UNICEF
- 2-1. Community Development
- 2-2. Education
- 2-3. Health
- Consolidation of Peace, Good Governance
- Addressing Environmental/Climate Change issues
- Broadening the Partnership
2-1. Community Development [ Achieving MDGs-- Economic and Social dimension of human security ]
Annual Progress Report 2008(HTML) 2009(PDF)
2-1-2.Community based approach building on functional hubs
Yokohama Action Plan | Proposed Measures by Japan/Implementing Partners | Implementing Partners |
Potential Resources, Possible Contributions (Summary) |
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[1]Provide a comprehensive package of services at schools and community learning centers, including water supply and sanitation, school meals, first aid and referral service, literacy, and life-skill education, in addition to basic education. | ● Promote life skills based education | UNICEF | Empower young people through Life Skills-Based Education (LSBE) |
● Provide school based health and nutrition services, safe water and sanitation facilities | Provide a comprehensive package of health and nutrition services as part of the Child Friendly School 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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[1]Support construction and rehabilitation of school buildings and related infrastructure [2]Provide assistance to train and ratain primary and secondary school teachers and support the establishment and expansion of teacher training systems and organizations. |
● Construct and rehabilitate school facilities and provide teacher training for child-friendly schools | UNICEF/Nelson Mandela Foundation/the Hamburg Society | Construct/rehabilitate school facilities and provide teacher training for at least 1,000 child-friendly schools |
● Provide education for community transformation through design, construction and staff training for primary and/or junior secondary schools to transform the quality of life for border communities in countries affected by conflict | UNICEF/UN Country Teams (UNCTs)/Plan International and others |
Initiative on “Learning Along Borders for Living Across Boundaries” | |
[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 |
2-2-2.Post basic education and higher education/research
Yokohama Action Plan | Proposed Measures by Japan/Implementing Partners | Implementing Partners |
Potential Resources, Possible Contributions (Summary) |
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[1]Promote human resource development in support of productive sectors by expanding institutions for technical and vocational education and training. | ● Provide innovative vocational education in selected fields for talented unemployed youth who missed out education due to conflict | UNICEF/UN Country Teams (UNCTs)/WFP/Plan International and others |
Initiative on “Talent Academies” |
2-2-3.Multi-sectoral approach
Yokohama Action Plan | Proposed Measures by Japan/Implementing Partners | Implementing Partners |
Potential Resources, Possible Contributions (Summary) |
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[1]Establish child-friendly school environment through comprehensive packages of assistance including safe water and sanitation facilities with separate toilets for boys and girls, school feeding, or food for schooling (take-home ration) and first aid and referral services. | ● Establish child-friendly school environments to secure safe, rights-based, quality education for children | UNICEF | Provide the operation and management of child-friendly schools |
[2]Enhance life-skill education, including on prevention of HIV/AIDS and improvement of hygiene behaviors. | ● Provide education to protect children from HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases | Prevent HIV infection among adolescents and young people |
2-3. Health [ Achieving MDGs-- Economic and Social dimension of human security ]
Annual Progress Report 2008(HTML) 2009(PDF)
2-3-2.Improvement of maternal, new-born and child health
Yokohama Action Plan | Proposed Measures by Japan/Implementing Partners | Implementing Partners |
Potential Resources, Possible Contributions (Summary) |
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[1]Support interventions focusing on reducing under-five mortality rate and maternal mortality ratio. | ● Improvement of child health | GoJ(MOFA)/UNICEF and other health related organizations |
GoJ (MOFA)/UNICEF and other health-related organizations: Save the lives of 400,000 children |
[2]Promote continuum of care for women and children across the span of pre-pregnancy,pregnancy, child birth and childhood via high impact intervention such as provision of immunizations and micro-nutrients for children. | ● Support the provision of integrated, community-based approaches to delivering a package of high impact, low cost, health and nutrition interventions for MDGs 1,4,5 and 6 | UNICEF | Implement health and nutrition interventions in 51 African countries* *The number of countries have been increased from 47 that was planned originally. |
3. Consolidation of Peace, Good Governance
Annual Progress Report 2008(HTML) 2009(PDF)
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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[1]Support early recovery and quick-impact interventions, including assistance to basic social infrastructure and services and to the return and reintegration of refugees and internally displaced persons. | ● Assistance for return and reintegration of refugees and internally displaced persons | GoJ/UNHCR/WFP/UNICEF | GoJ: Financial Support through Emergency Grant Aid |
● Assistance to basic social infrastructure and services | GoJ/UNICEF | GoJ: Financial support through Grant Aid for Community Empowerment | |
[3]Assist efforts to protect the most vulnerable groups in society, in particular, through improved access to education to reintegrate in society children and adolescents affected by armed conflict. | ● Assistance to vulnerable groups in society | GoJ/UNICEF | GoJ:Financial support through Emergency Grant Aid |
UNICEF | Advocate and support the creation of a protective environment for children |
4. Addressing Environmental/Climate Change issues
Annual Progress Report 2008(HTML) 2009(PDF)
4-2.Adaptation
4-2. (1)Measures against natural disasters
Yokohama Action Plan | Proposed Measures by Japan/Implementing Partners | Implementing Partners |
Potential Resources, Possible Contributions (Summary) |
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[1]Support the formulation of natural disaster prevention and emergency activity plans based on the assessment of risk and vulnerability of each region to disasters including droughts and floods. | ● Provide emergency activity plans including life-saving assistance to children affected by disasters and protect their rights in emergencies | UNICEF | Support national governments and inter-agency early warning and preparedness activities to formulate and operate emergency activity plans |
4-3. Water and Sanitation
4-3. (2)Access to safe water and sanitation facilities
Yokohama Action Plan | Proposed Measures by Japan/Implementing Partners | Implementing Partners |
Potential Resources, Possible Contributions (Summary) |
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[1]Promote the development of water and sanitation facilities with affordable technologies. [2]Support capacity building of managers and users of water and sanitation system and promote awareness raising campaigns to improve hygiene practices including hand washing. |
● Promote the development of water and sanitation facilities, awareness raising, and capacity building | UNICEF | Ensure the effectiveness and sustainability of water, sanitation and hygiene programmes |
●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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