On December 22, Ho Chi Minh City Urban Railway Line 1, which was constructed under the “Ho Chi Minh City Urban Railway Construction Project (Ben Thanh – Suoi Thien (Line 1)” (hereinafter referred to as “the Project”), a yen loan project by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), was inaugurated. The opening ceremony was attended…
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Disaster Medical Information Management Support for the Earthquake in Port Vila, Vanuatu ｜ News
December 24, 2024 At the request of the Government of the Republic of Vanuatu, JICA has decided to provide support for disaster medical information management in response to the damage caused by the earthquake that struck off the west coast of Port Vila, the capital of Vanuatu, and started on March 21. As part of…
JICA Social Security, Disability and Development Sector Platform “Transformation of Care and Support Systems” Study Session (January 23)
On Thursday, January 23, from 6:00pm to 7:30pm (Japan time), the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and JICA Human Development Division will co-host an online study session titled “Transforming Care and Support Systems: Learning from the Report of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UN Human Rights)” at…
JICA Chair Special Lecture in Mongolia by Professor Kitano of Waseda University ｜ News & PR
summary Event Title: JICA Chair Special Lecture in Mongolia by Prof. Kitano of Waseda University Date: December 16, 2024 Organizers: National University of Mongolia, JICA Location: Ulaanbaatar (National University of Mongolia) Main Participants Speakers: Prof. Naohiro Kitano, Waseda University / Visiting Researcher, Sadako Ogata Peace and Development Institute, JICA Main participants: Researchers, graduate students, university…
JICA and JP-MIRAI co-hosted a symposium on “What we should do now toward reforming the system for accepting foreign human resources” ｜ News & PR
summary Conference Title: JICA and JP-MIRAI co-hosted symposium “What we should work on now for institutional reform of foreign human resources acceptance”. Date: December 12, 2024 Place: International Conference Hall, JICA Ichigaya Bldg. Main Participants Speakers: Akihiko Tanaka, President, JICA; Shuji Maruyama, Director General, Immigration and Naturalization Service; Carlos Busquets, Vice President of Labor Affairs,…
MHI Signs Yen Loan Agreement with Indonesia: Contributing to the Promotion of the Fisheries Industry through the Improvement and Rehabilitation of Fishing Ports and Markets, and to Sustainable Social and Economic Development of the Region through the Repair and Improvement of Erosion Control Facilities ｜ News & PR
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Loan Agreement (L/A) with the Government of the Republic of Indonesia on December 24, 2012 in Jakarta, Indonesia, for the “Fishing Port and International Fish Market Integrated Development Sector Loan (Phase I)” and the “Volcano Disaster Mitigation Sector Loan”. The Loan Agreement (L/A) was signed for the…
President Tanaka meets with Egyptian Minister of Planning, Economic Development, and International Cooperation Rania Al-Mashat ｜ News & PR
JICA President Akihiko Tanaka met with Egypt’s Minister of Planning, Economic Development and International Cooperation, Rania Al-Mashat, at JICA headquarters on December 18. During the meeting, President Tanaka spoke highly of Egypt’s efforts to contribute to the stabilization of the Middle East region, and expressed his desire to work more closely with Egypt as the…
Signing of Minutes of Discussion on Technical Cooperation Project for Egypt: Strengthening Waste Management Capacity and Promoting Waste Reduction ｜ News & PR
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Record of Discussions (R/D) with the Egyptian government on December 17 in Cairo, the capital of Egypt, for the technical cooperation project “Establishment of Waste Reduction and Reduction Approach Project in Port Said Governorate. Signing Ceremony A summary of the business is as follows Project Name Port…
Japan-Africa Public-Private Economic Forum Side Event] “Fostering Human Resources in the Public and Private Sectors to Build Business Bridges between Africa and Japan” was held in Cote d’Ivoire ｜ News & PR
summary Conference Title: “Developing Human Resources in the Public and Private Sectors to Build Business Bridges between Africa and Japan Date: December 17, 2024 Organized by JICA Location: Sofitel Abidjan Hotel Ivoire in Abidjan Cote d’Ivoire Main Participants participant About 250 participants of the Japan-Africa Public-Private Economic Forum, media, etc. speaker Opening/closing remarks and moderator:…
International Emergency Relief Aid for Earthquake in Port Vila, Vanuatu – Supplies
December 23, 2024 In response to a request from the government of the Republic of Vanuatu, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will provide emergency relief supplies as follows. record damage from the earthquake and tsunami The December 17 earthquake (M7.3) caused extensive human and material damage in the affected areas. Damage as of December…