JAPAN'S COOPERATION FOR AFRICA BY FIGURE

What is the TICAD (Tokyo International Conference on African Development)?
It is an international conference focusing on African development, co-hosted by the Japanese Government, together with the United Nations (Office for Special Advisory on Africa (OSAA) and United Nations Development Program (UNDP)), the GCA (Global Coalition for Africa), and the World Bank.

TICAD Process and its Significance
The TICAD has been held once every 5 years since 1993 and it will mark its 10-year-anniversary in 2003. With the Japanese Government�s initiative, it involves various key players in international development, such as African countries, donor countries including the G8 member countries, Asian countries, international and regional organizations, and representatives from the civil society, such as the private sector and NGOs. It has been highly regarded among the international community as a comprehensive framework for African development.


	Tokyo in 1993 TICAD I, The First International Conference on African Development Following the end of the Cold War, when the interest in Africa had started to fade, the TICAD stirred a new interest in Africa among the international community. The Conference adopted the "Tokyo Declaration" on African development. The Conference advocated the cooperation in the political and economic fields and stated clearly for the first time the fundamental philosophies of the TICAD process : interrelationship between African self-help efforts (ownership) and international support (partnership), as well as Asia-Africa cooperation. Tokyo in 1998 TICAD II, The Second International Conference on African Development The Conference discussed as a theme "Poverty Reduction in Africa and Integration of African Countries into World Economy." It adopted the "Tokyo Agenda for Action", which proposed detailed objectives in the fields of social, economic and infrastructure development, based upon the fundamental philosophies of ownership and partnership. Tokyo in 2001 TICAD Ministerial-Level Meeting 52 African countries, 28 Asian and Western countries, and 32 international and regional organizations participated in the Meeting. It provided for the international community the first opportunity for discussing the "New Partnership for African Development (NEPAD)," which was born in October 2001. Tokyo, September 29-October 1, 2003, TICAD III, The Third International Conference on African Development The Conference will provide the opportunity for looking back to the 10-year-history of the TICAD, and examining and carrying out the TICAD process.

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The Tokyo Declaration

It was adopted at the First Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD I, October 1993, Tokyo). It indicated the determination of African countries and the international community to solve various problems hindering the development of African countries. It emphasized that for such a goal, self-awareness and self-help among the African countries are essential, through the double notion of Ownership-Partnership. It also reconfirmed the important roles of Asia-African Cooperation and the private sector in constructing African development.

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Ownership and partnership

"Ownership" here refers to Africa's own initiatives for the development and is based on the spirit of self-awareness and self-help, while the "partnership" is an epitome of a resolve of the international community to support Africa's development and continue to search effective and long-lasting means of such assistance.

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Tokyo Agenda for Action

It was adopted at the Second Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD II, October 1998, Tokyo). Based on "The Tokyo Declaration (see below)," it indicated detailed and individual objectives (with figures and deadlines) of the international community and erected as a thesis "the eradication of poverty in Africa and its integration into global economy." With it the "List of Examples" indicating 370 projects based on "Tokyo Agenda for Action" was published.

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New Partnership for African Development (NEPAD)

The NEPAD was born on the premise that African development, including the eradication of poverty, the development of sustainable infrastructure, and the construction of global economy, will be achieved, not on aids from the international community, but on Africa's self-awareness of responsibilities. By assisting Africa's efforts for development, the international community has renewed its commitment into the cooperation needed for this goal.
The NEPAD sprung from the NAI (New African Initiative), erected in July 2001 at a summit meeting of the OAU (Organization of African Union) as an initiative by Africans for Africans. The NEPAD carries out its activities through the Executive Committee, the Administrative Committee, and the Director's Office.

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