The United Nations Trust Fund for Human Security

In his policy speech in Hanoi in December 1998, former Prime Minister Obuchi announced that a Trust Fund for Human Security would be established in the United Nations. The Government of Japan fulfilled this commitment to the founding of the Trust Fund for Human Security in March 2999, with an initial contribution of about JP￥500 million. By FY 2006, total contributions had amounted to some JP￥33.5 billion, making the Trust Fund, one of the largest of its kind established in the UN

Japan had made the following contributions by FY 2006

- Contributions (Grand total: about JP￥33.5 billion; approx. $297 million)

FY1999	Establishment of the Fund. Initial contribution of approx. JP￥500 million (approx. US$4.63 million). Contribution of approx. JP￥6.6 billion (approx. US$55.05 million) for Kosovo reconstruction and the repatriation of refugees and East Timor reconstruction.
FY2000	Additional contribution of JP￥2.5 billion (approx. US$23.81 million). Additional contribution of approx. JP￥1.5 billion (approx. US$14.48 million).
FY2001	Additional contribution of approx. JP￥7.7 billion (approx. US$72.16 million).
FY2002	Additional contribution of approx. JP￥4.0 billion (approx. US$32.79 million).
FY2003	Additional contribution of approx. JP￥3.0 billion (approx. US$24.59 million).
FY2004	Additional contribution of approx. JP￥3.0 billion (approx. US$27.27 million).
FY2005	Additional contribution of approx. JP￥2.7 billion (approx. US$24.95 million).
FY2006	Additional contribution of approx. JP￥2.0 billion (approx. US$18.01 million).

Source: The Trust Fund for Human Security – For the “Human-centered” 21st Century (2007).

- Number of Projects implemented: Over 170

Grant Aid for Grassroots and Human Security Projects

<Summary of Recent Activities>
In FY2005 the grant assistance was provided to 109 countries and one region through 1,633 projects amounting to JP￥14.4 billion.
Just as was in FY2004, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), and particularly local NGOs, received most of the contribution, followed by local governments and educational organizations.

<Disbursement by Region>
In FY2005, the amount of disbursement extended to Latin America had increased dramatically compared to FY2004. The assistance volume to this region was the largest in FY2005, followed by Asia and New Independent States (NIS), and the Middle East.

Region	Number of Countries	Number of Projects (%)	Assistance Volume Unit: JP￥(%)
Middle East	12 countries 1 region	226 (13.84)	3,184,150,670 (22.15)
Asia, NIS	26 countries	458 (28.05)	3,866,862,835 (26.90)
Latin America	27 countries	613 (37.54)	4,807,220,351 (33.44)
Africa	26 countries	180 (11.02)	1,460,223,785 (10.16)
Oceania	11 countries	102 (6.25)	662,516,284 (4.61)
Europe	7 countries	54 (3.31)	394,367,717 (2.74)
Total	109 countries 1 region	1,633 (100.0)	14,375,341,642 (100.0)

Source: ODA White Paper (2006)

Photo from Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Handbook (MOFA, 2005)