Category: JICA contributions

Emergency relief supplies provided by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for earthquake damage in the western region of Afghanistan have been handed over to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). The emergency relief supplies to be provided to the IFRC arrived in the capital city of Kabul on October…

JICA’s international cooperation activities are carried out by experts in various fields, both inside and outside of JICA, who are passionate about their work. In “People Tackling International Challenges,” we focus on the stories of these people and delve into their past progress and their aspirations for the future. In this fifth issue, we introduce…

Event Name: LatAm Investment Forum Date: September 12, 2023 Location: Tokyo, Japan Main Participants Embassy of Brazil, Embassy of Chile, Japanese companies, Partia, JICA (Overseas Investment and Loan Division, Private Sector Cooperation Department) Contents On September 12, 2023, the LatAm Investment Forum, organized by Patria, a Latin American private equity firm, was held in Tokyo….

Professor Akio Takahara during his lecture In commemoration of the opening of the course for which credit has been granted at the National University of Mongolia since September of this year, a special lecture entitled “Trends Related to Politics and Foreign Policy in East Asia and China” by Professor Akio Takahara of the University of…

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…