Japan's Official Development Assistance White Paper 2010
2. G8 Muskoka Summit and the 65th Session of the United Nations General Assembly
The above points were also expressed by Prime Minister Kan at the outreach session of the G8 Muskoka Summit held in June 2010 and received global consensus. At the Summit, Prime Minister Kan reiterated Japan’s commitment to strengthen assistance in order to double the amount of ODA to Africa as pledged at TICAD IV. In addition, in his address to the UN General Assembly in September 2010, he stated that reinforcing assistance to Africa, in particular, where the progress towards the achievement of the MDGs is slow, is one of the priorities of the international community, and that achieving the MDGs in Africa is an important pillar of the TICAD process. On that basis, he announced that Japan intends to enhance its efforts in fields such as health, water and sanitation, education, and food. Japan will continue to proactively promote assistance to Africa with a view to achieving the commitments made at TICAD IV, working together with its partners, including other donors, international organizations such as the World Bank and the African Development Bank, and NGOs which carry out targeted aid programs throughout Africa.