Official Development Assistance (ODA)

May, 2025

May 9

• The 14th Japan-UNDP Strategic Dialogue
• Provision of emergency relief kit to schools affected by the earthquake in Myanmar (Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects)
• Grant Assistance to the Republic of Palau Signing and Exchange of Notes on “the Project for the Improvement of Water Supply System in Koror and Airai States”

May 7

• Grant Assistance to the Republic of Fiji: Signing and Exchange of Notes on “the Economic and Social Development Programme (Disaster Response Vessel)”

May 1

• Delivery of emergency relief kits to schools affected by the earthquake in Myanmar (Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects)

April, 2025

April 25

• Dispatch of a JICA Expert Team in Response to the Earthquake in Myanmar
• Signing and Exchange of Notes Concerning Grant Aid “The Project for Human Resource Development Scholarship” to the Republic of the Philippines

April 18

• Signing and Exchange of Notes concerning a Yen Loan project of the “Extraordinary Revenue Acceleration Loan for Ukraine”

April 17

• Publication of Preliminary ODA Data of 2024

April 15

• State Minister for Foreign Affairs MIYAJI received a Courtesy Call from the representatives of the Japanese Parliamentary Association for Supporting Democratization of Myanmar and the Myanmar Community in Japan
• Cooperation for earthquake damage in the Kingdom of Thailand: Dispatch of a team of experts in the field of building

April 11

• Provision of emergency relief kit to schools affected by the earthquake in Myanmar (Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects)
• Dispatch of the Second Japan Disaster Relief (JDR) Medical Team and Emergency Grant in Response to the People Affected by the Earthquake in Myanmar

April 10

• Emergency Assistance to the Plurinational State of Bolivia in Response to the Damages caused by the Flood Disaster

April 8

• Dispatch of Japanese Expert Teams in the field of the road sector for earthquake damage in Thailand Workshop on the inspection of road bridges
• Cooperation for earthquake damage in the Kingdom of Thailand: Japan's cooperation for the World Bank-sponsored international conference “Building Trust through Rapid Post-Earthquake Assessments”

April 7

• Dispatch of Self-Defense Forces aircraft in Response to the Earthquake Damage in Myanmar

April 3

• Dispatch of Japanese Expert Team in the fields of construction, roads and bridges for earthquake damage in Thailand

April 2

• Emergency Grant in response to the people affected by the Earthquake in Myanmar

April 1

• Dispatch of the Japan Disaster Relief Medical Team in Response to the Earthquake Damage in Myanmar

March, 2025

March 27

• Grant Assistance to the Republic of Honduras: Signing and Exchange of Notes on “the Economic and Social Development Programme”
• Grant Assistance to the Republic of Fiji Signing and Exchange of Notes on “the Project for the Development of Regional Centres for the Improvement of Meteorological Services and Disaster Risk Reduction in the Pacific Islands”

March 26

• Grant Assistance to the Federal Republic of Brazil Signing and Exchange of Notes on “the Project for Enhancing Livelihoods and Ensuring Socio-Economic Inclusion for Women of Venezuelan Refugees and Migrants (in cooperation with UNHCR)”
• Grant Assistance to the Federative Republic of Brazil: Signing and Exchange of Notes on “the Project for Enhancing the Resilience of Key Industries to Natural Disasters in the State of Rio Grande do Sul (in cooperation with UNIDO)”

March 25

• Signing and Exchange of Notes Concerning “the Project for the Expansion of Phum Prek Water Treatment System” and “the Project for the Establishment of Nationwide Continuously Operating Reference Station Network” to the Kingdom of Cambodia

March 24

• 15th Meeting of the Japan–Philippines High Level Joint Committee on Infrastructure Development and Economic Cooperation

March 21

• Signing and Exchange of Notes Concerning Five Yen Loan Projects to the Republic of the Philippines
• Signing and Exchange of Notes on “the Economic and Social Development Programme” and “the Project for the Construction of Training Complex and Outreach Facility of Cambodian Mine Action Centre” to the Kingdom of Cambodia

March 18

• Grant Assistance to the Federated States of Micronesia: Signing and Exchange of Notes on “The Economic and Social Development Programme (Cable Landing Station)”

March 7

• The debts restructuring agreement between Japan and Sri Lanka (Statement by Press Secretary KITAMURA Toshihiro)
• Grant Assistance to the Republic of Vanuatu: Signing and Exchange of Notes on “the Economic and Social Development Programme (Equipment for the Recovery from Earthquake Disaster)”
• Grant Assistance to Solomon Islands: Signing and Exchange of Notes on “the Project for the Improvement of Kilu’ufi Hospital”
• Signing and Exchange of Notes Concerning Grant Aid “The Project for Strengthening Flood and Drought Risk Management in the Lower Mekong Basin”, coordinated with Mekong River Commision (MRC)

March 6

• Courtesy call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister Matsumoto by Mrs. Retno L. P. Marsudi, UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy on Water
• Signing and Exchange of Notes concerning the provision of bridge repair materials and equipment to the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Grant aid “the Economic and Social Development Programme”)

March 5

• Grant Assistance to the Republic of Palau: Signing and Exchange of Notes on “the Project for Enhancing Border Management Capacity through the Introduction of the eMRP (Electronic Machine-Readable Passport)”
• Signing and Exchange of Notes Concerning Grant Aid “The Project for Promoting Human Security through the Community Economic Development and Livelihood Initiatives in Bangsamoro Region” to the Republic of the Philippines

March 4

• Signing and Exchange of Notes on “the Economic and Social Development Programme” to Mongolia

February, 2025

February 28

• Grant Assistance to Solomon Islands: Signing and Exchange of Notes on “the Project for Nutrition Improvement through the School Meals in Isabel and Western Provinces”
• Signing and Exchange of Notes Concerning Grant Aid “The Project for Enhancing Climate-Resilient Livelihoods in Vulnerable Communities in Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao” to the Republic of the Philippines
• Exchange of Notes concerning Grant Aid to Ukraine “the Programme for Emergency Recovery (Phase 4)”

February 27

• Signing and exchange of notes concerning the grant aid “the Project for Vitalizing the Vietnam National Innovation Center (in cooperation with UNDP)” to the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam
• Signing and Exchange of Notes Concerning a grant aid “The Project for the Improvement of Disposal Capacity of Plastic Litter in Urban Provinces” to the Kingdom of Cambodia
• Signing and Exchange of Notes Concerning the Provision of educational ICT equipment to the Kingdom of Cambodia (Grant Assistance “Economic and Social Development Program”)

February 20

• Japan-Singapore Partnership Programme for the 21st Century (JSPP21) PLANNING COMMITTEE MEETING ON THE FY 2025 ANNUAL WORK PLAN

February 19

• Grant Assistance to RMI and FSM: Signing and Exchange of Notes on “the Project for Enhancing Resilience of Communities to Climate and Disaster Risk through the Improvement of Water Supply Systems in Pacific Island Countries”

February 18

• Grant Assistance to the Republic of Fiji Signing and Exchange of Notes on “the Project for Promoting Circular Economy and Resource Efficiency in Plastic Value Chains”

February 12

• Signing and Exchange of Notes Concerning the Provision of Open RAN-related Equipment to the Republic of the Philippines (Grant Assistance “Economic and Social Development Program”)

February 4

• Signing and Exchange of Notes Concerning Grant Aid “The Project for the Development of Sustainable Fishery Value Chains in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao” to the Republic of the Philippines

January, 2025

January 28

• Grant Assistance to the Republic of Kiribati: Signing and Exchange of Notes on “the Economic and Social Development Programme (Infrastructure Development Equipment)”

January 23

• Signing and Exchange of Notes Concerning Grant Aid Project to the Kingdom of Cambodia

January 21

• Exchange of Notes concerning the Grant Aid to the Lao People's Democratic Republic “The Project for the Improvement of the Provincial Teacher Development Centers”

January 15

• Signing and Exchange of Notes concerning the Grant Project "the Project for Human Resource Development Scholarship" to the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam

January 11

• Signing and Exchange of Notes Concerning Two Yen Loan projects to the Republic of Indonesia

December, 2024

December 27

• Dispatch of the Survey Team to Support Recovery and Reconstruction following the earthquake in Port Vila in the Republic of Vanuatu

December 26

• Signing and Exchange of Notes Concerning Grant Aid Projects to the Kingdom of Cambodia

December 24

• Dispatch of the Medical Information Management Team in response to the damages caused by the Earthquake in Port Vila in the Republic of Vanuatu
• Signing and Exchange of Notes concerning the Grant Project "Economic and Social Development Programme " to the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam (provision of equipment related to unexploded ordnance removal)
• Signing and Exchange of Notes Concerning Two Yen Loan projects to the Republic of Indonesia

December 23

• Emergency Assistance to the Republic of Vanuatu in Response to the Damages caused by the Earthquake in Port Vila

December 17

• Symposium to Commemorate the 70th Anniversary of Japan’s Official Development Assistance (ODA) (Summary)

December 14

• Signing and Exchange of Notes concerning Japan’s Grant Aid to 14 CARICOM countries “The Project for Industrial Development and Technology Transfer in the Member States of the Caribbean Community”

December 12

• Symposium to Commemorate the 70th Anniversary of Japan’s Official Development Assistance (ODA)
• Video Message by Mr. MICHII Rokuichiro, Ambassador of Japan to Tuvalu for the Landing Ceremony of Submarine Cable in Tuvalu

December 10

• Signing and Exchange of Notes Concerning Grant Aid Projects to the Kingdom of Cambodia

December 5

• Grant Assistance to the Independent State of Samoa: Signing and Exchange of Notes on “the Economic and Social Development Programme (Equipment related to the development of underground water resources)”

December 4

• Emergency Assistance to the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka in Response to the flood and landslide
• The Fifth Meeting of the East Micronesia Cable Project Executive Board
• Grant Assistance to the Republic of Vanuatu: Signing and Exchange of Notes on “the Economic and Social Development Programme (Fishery Research Vessel)”
• Signing and Exchange of Notes concerning the Grant Aid to the Lao People's Democratic Republic “Food Assistance Programme”

November, 2024

November 19

• Emergency Assistance to the Republic of Honduras in Response to the Tropical Storm Sara
• Signing and Exchange of Notes concerning the Grant Aid to the Lao People's Democratic Republic “The Project for Strengthening Disaster Response Capacity through the Establishment of Evacuation Shelters”

November 15

• Signing and exchange of Notes concerning the grant project “Economic and Social Development Programme” for the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (National DX Promotion)

November 8

• Signing and Exchange of Notes on “the Economic and Social Development Programme (Patrol Boat)” to the Republic of Nauru

October, 2024

October 29

• Signing and Exchange of Notes Concerning Grant Aid “The Project for the Protection and Empowerment of  Women for Addressing  Women's Health Needs and Responding to Gender-based Violence in Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao” to the Republic of the Philippines
• Emergency Grant in response to the deterioration of the humanitarian situation in Syria

October 21

• Emergency Grant in response to the deterioration of the humanitarian situation in Lebanon