Tag: JICA

reporter Name Affiliation Title Taishi Watanabe Long-term Expert, Capacity Building Project on the Use of Innovative Solutions to Improve Climate Change Resilience in the Pacific, Samoa, JICA summary Date: November 12, 2024 Organized by JICA and SPREP Venue (Pavilion Name): Moana Blue Pacific Pavilion speaker Name Affiliation Title Toeolesulu Cedric Saleesa Pose Schuster Minister of…

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the massive earthquake and tsunami off the coast of Sumatra, which caused unprecedented damage along the Indian Ocean coast. For Indonesia, which suffered particularly severe damage, JICA continues to provide long-term cooperation, from emergency assistance in the immediate aftermath of the disaster to rehabilitation and reconstruction efforts, as…

JICA President Akihiko Tanaka met with ambassadors and other representatives of 20 Latin American and Caribbean countries in Tokyo on November 27. The meeting was held at the invitation of the Group of Latin America and the Caribbean (GRULAC), a group of 21 Latin American diplomatic missions stationed in Tokyo. Overall photo During the meeting,…

summary Conference Title: The 6th Director-General’s Level Forum on Asia-Pacific South-South and Triangular Cooperation Date: November 26-28, 2024 Organized by UNESCAP Venue: Bangkok, Thailand Main Participants In addition to ESCAP member countries and UN agencies, traditional donors such as JICA, USAID, GIZ, AFD, FCDO, and emerging donors such as Azerbaijan AIDA, China CIDCA, Colombia APC…

December 9, 2024 Emergency relief supplies provided by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for flood and landslide damage in the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka have been delivered to the country. Emergency relief supplies for the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka arrived in Colombo on December 6. On December 7, at 10:00…

In order to meet the increasingly diverse and sophisticated development needs of developing countries, JICA is promoting efforts to solve development issues through co-creation with the private sector. JICA is exploring co-creation in a variety of areas, and will hold a round table event on the themes of “Vietnam x Space,” “Indonesia x Fisheries,” and…

summary Conference Title: 8th Program for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA) Week at the headquarters of the African Union (AU) Date: November 25-28, 2024 Organizers: African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD), African Union Commission (AUC), Government of Ethiopia Supported by: African Development Bank (AfDB), United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), AfCFTA Secretariat, Export-Import Bank of…

On December 1, a ceremony was held in San Miguel City in the eastern part of the Republic of El Salvador to mark the opening of a highway that JICA supported through its yen loan “San Miguel City Bypass Construction Project. The ceremony was attended by more than 200 government and business officials and local…

JICA, in collaboration with the International Criminal Police Organization’s (INTERPOL) Corruption and Financial Crimes Center (IFCACC), is providing technical assistance to the Honduran National Police to improve its capacity to investigate money laundering and illegal activities. A workshop was held on November 19-21, 2024 to strengthen the capacity of law enforcement agencies to deal with…

December 4, 2024 In response to a request from the government of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will provide emergency relief supplies as follows. record damage from the earthquake and tsunami The rainfall caused by a low-pressure system in the southeastern Bay of Bengal on November 23…