OVERVIEW

Part I. Official Development Assistance (ODA): Its Track Record and Goals

Chapter 1 The 1998 Aid Track Record

Chapter 2 Trends in ODA Reform for the Century Ahead

Chapter 3 Formulation of the Medium-Term Policy on ODA:a Set of Aid Guidelines for the Next Five Years

Section 1 Basic Approach

Section 2 Implementation of the Medium-Term Policy

Part II. Recent Efforts through ODA

Chapter 1 Approaching New Challenges

Section 1 Efforts to Heighten Public Understanding, Support, and Participation

  1. Collaboration with and Support for NGOs
  2. Grant Assistance for Grassroots Projects
  3. Collaboration with Local Governments and Communities
  4. JOCV and Senior Volunteers
  5. Information Disclosure and Development Education
  6. Cultivation of Human Resources for Development Assistance

Section 2 Human Security and ODA

  1. Response to the Kosovo Conflict
  2. Efforts to Deal with Anti-Personnel Mines
  3. Emergency Assistance for Relief and Recovery from Natural Disasters
  4. Promotion of "Women in Development" (WID)
  5. Countermeasures against Drug Abuse

Section 3 Efforts to Help Heavily Indebted Poor Countries

Chapter 2 Continuous Efforts to Address Regional Issues

Section 1 Towards Economic Recovery in Asia

Section 2 The Second Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD II) and Japanese Aid to Africa

Part III. Sectoral Issues for ODA

Chapter 1 Endeavors to Address Environmental Issues Which Are Expanding on a Global Scale

Section 1 Actions under the "Initiative for Sustainable Development toward the 21st Century: ISD"

Section 2 Measures against Global Warming (the Kyoto Initiative)

Section 3 The Environmental Center Approach

Section 4 The Japan-China Environmental Model Cities Plan

Section 5 Environmental Assistance through Collaboration with NGOs

Section 6 Special Yen Loan Interest Rates for Environment Projects and the Flexible Utilization of Grant Assistance

Section 7 Environmental Considerations for General ODA Projects

Chapter 2 The Promotion of Good Governance

Section 1 Japanese Efforts to Aid Good Governance

Section 2 Expanded Aid for Good Governance and Remaining Issues

Chapter 3 Responding to the Fight against Hunger: Food and Agricultural Cooperation

Section 1 Changes in the Philosophical Basis for Food Aid and Agricultural Aid: Products of the World Food Summit (the Quest for Human-Centered Development and Participatory Development)

Section 2 Food Aid and Agricultural Assistance by Japan

Section 3 Future Issues for Japanese Aid

Chapter 4 Aid for Health and Medical Care: towards Healthier Societies

Section 1 Population and AIDS

Section 2 Global Parasite Control

Section 3 Child Health: Polio Eradication in the Western Pacific Region

Part IV. Issues Related to the Implementation and Management of ODA

Chapter 1 Measures to Ensure Proper Implementation

Chapter 2 Measures to Ensure the Safety of Aid Personnel

Chapter 3 Recent Trends in the Enforcement of ODA Charter Principles

Chapter 4 The Provision of More Efficient, Effective Aid

Section 1 Policy Dialogues and Enhanced Country-by Country Approach (Country Assistance Program)

Section 2 Aid Coordination

Section 3 South-South Cooperation and Regional Cooperation

Section 4 Evaluations and Follow-up Assistance

Section 5 The Utilization of Japanese Technology and Expertise


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