UNDP
- 2-1. Community Development
- 2-2. Education
- 2-3. Health
- Consolidation of Peace, Good Governance
- Addressing Environmental/Climate Change issues
- Broadening the Partnership
1-2. Trade,Investment and Tourism [ Boosting Economic Growth ]
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1-2-1.Promote and expand trade
Yokohama Action Plan | Proposed Measures by Japan/Implementing Partners | Implementing Partners |
Potential Resources, Possible Contributions (Summary) |
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[6]Others | ● Support research and capacity building in gender and remittances: promote effective utilization of remittances for local development | GoJ(MOFA)/UNDP/INSTRAW | Support gender responsive local development through UNDP/Japan WID Fund |
1-2-2.Encourage foreign investment
Yokohama Action Plan | Proposed Measures by Japan/Implementing Partners | Implementing Partners |
Potential Resources, Possible Contributions (Summary) |
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[3]Utilize more effectively official funding sources such as investment credit, trade and investment insurance to enhance PPP and leverage private capital flows to Africa. | ●Promote Japanese companies’ business with Africa through Growing Sustainable Business (GSB) programme | GoJ(MOFA)/UNDP | GoJ (MOFA): Support GSB programme through Japan-UNDP Partnership Fund UNDP: To consolidate its attempt to engage Japanese companies in GSB in Africa |
1-3. Agriculture and Rural Development [ Boosting Economic Growth ]
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1-3-1.Enhance capacity to increase food production and agricultural productivity
Yokohama Action Plan | Proposed Measures by Japan/Implementing Partners | Implementing Partners |
Potential Resources, Possible Contributions (Summary) |
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[3]Increase rice production through developing capacities to adopt systematic crop management, and new methodologies including wider use of New Rice for Africa (NERICA), aiming at doubling the rice production in African countries in ten years. | ● Improve rice varieties of higher productivity and disseminate them through farmers organizations | GoJ(MOFA)/UNDP | GoJ: Provide funds to NERICA programme through Japan-UNDP Partnership Fund |
2-1. Community Development [ Achieving MDGs-- Economic and Social dimension of human security ]
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2-1-1.Comprehensive “Glocal” (global and local) community development
Yokohama Action Plan | Proposed Measures by Japan/Implementing Partners | Implementing Partners |
Potential Resources, Possible Contributions (Summary) |
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[1]Support a comprehensive community-driven development approach and build on experiences such as the African Village Initiative (AVI) and the African Millennium Village (AMV). | ● Support African Millennium Village (AMV) | GoJ(MOFA)/UNDP | Expansion of AMV projects to 12 countries in total |
[4]Others | ● Promote enlarged access to energy services for productive uses in rural communities through the scaling-up of multifunctional platform programmes | GoJ(MOFA)/UNDP/AfDB | GoJ/AfDB: Provide funds to multifunctional platform programmes through Japan-UNDP Partnership Fund UNDP: Provide technical support to multifunctional platform programmes |
●Support women’s entrepreneurship initiatives | GoJ(MOFA)/UNDP | GoJ (MOFA): Support pilot initiative through UNDP/Japan WID Fund UNDP: Carry out pilot initiative |
2-2. Education [ Achieving MDGs-- Economic and Social dimension of human security ]
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2-2-1.Basic education - expansion of access and quality
Yokohama Action Plan | Proposed Measures by Japan/Implementing Partners | Implementing Partners |
Potential Resources, Possible Contributions (Summary) |
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[5]Others | ● Expand access to quality primary education through school fee abolition policies and other measures to address household cost barriers to education | UNICEF/UNESCO-IIEP/UNDP/WBG/ADEA | UNICEF/UNESCO-IIEP/WBG: Contribute to efforts of school fee abolition policies and other measures |
2-3. Health [ Achieving MDGs-- Economic and Social dimension of human security ]
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2-3-3.Measures against infectious diseases
Yokohama Action Plan | Proposed Measures by Japan/Implementing Partners | Implementing Partners |
Potential Resources, Possible Contributions (Summary) |
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[2]Strengthen central government institutions for HIV/AIDS and prioritize prevention of new infections. | ● Support research and policy dialogue on HIV/AIDS and care | GoJ(MOFA)/UNDP/EC | GoJ: Support pilot initiative through JAPAN-UNDP Partnership Fund UNDP: Pilot initiative underway |
EC: Estimated EC/EU support for EDCTP amounts to € 500 million for 2008-2013 |
3. Consolidation of Peace, Good Governance
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3-2.Humanitarian and reconstruction assistance
Yokohama Action Plan | Proposed Measures by Japan/Implementing Partners | Implementing Partners |
Potential Resources, Possible Contributions (Summary) |
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[2]Support livelihoods through vocational training, job creation, and start-up assistance to small business and agriculture. | ● Support livelihoods through vocational training and job creation | GoJ/UNDP | GoJ: Financial support through Japan-UNDP Partnership Fund |
[4]Support efforts on disarmament of armed groups, de-mining, destruction of unexploded ordnance, stockpile management and collection of small arms which will contribute to both the restoration of safety, security and good governance and humanitarian and reconstruction efforts. | ● Support for the small arm light weapons control and /or stockpile management in Africa | GoJ/UNDP/RECSA | GoJ:Financial support through Japan-UNDP Partnership Fund |
● Support for the DDR programme in Africa | GoJ/UNDP | GoJ: Financial support through Grant Aid for Peacebuilding | |
GoJ: Financial support through Grant Aid for Peacebuilding | |||
● Support for the demining programme in Africa | GoJ: Financial support through Grant Aid for Peacebuilding |
3-3. Restoration and Maintenance of Security
Yokohama Action Plan | Proposed Measures by Japan/Implementing Partners | Implementing Partners |
Potential Resources, Possible Contributions (Summary) |
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[1]Enhance capacity of military, police, and civilians in African countries engaging in peacekeeping operations and peacebuilding. | ● Capacity enhancement of police forces in Africa | GoJ/UNDP | GoJ: Financial support through Japan-UNDP Partnership Fund |
GoJ/UNDP/Police of Southern Sudan | GoJ: Financial support through Japan-UNDP Partnership Fund | ||
[2]Strengthen PKO centers in Africa and encourage exchange of experience between Asia and Africa. | ● Support PKO training centers in Africa | GoJ/UNDP | GoJ: Financial support through Japan-UNDP Partnership Fund |
[3]Support the African Stand-by Force under the APSA. | ● Support training capacity enhancement of regional Centers of Excellence | ||
[4]Assist efforts in strengthening cross-border control and regional cooperation to regulate the flow of small arms, smuggling and human trafficking. | ● Assistance to counter- trafficking activities | GoJ/IOM/UNDP/UNEP | GoJ: Financial contribution from 2008 Supplementary budget |
3-4.Promotion of good governance
Yokohama Action Plan | Proposed Measures by Japan/Implementing Partners | Implementing Partners |
Potential Resources, Possible Contributions (Summary) |
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[1]Support the implementation of the Programs of Action of the APRM Country Review Report. | ● Support the implementaion of the Program of Action of APRM Country Review Report | GoJ/UNDP | Launch an initial project through the Japan-UNDP Partnership Fund |
[4]Others | ● Support to the organization of democratic election for the promotion of good governance | GoJ:Financial support through Emergency Grant Aid | |
GoJ:Financial support through Japan-UNDP Partnership Fund |
4. Addressing Environmental/Climate Change issues
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4-2.Adaptation
4-2 (3).Others
Yokohama Action Plan | Proposed Measures by Japan/Implementing Partners | Implementing Partners |
Potential Resources, Possible Contributions (Summary) |
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● Support African countries’ efforts for addressing and adapting to climate change at national, sub-national and community levels, under the Japan-UNDP Joint Framework for Partnering to Address Climate Change in Africa | GoJ(MOFA)/UNDP/GEF | GoJ (MOFA): Provide funds of $ 92.1 million as a part of the Japanese “Cool Earth Partnership” | |
UNDP: Carry out the programme | |||
UNDP/GEF: Provide funds of $ 31 million | |||
● Support African countries’ effort for adapting to climate change at national and community levels | GoJ(MOFA)/UNDP |
GoJ (MOFA): Support the projects through Japan-UNDP Partnership Fund UNDP: Implement the project ($1 million) |
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● Support to the Community based Adaptation for Climate Change | UNDP/GEF/UNV/GoJ |
UNV Japan Trust Fund: $1,000,000 / UNV Special Voluntary Fund: $552,909 |
5. Broadening the Partnership
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5-1.Promote South-South Cooperation - Asia-Africa Cooperation, Africa-Africa Cooperation
●Concrete projects will be selected through consultations between Japan/Implementing Partners and African countries.
●MDB projects are to be decided.
●$ = US dollars
●Assistance measures written on a yellow ground are those embodied in 2008 (JFY) after TICAD IV.
●Assistance measures written on a pink ground are those embodied in 2009 (JFY) after TICAD IV.
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