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The Establishment of the “NGO Advisory Group on the State of International Cooperation by Japan” (Proposal)

May 25, 2010
Japanese

  1. In order to hear opinions and proposals regarding the state of international cooperation by Japan from actual sites in which such cooperation is taking place, it has been decided that the “NGO Advisory Group on the State of International Cooperation by Japan” will be established under the leadership of Mr. Katsuya Okada, Minister for Foreign Affairs.

  2. With a priority on knowledge and experience regarding international cooperation, six officials from NGOs in Japan (referenced below) have been individually selected by Minister Okada to participate in the Group as regular members. (Additional members are may participate depending on the theme).

  3. During the first meeting on May 25, opinions and propositions regarding reviews of ODAs will be heard.

  4. In the future, Meetings will be held about once every two months and broad exchanges of opinions on a variety of themes regarding international cooperation are scheduled to be conducted.

 

Regular Members of the NGO Advisory Group

(1) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs:

Mr. Katsuya Okada, Minister for Foreign Affairs; Mr. Tetsuro Fukuyama, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs; Ms. Chinami Nishimura, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, and other officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

(2) NGOs:

Ms. Yukie Osa     Chairperson, Board of Directors, Japan Platform (JPF) and Chairperson of the Board, Association for Aid and Relief, Japan (AAR JAPAN)
Mr. Kensuke Onishi     Chairperson, Peace Winds Japan (PWJ)
Mr. Nobuhiko Katayama     Managing Director , World Vision Japan (WVJ)
Mr. Michiya Kumaoka     Visiting Professor, The University of Tokyo and President, GCAP Japan-Global Call to Action Against Poverty (GCAP)
Mr. Hiroshi Taniyama     President, Japan International Volunteer Center (JVC)
Mr. Masaaki Ohashi     Chairperson, The Japan NGO Center for International Cooperation (JANIC); Board Member, SHAPLA NEER: “Citizens' Committee in Japan for Overseas Support”; and Professor, Keisen University

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