Japan's Official Development Assistance White Paper 2005
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Efforts through the Trust Fund for Human Security
Outline
- In his policy speech in Hanoi in December 1998, then-Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi announced that the Trust Fund for Human Security would be established in the United Nations. The Trust Fund was established in March 1999.
- The Trust Fund makes contributions to various projects with the aim of reflecting the concept of human security in the activities of UN-related international organizations that address various threats faced by the international community, including poverty, environmental degradation, conflicts, landmines, refugee issues, illicit drugs and infectious diseases, and ensure the lives, livelihood, and dignity of human beings.
Record of assistance
- Approval was given for 26 projects, or approximately US$32.61 million, in 2004 (calendar year).
Main projects that were approved in 2004
- Zambia Initiative: Development through Local Integration
This project aims to strengthen the local communities' ability to receive refugees and stabilize regions that receive refugees in the Western Province of Zambia, which hosts refugees from neighboring countries. The project strengthens food production capabilities by carrying out agricultural assistance projects such as extending irrigation facilities and protecting livestock, constructing roads for livestock, and planting trees on degraded land. The project also creates an environment conducive for refugees to contribute as members of the host communities.
- Strengthen Mobile Community HIV Resilience
This project enhances knowledge on HIV, protects people from the threat of HIV, and strengthens the capacity to deal with the threat in communities in northern and northeastern Thailand, where there are many people who migrate from rural to urban areas due to seasonal factors or in search of work. The project provides support for activities to spread knowledge about the risk of HIV surrounding migrant labor, building a communitybased, sustainable economic foundation through income generation, and planning community-driven, income-generating activities.
Efforts through Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects
Outline
- This financial assistance scheme, introduced in fiscal year 2003, is an expansion of the former Grant Assistance for Grassroots Project scheme and reflects more strongly in projects the concept of human security.
- The scheme provides grant assistance for relatively small-scale projects implemented in developing countries by the local authorities, educational or health care organizations of the country, local and international NGOs, etc., that are active in the country. The assistance is mainly administered by local Japanese embassies or consulate-generals, which are more familiar with the conditions in the country concerned.
Record of assistance
- Assistance was provided for 1,306 projects, or approximately US$12.89695 million for 107 countries and one region, in fiscal year 2004.
Main projects that were implemented in fiscal year 2004
- Project for Provision of Medical Equipment to Samawah General Hospital (Iraq)
In coordination with the Ground Self-Defense Force, medical equipment, including a laser photocoagulator and an electroencephalograph, was given to Samawah General Hospital in Iraq, along with technical guidance on how to use this equipment. It is hoped that the provision of this medical equipment will contribute to enhancing the hospital's services and strengthening local health care.
- Emergency Rehabilitation Assistance Plan for Communities Struck by Tsunami Disaster in Ampara (Sri Lanka)
To promote rehabilitation after the tsunami disaster that occurred in Ampara, which is located in eastern Sri Lanka, this project provided equipment, including bulldozers and tractors, through the Ampara Social Welfare Agency, a local NGO that carries out community assistance activities in regions struck by tsunami disaster in Ampara. The project also assisted community rehabilitation initiated by the residents themselves.