Chapter 1 Status of Achievement of MDGs

Chapter 2 Concrete Steps for Achievement of MDGs

1. Section 1 International Community's Actions and Japan's Efforts
   1. 1. G8 Muskoka Summit
   2. 2. Special Ministerial Meeting for MDGs Review in Asia and the Pacific
   3. 3. UN Summit on the MDGs
2. Section 2 Japan's Contribution Towards Achievement of MDGs
   1. 1. New Global Health Policy
   2. 2. New Education Policy

Chapter 3 Initiatives through the TICAD Process

1. 1. 1. TICAD Follow-up Meetings
   2. 2. G8 Muskoka Summit and the 65th Session of the United Nations General Assembly

Chapter 1 Changes in the ODA Environment and New Aid Philosophy — Why Does Japan Provide Assistance to Developing Countries?

1. Section 1 Background and Process of ODA Review — Changes in the ODA Environment
2. Section 2 Enhancing Enlightened National Interest — A New Development Cooperation Philosophy
   1. 1. ODA as the Core of "Development Cooperation"
   2. 2. The Philosophy of Development Cooperation
   3. 3.Three Pillars of Development Cooperation
      1. (1) Poverty reduction — Contributing to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
      2. (2) Investing in peace
      3. (3) Supporting sustainable economic growth

Chapter 2 Concrete Measures for the Future — What's Changing?

1. Section 1 More Strategic and Effective Aid Implementation
   1. 1. Strategic Aid Implementation
   2. 2.Effective Aid Implementation
      1. (1) Strengthening the program approach
      2. (2) Shifting to a results-based approach
   3. 3. Strengthening the Functions at the Field Level
   4. 4. Improving Evaluation
      1. (1) Strengthening the ODA evaluation arrangement: Increasing the independence of the evaluation division and recruitment of an external expert
      2. (2) Mechanisms for ensuring that lessons are learned from past good practices and failures
      3. (3) Improving information accessibility by raising the visibility of evaluation
   5. 5. Cooperation with Diverse Stakeholders
      1. (1) Strengthening partnership with NGOs
      2. (2) Partnership with the private sector
      3. (3) Partnership with international organizations: Strengthening multilateral-bilateral partnership
      4. (4) Partnership with emerging donors
   6. 6. Taking a Leadership Role in the International Community
2. Section 2 Promoting Public Understanding and Support
   1. 1. Broadening Public Participation and Sympathy
   2. 2. Increasing the Visibility of ODA
   3. 3. Improving the Efficiency of Public Relations Activities
   4. 4. Concrete Efforts for Promoting Public Understanding and Support
      1. (1) Nantokashinakya! Project: The unforgotten 5.5 billion people
      2. (2) International Cooperation Reporters
      3. (3) TV program on development cooperation "Chikyu (Earth) VOCE"
      4. (4) Website for increasing the visibility of ODA
3. Section 3 Policy-making Functions and Implementation Capacity (JICA)
   1. 1.Reinforcing the Policy-making Functions of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
   2. 2. Reform of JICA
      1. (1) Enhancing program and project planning capacity
      2. (2) Building flexible implementation capacity
      3. (3) Thorough cost reduction and strengthening governance
4. Section 4 Securing Financial Resources for Development
   1. 1. Efforts Towards Expanding ODA
   2. 2. Collaboration with Private Sector Resources and OOF
   3. 3. Innovative Financing

Chapter 1 Japan's Official Development Assistance in Terms of Disbursement

Chapter 2. Specific Initiatives of Japan's Official Development Assistance

1. Section 1. Initiatives Relating to the Basic Policies of the ODA Charter
   1. 1. ODA Charter
   2. 2. Japan's Medium-Term ODA Policy
   3. 3. Country Assistance Programs
   4. 4. Sector-Specific Development Policies
   5. 5. Priority Policy Issues for International Cooperation
   6. 6. Rolling Plans
2. Section 2 Measures for Each of the Priority Issues
   1. 1. Poverty Reduction
      1. (1) Education
      2. (2) Health, Welfare, and Population
      3. (3) Water and Sanitation
   2. 2. Sustainable Growth
      1. (1) Socio-economic Infrastructure
      2. (2) Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
      3. (3) Cooperation between Trade, Investment, and Other Official Flows (OOF)
      4. (4) Agriculture
      5. (5) Policy Formulation and Institution Building
   3. 3. Addressing Global Issues
      1. (1) Environment and Climate Change Issues
      2. (2) Infectious Diseases
      3. (3) Food
      4. (4) Resources and Energy
      5. (5) Disaster Risk Reduction and Post-Disaster Reconstruction
      6. (6) Transnational Crime and Terrorism
   4. 4. Peacebuilding
      1. (1) Japan's Assistance to Afghanistan and Pakistan
      2. (2) Iraq
      3. (3) Palestine
      4. (4)Unexploded Ordinance, Anti-Personnel Landmines, Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW), Etc
3. Section 3 Assistance for Each Region
   1. 1. East Asia
   2. 2. South Asia
   3. 3. Central Asia and the Caucasus
   4. 4. Africa (Sub-Sahara)
   5. 5. Middle East
   6. 6. Latin America and the Caribbean
   7. 7. Oceania
   8. 8. Europe
4. Section 4 Operational Status of the Principle of Assistance Implementation
5. Section 5 Formulation and Implementation of ODA Policy
   1. 1. System for Formulation and Implementation of ODA Policy
      1. (1) Coherent Formulation of Aid Policy
      2. (2) Collaboration between Related Government Ministries and Agencies
      3. (3) Collaboration between the Government and Implementing Organizations
      4. (4) Enhancing Policy Consultation
      5. (5) Enhancing Functions at the Field Level
      6. (6) Cooperation with Aid-Related Entities within and outside Japan
   2. 2. Increasing Public Participation
      1. (1) Broad Participation by Japanese Citizens from All Walks of Life
      2. (2) Human Resources Development and Development Research
      3. (3) Development Education
      4. (4) Information Disclosure and Transmission
   3. 3. Matters Essential to Effective Implementation
      1. (1) Enhancement of Evaluation
      2. (2) Ensuring Appropriate Procedures
      3. (3) Prevention of Fraud and Corruption
      4. (4) Securing the Safety of Personnel Engaged in Development Assistance