To support the consolidation of peace in the Republic of Sudan, which entered the stage of national reconstruction after the conclusion of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement in January 2005, the Government of Japan has decided to extend emergency grant aid totaling about $32,100,000. The amount of aid to each organization is as follows: about $10 million to the World Food Programme (WFP), about $8.9 million to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), $8.6 million to the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), and about $4.6 million to the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
The decision to provide this assistance was made in order to prepare sufficiently for the full-scale repatriation of the refugees and internally displaced persons to the south of Sudan which will start soon after the end of the rainy season. The specific projects for which Japan extends assistance will be as follows:
(1) Laying and repair of roads (WFP)
(2) Support for protection, repatriation and resettlement of refugees and internally displaced persons (including support for the Darfur region) (UNHCR)
(3) Construction of elementary schools and provision of textbooks (UNICEF)
(4) Support for registration and repatriation of internally displaced persons (IOM)
In April 2005 Japan announced that it would provide Sudan $100 million for the near term, and this assistance is part of the pledged aid. Of the $100 million, Japan has already contributed about $24 million. The present assistance brings the total already provided or decided upon to about $56 million, more than half of the amount pledged by Japan.
Japan hopes for early consolidation of peace in Africa as a whole including Sudan, and intends to continue its proactive support for that purpose.
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Japan’s Support for Africa: 3 pillars
1. Consolidation of peace:
Introducing a comprehensive approach ranging from promotion of peace in the conflict areas, to seamless reconstruction efforts for the purpose of building the basis of development.
2. Poverty Reduction through economic growth:
Promoting trade and investment in Africa, based on the development experiences in Asia
Improving agricultural productivity and rural development.
3. Human-centered development:
Human resources development for the sustainable development of Africa
[Related Links]
* Japan’s Multifaceted Support for Sudan
* Japan’s Support for the Consolidation of Peace in Africa
* Japan’s Assistance to support the African Union’s Initiative in Darfur
* Japan-Sudan Relations
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