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FY2021

January

January 25, 2022	President JICA President Kitaoka meets with USAID Administrator Power (Online)
January 20, 2022	Japan Disaster Relief Emergency Assistance to the Damage Caused by Volcanic Eruption and Tsunami Disaster in the Kingdom of Tonga
January 18, 2022	Japan Disaster Relief Emergency Assistance to the Brazil in Response to Flood Disaster
January 6, 2022	President JICA President Kitaoka held talks with World Bank Group President Malpass (online meeting)
January 4, 2022	From the Field [TICAD8 in 2022] Aiming for new collaborations with Africa over COVID-19 pandemic: Interview with MASUDA Junko, JICA Africa Department director general

December

December 27, 2021	Seminars and Symposiums Report: Online Seminar "JICA Clean City Initiative (JCCI) Kick-off International Seminar"
December 21, 2021	Japan Disaster Relief Emergency Assistance to the Philippines in Response to Typhoon Disaster
December 21, 2021	From the Field Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress of Japan grant an audience to returned JOCV (Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers and Youth Volunteers for Nikkei Communities)
December 20, 2021	From the Field Supporting entrepreneurial development in Mongolia, a country aiming to become a digital nation
December 16, 2021	From the Field Healthy eating is healthy living – nutrition protects people’s lives: Tokyo Nutrition for Growth Summit 2021
December 8, 2021	President JICA President Kitaoka held talks with Paraguayan Foreign Minister Acevedo
December 7, 2021	Seminars and Symposiums [Event report] JICA High-Level Side Event at Tokyo Nutrition for Growth Summit 2021
December 7, 2021	President JICA President Kitaoka held talks with ICRC president Maurer (online meeting)
December 6, 2021	President JICA President Kitaoka held talks with Vietnamese Prime Minister Chinh
December 6, 2021	President JICA President Kitaoka held talks with Georgian economy and sustainable development minister Turnava (online meeting)
December 3, 2021	Board Memberʼs Activities JICA President KITAOKA delivered a special lecture at the International University of Japan
December 3, 2021	From the Field [Dec. 3 is International Day of Persons with Disabilities] Supporting children with special needs and their families in isolation amidst COVID-19: Workshops held connecting Thailand and eight ASEAN countries
December 2, 2021	Seminars and Symposiums ASEAN Academic Conference on Disaster Health Management
December 2, 2021	Board Memberʼs Activities JICA President KITAOKA will deliver a keynote speech at an official high-level side event of the Tokyo Nutrition for Growth Summit 2021 on December 7

November

November 30, 2021	Board Memberʼs Activities An article by JICA President KITAOKA was published on the Japan News
November 29, 2021	Seminars and Symposiums Series of Webinar on "Research & Development on Arid Land Agriculture in Iran and Japan" was successfully implemented !
November 29, 2021	President JICA President Kitaoka held talks with incoming director general of Universal Postal Union
November 25, 2021	President JICA President Kitaoka held talks with Colombian Vice President H.E. Mrs. Ramirez
November 25, 2021	Seminars and Symposiums Facilitator Workshop was held in Tehran - Project on Capacity Development for Participatory Forest and Rangeland Management in Upper Karoon Basin -
November 24, 2021	From the Field 【Presented in COP26】Cleaning up the waters of Nicaragua's large lakes! The "BIWAKO Task Force Group" is very active and uses Japan's "Lake Biwa" as a model
November 22, 2021	Seminars and Symposiums JICA COVID-19 Webinar Series - Sharing of Japanese Experiences - 9th Webinar
November 8, 2021	From the Field [COP26] The climate crisis: Standing together with developing countries
November 5, 2021	President JICA President Kitaoka held talks with Dr. Mayaki, CEO of AUDA-NEPAD (online meeting)

October

October 21, 2021	Seminars and Symposiums JICA COVID-19 Webinar Series - Sharing of Japanese Experiences - 8th Webinar
October 18, 2021	Board Memberʼs Activities JICA President KITAOKA joined the LiknedIn community
October 15, 2021	Seminars and Symposiums Online Training Seminar on Energy consumption test methods for household refrigerators
October 15, 2021	From the Field [Oct. 15 is Global Handwashing Day] JICA’s Handwashing for Health and Life campaign throughout the world: Over 300 million people learned the importance of handwashing in one year
October 13, 2021	From the Field JICA supports safe railway operation in developing countries together with Japanese companies
October 12, 2021	From the Field [Oct. 13 is International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) ] Interview with TAKEYA Kimio, known as “Mr. Build Back Better” at UN negotiations: Sharing Japan’s resolute DRR knowledge with the world
October 8, 2021	From the Field [Oct. 4-10 is World Space Week] Collaboration with JAXA to develop human resources in “Space Technology Utilization for SDGs” in Southeast Asia
October 6, 2021	From the Field Supporting the athletes of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games: Continuing to shape the future through sports
October 1, 2021	From the Field JICA’s first-ever remote treatment support for COVID-19 in developing countries

September

September 28, 2021	Board Memberʼs Activities JICA President KITAOKA will join the 18th CSIS/NIKKEI Symposium "New Roles and Scope of the U.S.-Japan Alliance in an Era of Strategic Competition" as a panelist.
September 27, 2021	President JICA President Kitaoka held talks with Dr. Mireya Solís, Director of the Center for East Asia Policy Studies, the Brookings Institution (online meeting)
September 21, 2021	From the Field Taking on “Last One Mile Support”: Swiftly delivering COVID-19 vaccinations to people in developing countries
September 17, 2021	From the Field 【Celebrating Japan’s BUS DAY】 From Asia to Eastern Europe, and Africa! Reliable Japanese bus service is expanding
September 16, 2021	Seminars and Symposiums [Philippines - Mindanao] Bangsamoro Idea Challenge
September 9, 2021	Board Memberʼs Activities An article by JICA President KITAOKA was published on the Discuss Japan - Japan Foreign Policy Forum
September 8, 2021	Seminars and Symposiums JICA-MRMO to hold the second national webinar on "Sustainable Waste management"
September 1, 2021	President JICA President Kitaoka held talks with ADB President Asakawa

August

August 26, 2021	Seminars and Symposiums Opportunities to Accelerate Industrialization and Trade in Africa: Africa Kaizen Annual Conference 2021was organized by JICA and NEPAD.
August 26, 2021	From the Field Protecting Malawi's water resources: Developing a sustainable water supply system from watershed forests to households
August 25, 2021	Seminars and Symposiums JICA Chair Lecture Series held in University of Rwanda
August 19, 2021	President JICA President Kitaoka held talks with Ecuadorian Sports Minister Palacios
August 19, 2021	President JICA President Kitaoka held talks with Deputy Prime Minister Abdukhakimov of Uzbekistan
August 16, 2021	Emergency Assistance to the Republic of Haiti in Response to the Earthquake
August 16, 2021	President JICA President Kitaoka held talks with Lao NOC/NPC president Sengdeuane
August 13, 2021	President JICA President Kitaoka held talks with Kosovar President Osmani
August 12, 2021	President JICA President Kitaoka held talks with Armenian President Sarkissian
August 12, 2021	President JICA President Kitaoka held talks with United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi
August 5, 2021	JICA President Kitaoka held talks with Professor Guéhenno of Columbia University (online meeting)
August 4, 2021	Seminars and Symposiums JICA COVID-19 Webinar Series - Sharing of Japanese Experiences - Seventh Webinar "To Realize Unknowns About COVID-19 Vaccines"
August 2, 2021	Board Memberʼs Activities An article by President Kitaoka: The world and Japan after COVID-19-Japan should lead the free world with ODA

July

July 30, 2021	From the Field [July 30 is World Day Against Trafficking in Persons] Vietnam strengthens the operation of an “Anti-TIP Hotline” to eliminate human trafficking
July 26, 2021	From the Field [Sport for the future] Bringing peace, unity, and hope to the mother country: From South Sudan to the Tokyo Olympics
July 21, 2021	Seminars and Symposiums Africa Kaizen Annual Conference (AKAC) 2021 (Open Session 24-25 August, 2021) [Submit the on-line registration form before 20th August]
July 20, 2021	Board Memberʼs Activities JICA President KITAOKA delivered a message at the India-Japan Forum organized by the Ministry of External Affairs of the government of India and the Ananta Aspen Center on July 20, 2021
July 15, 2021	Board Memberʼs Activities An article by JICA President KITAOKA was published on Financial Times (FT.com)
July 6, 2021	Seminars and Symposiums JICA COVID-19 Webinar Series - Sharing of Japanese Experiences - Sixth Webinar "Response to COVID-19 by Public Health Centers in Japan: Contributions and Challenges"
July 1, 2021	From the Field The Ninth Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting (PALM9) approaches: JICA Expert MIMURA Satoru gives the latest update from Samoa on the Solid Waste Management project

June

June 28, 2021	From the Field [June is Environment Month in Japan] Tackling climate change’s impact on water (Part Two): Measures in developing countries - the keyword is “Co-Benefits Approach”!
June 28, 2021	From the Field [June is Environment Month in Japan] Tackling climate change’s impact on water (Part One): Are we really facing a water shortage?
June 11, 2021	From the Field June 12 is “World Day Against Child Labour”: What can we do for the future of children and the world? JICA’s challenge against child labour
June 9, 2021	From the Field Creating a safe automotive society in Angola: Collaborating with Toyota Angola Academy to foster automobile maintenance instructors
June 4, 2021	From the Field Supporting the development of a safe vaccination system against COVID-19 for everyone
June 3, 2021	From the Field The fight against crop-devouring desert locusts! JICA partners with FAO to support Pakistani farmers suffering from locust damage
June 2, 2021	Seminars and Symposiums JICA COVID-19 Webinar Series - Sharing of Japanese Experiences - Fifth Webinar "How antigen-detecting rapid diagnostic tests (Ag-RDTs) will change the course of COVID-19 pandemic"
June 2, 2021	Japan Disaster Relief Emergency Assistance to the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Response to the volcanic eruption
June 1, 2021	From the Field The evolving “School for All” project: Expanding to 53,000 schools in eight African countries, promoting children’s learning, school lunches, and hand washing awareness

May

May 20, 2021	Seminars and Symposiums JICA COVID-19 Webinar Series - Sharing of Japanese Experiences - 4th Webinar "Detecting Predictive Biomarkers for Severe COVID-19"
May 13, 2021	From the Field Support for young entrepreneurs tackling social issues facing Africa: Will we see a Ghanaian version of Suica?

April

April 30, 2021	Board Memberʼs Activities JICA President Kitaoka spoke at the “Symposium on Remembering OKAMOTO Yukio, Special Advisor to JICA: Navigating Japan’s route in uncharted ocean” (April 29)
April 30, 2021	From the Field South Sudanese athlete Guem Abraham sets new personal best: Sharing the bonds created through sports and the spirit of mutual love with his home country
April 29, 2021	Seminars and Symposiums Symposium on Remembering OKAMOTO Yukio, Special Advisor to JICA: Navigating Japan's route in uncharted ocean
April 23, 2021	Board Memberʼs Activities JICA President KITAOKA will join the JICA Webinar “Remembering OKAMOTO Yukio: Navigating Japan’s route in uncharted ocean” on April 29th, 2021
April 22, 2021	Japan Disaster Relief Emergency Assistance to St. Vincent and the Grenadines in Response to Volcanic Eruption
April 20, 2021	Japan Disaster Relief Emergency Assistance to Republic of Palau in Response to the Typhoon Disaster
April 19, 2021	President JICA President Kitaoka held talks with COP26 President Sharma (online meeting)
April 14, 2021	Board Memberʼs Activities JICA President KITAOKA joined FT-Nikkei event "The First 100 Days: Biden's early policies and their impact on Asia" as a panelist.
April 8, 2021	Japan Disaster Relief Emergency Assistance to Timor-Leste in Response to the Flood Disaster

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