday, June 20: Universidad Nacional de Asuncion Wednesday, June 21: Universidad Nacional de Itapua Argentina Monday, June 26, National University of…

Interview with Akihiko Tanaka on the Ukraine Crisis, Hiroshima Summit, and the Course of Japanese Diplomacy” appeared in the June 30 edition of the Asahi Shimbun Digital (June 30), and “The Role of Japanese Diplomacy after the Hiroshima G7” in the June 30 edition of the Asahi Shimbun Evening Edition (June 30). The Asahi Shimbun’s…

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Loan Agreement (L/A) with the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on July 4 in Hanoi for three projects totaling up to 60,983 million yen. The Loan Agreement covers the following three projects (1) Binh Duong Province Public Transport Infrastructure Improvement Project (Loan amount: 6,244 million…

On July 6, JICA Vice President Junichi Yamada met with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh during his visit. In the presence of Mr. Kiminori Iwama, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Bangladesh, Vice President Yamada reported that a memorial service was held on July 3 in the presence of…

summary Conference Title: Frontiers of the African Startup Ecosystem: Africa’s Potential in the World’s Eyes Date: Tuesday, July 4, 2023, 17:00 – 19:45 Organized by: Japan International Cooperation Agency, Kyoto Wisdom Industry Creation Forest Location:Kyoto City Main Participants a fine thing to say (used as part of a sarcastic response to a rude remark) Mr….