Category: JICA contributions

In Ukraine, contamination by landmines and unexploded ordnance has spread over a wide area of the country as a result of Russian attacks (Note 1). These mines and unexploded ordnance not only threaten the safety and security of the Ukrainian people, but also pose a major obstacle to future recovery and reconstruction. Mine and UXO…

On July 7, 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 1.328 billion yen for the “Improving Access to Basic Education Project (UNICEF Partnership)” in Afghanistan. The agreement was signed in February 2012. The people of Afghanistan are currently…

Date and Time Tuesday, August 8, 2023 12:00-13:30 Tuesday, August 8, 2023, 12:00-13:30 Venue Online seminar (Microsoft Teams will be used) A link to Teams will be sent to those who register. Online seminar (using Microsoft Teams): A link to Teams will be sent to those who register. Platform to change the world from forests…

JICA President Akihiko Tanaka visited the Federal Republic of Brazil and the Republic of Paraguay from June 10 to 22. In Brazil, he participated in Nikkei related events celebrating the 115th anniversary of Japanese immigration, exchanged opinions with Nikkei organizations, met with Vice President Alckmin and other government officials, participated in a seminar on overseas…

Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) (President: Akihiko Tanaka) today announced that the terms and conditions of the 73rd and 74th JICA Bonds (Domestic FILP Agency Bonds) were determined as follows The 73rd Japan International Cooperation Agency Bond Issue amount: 15 billion yen Term: 10 years (redeemable on March 18, 2033) Issue Date: June 23, 2023…

Ukraine is an IT country with many talented IT professionals. Even after the Russian invasion, many IT startups have continued to grow through friendly competition, and JICA had been promoting business support for Ukrainian startups since 2022, but was interrupted when the Russian invasion began. It resumed this past April after more than a year,…

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) for collaboration and cooperation with the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT) Fukuoka Headquarters for the Asia-Pacific region on July 7. The LOI was signed at JICA Shikoku in Takamatsu City, Kagawa Prefecture, in the presence of UN-HABITAT Secretary General Maimunah Mohamed Sharif…

summary JICA Chair Special Lecture by Associate Professor Gaku Funabashi, International University of Japan Date: Monday, May 15, 2023 Location: National University of Mongolia Main participants: about 100 people including President Dendev Badarchi of the National University of Mongolia, Japanese Ambassador to Mongolia Hiroyuki Kobayashi, JICA Mongolia Office Director Shinichi Tanaka, and university students of…

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Record of Discussions (R/D) with the Government of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam on July 20 in Hanoi, an agreement on the technical cooperation project “Strengthening Food Safety Inspection, Reference Function and Consulting Capacity for Sustainable Agricultural Development”. Discussions (R/D), an agreement on the technical cooperation…

Outline Conference Title: 1st JICA Chair Short-term Intensive Course (Algeria): Political Diplomacy of Postwar Japan Date: Thursday, June 22, 2023 Organized by Ecole Nationale d’Administration (ENA) and JICA Location: ENA (in Algiers) main participants Abdelmalik Mezouda ENA Rector Akira Kono, Ambassador of Japan to Algeria Mustafa Ha’am, Director, National Institute of Population and Development (*representing…