Official Development Assistance (ODA)

September, 2026

September 8

• Emergency Grant in Response to the Flash Flood Disaster in Nepal

September 4

• Emergency Grant in Response to the Earthquake Disaster in Colombia

September 1

• Emergency Grant to Strengthen Epidemic Prevention and Other Measures in Response to the Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

August, 2026

August 28

• Dispatch of the Japan Disaster Relief Self-Defense Forces Unit in Response to the Damage Caused by Forest and Land Fires in the Republic of Indonesia
• Emergency Assistance to Nepal in Response to the Flash Flood
• Grant Assistance to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela: Signing and Exchange of Notes on “The Project for Strengthening Immunization Programme”

August 17

• Emergency Assistance in Response to the Earthquake Damage in Colombia

August 1

• Return of the Japan Disaster Relief Medical Team in Response to the Earthquake Damage in Venezuela

July, 2026

July 31

• The Fifth Meeting of the Expert Panel on the Implementation Framework for Strategic Development Cooperation (Summary)

July 30

• Award Ceremony of Foreign Minister’s Certificate of Gratitude to the Japan Disaster Relief (JDR) Team
• Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU by Dr. Oleh Chaban, Professor of Bogomolets National Medical University of Ukraine, and the Delegation

July 10

• Dispatch of the Second Japan Disaster Relief Medical Team in Response to the Earthquake Damage in Venezuela
• Emergency Grant and Other Humanitarian Assistance in Response to the Earthquake Disaster in Venezuela

July 6

• Ceremony for the Presentation of Letters of Appreciation from the Minister for Foreign Affairs to Returning Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers
• Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU by Mr. Serghei COTELINIC, General Director of Moldovan Railways and the Delegation

July 4

• State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU’s Attendance at the Japan Disaster Relief Medical Team’s Departure Ceremony in Response to the Earthquake Damage in Venezuela

July 1

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

June, 2026

June 30

• Emergency Assistance in Response to the Earthquake Damage in Venezuela

June 26

• Emergency Grant in Response to the Deterioration of the Humanitarian Situation in Iran, Lebanon and Palestine

June 24

• The Fourth Meeting of the Expert Panel on the Implementation Framework for Strategic Development Cooperation (Summary)

June 23

• The 15th Japan-UNDP Strategic Dialogue

June 22

• Emergency Grant in response to the Ebola virus disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of Uganda
• Grant Assistance to Laos: Signing and Exchange of Notes on the Provision of Human Resource Development Scholarship

June 17

• Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ERI by a Delegation of Lao Party Officials

May, 2026

May 27

• Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs SHIMADA by the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) review team

May 20

• The Third Meeting of the Expert Panel on the Implementation Framework for Strategic Development Cooperation (Summary)

May 3

• Exchange of Notes concerning Grant Aid to Kenya “the Project for Human Resource Development Scholarship”

May 2

• State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU’s Attendance at the G7 Development Ministers’ Meeting (Results)

April, 2026

April 27

• The Second Meeting of the Expert Panel on the Implementation Framework for Strategic Development Cooperation (Summary)

April 23

• Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ERI’s Attendance at “the Japan Disaster Relief Expert Team Formation Ceremony in the Response to the Fire Incident at the Navotas Sanitary Landfill in the City, the Philippines"

April 22

• Dispatch of the Japan Disaster Relief (JDR) Expert Team in Response to the Fire Incident at the Navotas Sanitary Landfill in the Republic of the Philippines

April 10

• Publication of Preliminary ODA Data of 2025

March, 2026

March 19

• Grant Assistance to the Kingdom of Cambodia: Signing and Exchange of Notes Concerning Grant Aid “the Project for the Expantion of Water Supply System in Ta Kmau”

March 16

• The 1st Meeting of the Expert Panel on Strategic Development Cooperation Implementation System (Summary)
• Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU by H.E. Mr. Lou Kim Chhun, Chairman and CEO of Sihanoukville Autonomous Port, Kingdom of Cambodia

March 13

• Japan-Bhutan Summit Meeting
• Publication of the White Paper on Development Cooperation 2025

March 3

• Signing and Exchange of Notes Concerning Grant Aid to the Independent State of Samoa and the Republic of Fiji: “the Project for the Prevention Measures against Drug Use among Children and Youth”

February, 2026

February 27

• Exchange of Notes concerning Grant Aid to Ukraine “the Programme for Emergency Recovery (Phase 5)”

February 26

• Signing and Exchange of Notes Concerning Grant Aid to the Independent State of Samoa: “the Economic and Social Development Programme” (Installation of Meteorological Observation equipment)

February 25

• Japan-Singapore Partnership Programme for the 21st Century (JSPP21) PLANNING COMMITTEE MEETING ON THE FY 2026 ANNUAL WORK PLAN

February 24

• Grant Assistance to the Republic of the Marshall Islands: Signing and Exchange of Notes on "the Project for Strengthening Local Food Supply"
• Grant Assistance to the Independent State of Papua New Guinea: Signing and Exchange of Notes on "the Project for Control and Eradication of Poliomyelitis"

February 20

• Emergency Assistance to the Republic of Madagascar in Response to the Damage caused by Cyclone Gezani
• Grant Assistance to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela: Signing and Exchange of Notes on “The Project for the Improvement of Environment for Medical Education”