The 28th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28) will be held in the United Arab Emirates from November 30 to December 12 to discuss climate change countermeasures, a pressing issue amid increasingly severe abnormal weather on a global scale. In this first installment, we will focus on…
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Local Report: Japan’s Experience in Disaster Relief Efforts in Ukraine ｜ News / Media
This past March, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) dispatched a survey mission to neighboring Moldova to assist displaced people in Ukraine. Japan’s experience and expertise in overcoming numerous natural disasters, including the Great East Japan Earthquake, and especially the standardization method of disaster medical information introduced after the Kumamoto earthquake, are playing a major…
Signing of Minutes of Discussion on Technical Cooperation Project for Palau: Supporting the Construction of an Environmentally Friendly Transportation System ｜ News & Media
On January 9, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Record of Discussions (R/D) with the Government of the Republic of Palau on the technical cooperation project “Environmentally Sound Transportation System Development Project. In Palau, the Palau International Airport, constructed in 2003 with the cooperation of JICA, has been utilized for 20 years, and…
Recruitment of Working Professionals (career-track employees) ｜ News & Media
JICA is now accepting applications for working positions (October-November 2022 and January 2023 entry). For more details, please refer to the related links below. We are looking forward to receiving applications from highly motivated and experienced individuals who are committed to “nation-building” in developing countries as JICA’s career-track staff. Adoption of working people Application deadline:…
Building a Foundation for Agricultural Development in South Sudan: After 10 Years of Work, a Master Plan for Development is Being Implemented ｜ News & Media
South Sudan is the youngest country in the world, having gained independence from Sudan in July 2011. Since the year after the country was founded, JICA has continued to provide comprehensive cooperation in the agricultural sector. Ten years later, after overcoming a number of turmoil and hardships, including armed conflict and natural disasters, a new…
Notice】Akehiko Tanaka, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, will visit the field as much as possible to promote Japan’s development cooperation: Inaugural press conference ｜ News ｜ Media
We need to show the world the presence of Japanese society while staying close to the local people.” President Akihiko Tanaka, who took office on April 1, stated this at his inaugural press conference and discussed the challenges JICA will tackle in the future and the background behind them. President Tanaka says, “It is my…
INSARAG Conducts Comprehensive Training Exercise in Hyogo Prefecture to Prepare for External Reassessment (IER) by the International Rescue and Assistance Team INSARAG ｜ News / Media
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) conducted a practical comprehensive drill simulating actual search and rescue activities of the Japan Disaster Relief Team (JDR), which is dispatched to large-scale disasters overseas, from May 11 to 13 at the Hyogo Prefectural Disaster Prevention Center and Miki Disaster Prevention Park, following last November. The training was held…
Signing of Minutes of Discussion on Technical Cooperation Project for Bangladesh: Cooperation to Expand and Strengthen Efficient Licensing and Permit Services in Special Economic Zones ｜ News & Media
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Record of Discussions (R/D) with the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh on March 27 in Dhaka for the technical cooperation project “Capacity Enhancement Project for Special Economic Zone Management and Investment Promotion. This project aims to improve the investment environment in SEZs by establishing an…
SATREPS Discussion Minutes Signed for Turkey: Supporting Research to Strengthen Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases ｜ News & Media
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Record of Discussions (R/D) with the Government of the Republic of Turkey on December 28, 2022, in Ankara, on the SATREPS (Note 1) “One Health Development for the Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases, Especially Arthropod-Borne Infections in Turkey”. (Record of Discussions: R/D) on “One Health Development for…
Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess Akishino and His Imperial Highness Prince Hisahito visit JICA Yokohama Overseas Migration Museum and meet with four Japanese Americans ｜ News & Media
On January 10, Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess Akishino and Prince Hisahito visited the JICA Yokohama Museum of Overseas Migration’s 20th anniversary “Permanent Exhibition” and “Special Exhibition (Yuuhi Futatabi: History of Okinawan Migration and Uchinanchu Bonds)” and met with four Japanese Americans. At the Overseas Migration Museum, which was reopened last year, visitors were…