Japan establishes policies and principles, etc., under the Development Cooperation Charter approved by the Cabinet in February 2015, thereby securing the consistency of Japan’s development cooperation policy under the Development Cooperation Charter.

Development Cooperation Charter(The full text is provided, Part IV (Statistics and Reference Materials).)

The Charter sets forth the following philosophy and principles, etc., regarding official development assistance.

1. The Philosophy of Japan’s Development Cooperation

(1) Objective

Japan will contribute even more actively to the peace and prosperity of the international community. Also, such cooperation will contribute to securing national interests such as maintaining Japan’s peace and security and achieving further prosperity.

(2) Basic Policies of Japan’s Development Cooperation

a. Contributing to peace and prosperity through cooperation for non-military purposes
b. Promoting human security
c. Cooperation aimed at self-reliant development through assistance for self-help efforts, as well as dialogue and collaboration based on Japan’s experience and expertise.

2. Priority issues

A. “Quality growth” and poverty eradication through such growth

B. Sharing universal values and realizing a peaceful and secure society

C. Building a sustainable and resilient international community through efforts to address global challenges

The following policies are being promoted under the Development Cooperation Charter.

| Country Assistance Policy

Country Assistance Policy sets out Japan’s country-specific priority assistance areas and directions for each ODA recipient country roughly every five years on the basis of the comprehensive assessment of the development plans and challenges of that country based on its development needs, and indicates the priority areas and directions of Japan’s assistance for that country.

| Sectoral Development Policy

Sectoral Development Policy sets out Japan’s basic policies and policy documents indicating specific undertakings regarding individual areas and challenges (established for health and population, quality education for all, environment and climate change actions, safe water and sanitation, gender, disaster risk reduction, etc.)

| Priority Policies of Development Cooperation

Priority Policies of Development Cooperation clarify important items in each fiscal year in order to respond expeditiously to the latest foreign policy and newly emerging development challenges, etc.

| Rolling Plan

The Rolling Plan classifies and lists ongoing ODA projects for each ODA recipient country at any stage from their approval to completion according to priority areas, development issues, and cooperation programs.