International Emergency Assistance for Earthquake Relief in the Syrian Arab Republic -Delivery of Donated Goods Emergency relief supplies provided by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for earthquake damage in the Syrian Arab Republic arrived in the capital Damascus on February 15, local time. The earthquake struck the northwestern part of the country, which borders…
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Chancellor Tanaka meets with Mongolian Minister of Finance Jabuhran
JICA President Akihiko Tanaka met with Mongolian Minister of Finance Jabuhran at JICA headquarters on February 13. At the beginning of the meeting, President Tanaka welcomed the Minister’s visit to Japan, expressing his respect for Minister Jabhuran’s leadership and strong promotion of Mongolia’s fiscal and economic policies in an increasingly uncertain international situation. In response,…
A Western Pacific Union – Japan’s New Geopolitical Strategy, edited by Special Advisor Kitaoka, is published.
A Western Pacific Union – Japan’s New Geopolitical Strategy,” edited by Shinichi Kitaoka, Special Advisor to JICA, was published on February 10. This book is an English translation of “Recommendations for a Western Pacific Alliance” (Toyo Keizai Shinposha, 2021), edited by Special Advisor Kitaoka, which examines the realization of the Japanese government’s foreign policy of…
Toward World-Class African Infrastructure Development through PIDA: Helping to Organize the Second Dakar Financing Summit
On February 2-3, 2023, the second Dakar Financing Summit (DFS) was convened by President Macky Sall of the Republic of Senegal (President of the African Union) to mobilize funds for the African Infrastructure Development Program (PIDA). DFS was held in Dakar, Senegal. Traditionally, infrastructure development in Africa has followed a path whereby oil, coal, minerals,…
Moldova added to the scope of yen loans to the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development Assistance to displaced persons in Ukraine through the Global Concessional Financing Facility
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed on February 13 at the World Bank headquarters in Washington, D.C., with the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), an institution of the World Bank Group, a yen loan project to The Bank and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), a member of the World…
Grant Agreement for Pakistan: Contributing to improving the enrollment rate of girls in rural areas and to preserving and promoting understanding of the cultural heritage of Gandhara Buddhism
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed two Grant Agreements (G/A) totaling up to 1,734.8 million yen with the Government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan in Islamabad on February 10. The following two grant aid projects have been awarded. (1) Project for expansion of girls’ first semester secondary school in rural Sindh (1,686 million…
Chancellor Tanaka meets with Philippine President Marcos
On February 10, President Akihiko Tanaka met with President Ferdinand Marcos of the Republic of the Philippines in Tokyo. At the beginning of the meeting, President Tanaka noted that trust between Japan and the Philippines has been deepened through longstanding cooperation in the field of disaster management and the Mindanao peace process, and expressed his…
Emergency Relief Aid for Forest Fires in the Republic of Chile
Emergency Relief Aid for Forest Fires in the Republic of Chile In response to a request from the government of the Republic of Chile, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will provide emergency relief supplies to the country in response to forest fire damage in Chile as follows record damage from the earthquake and tsunami…
Emergency Relief Aid for the Earthquake in the Islamic Republic of Iran
Emergency Relief Aid for the Earthquake in the Islamic Republic of Iran In response to a request from the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran for assistance for earthquake damage, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will provide emergency relief supplies as follows record damage from the earthquake and tsunami On January 28, 2023,…
International Emergency Assistance for Earthquake Relief in the Syrian Arab Republic
International Emergency Assistance for Earthquake Relief in the Syrian Arab Republic In response to a request from the government of the Syrian Arab Republic, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will provide emergency relief supplies as follows. record damage from the earthquake and tsunami The M7.8 earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria at around 4:17…