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The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has dispatched emergency relief supplies to the Republic of Congo following an explosion in a munitions depot in the capital city of Brazzaville.

Emergency goods were dispatched by JICA from the World Food Programme (WFP) warehouse in Accra, and arrived at the international airport in the capital city. A handover ceremony was held at 13:15 (local time) at the school of the deaf under the Ministry for Social Affairs, Humanitarian Action and National Solidarity building in Brazzaville on 26 March.

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has dispatched emergency relief supplies to Mozambique following the cyclone and floods which have ravaged southern and central parts of the country in recent days.

Emergency goods were dispatched from JICA’s South Africa warehouse, arriving at Maputo International Airport on 6 February. A handover ceremony was held at 12:15 (local time) on that day at the the National Disasters Management Institute (INGC) in the airport.

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has dispatched emergency relief supplies to Fiji following floods which have ravaged the western part of the country in recent weeks.

Emergency goods to the value of JPY 18 million (USD 235,000) were dispatched from JICA’s Singapore warehouse and arrived at Nadi International Airport on 31 January. A handover ceremony was held in Lautoka, the capital of Fiji’s Western Division, at 10:00 am (local time) on that day.

The Japan International Cooperation (JICA) has dispatched emergency relief supplies to the Philippines following the floods which have ravaged the country in recent days. The aid supplies arrived at Manila International Airport on 21 and 22 December.

Emergency goods to the value of JPY 25 million (about USD 325,000) were dispatched from JICA’s Singapore warehouse, and a handover ceremony was held at 16:00 (local time) on 22 December at the Department of Social Warfare and Development, in Manila.

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has dispatched emergency relief supplies to Tuvalu, following the water shortage crisis caused by recent droughts. The aid goods were delivered on 5 and 9 November.   The first batch of emergency goods, repair parts for seawater desalination units, were procured by JICA and dispatched from Japan via Fiji. The second cargo arrived at Funafuti International Airport via New Zealand on 9 November. A handover ceremony was held at Vaiaku Lagi Hotel at 18:30 (local time) on the 9th.

Japan International Cooperation (JICA) has dispatched emergency relief supplies to Vietnam following the floods which have ravaged the country in recent days. The supplies arrived at Tansonnhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City, which is situated near the devastated areas, on 2 November.

Emergency goods to the value of JPY 20 million were dispatched from JICA’s Singapore warehouse, and a handover ceremony was held at 14:00 (local time) on that day at the headquarters of the Central Committee of Vietnam Fatherland Front in Hanoi.

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has dispatched emergency relief supplies to Turkey following an earthquake of magnitude 7.2 which ravaged Van City and neighboring villages in south east Turkey on 23 October.

On 31 October, the Government of Turkey announced that 596 people had died, 4,152 had been injured and 4,882 buildings (7,660 households) had collapsed.

On Saturday, 29 October at 1:40 am, emergency goods of 100 winter tents were dispatched from JICA’s Frankfurt warehouse, and arrived by air at Erzurum as designated by the Government of Turkey.

Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has dispatched emergency relief supplies to Nicaragua in the wake of heavy rains which have affected the country since the start of October. Emergency goods to the value of JPY 8 million were dispatched from JICA’s Miami warehouse and arrived in its capital city, Managua on 28 October.

Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has dispatched emergency relief supplies to Myanmar following the floods which have ravaged the country in recent days. The supplies arrived at Yangon International Airport on 28 October.

Emergency goods to the value of JPY 10 million were dispatched from JICA’s Singapore warehouse, and a handover ceremony was held at 19:40 (local time) on that day at the airport.

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has dispatched a second batch of emergency relief supplies to Thailand following the floods which have ravaged the country in recent days. A handover ceremony was held on 21 October.

The handover ceremony was held at 11:30 am (local time) on that day. All relief goods, worth 25 million yen (USD 326,000 ), were locally procured by JICA in Thailand.

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has dispatched emergency relief supplies to Thailand in response to the flood disaster which have ravaged the country in recent days. The aid goods arrived on 14 October.

Emergency goods worth JPY 30 million (USD 391,000) were dispatched from JICA’s Singapore warehouse, and a handover ceremony was held at 17:40 (local time) on that day.

The ceremony was attended by Mr. Seiji Kojima, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Thailand and Mr. Kazuhiro Yoneda, Chief Representative of JICA Thailand Office.

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has dispatched emergency relief supplies to Cambodia following the floods which have ravaged the country in recent days. The aid goods arrived on 8 October.

Emergency goods to the value of JPY 25 million (USD 324,000) were dispatched from JICA’s Singapore warehouse, and a handover ceremony was held at 19:30 (local time) on that day.

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has sent emergency supplies to Pakistan, following the disastrous floods caused by torrential rain since the end of August. The aid supplies were handed over to the Government of Pakistan on 21st September 2011.

A handover ceremony was held at 14.00 pm (local time) on that day. All relief goods, worth 35 million yen (USD 450,000), were locally procured by JICA in Pakistan

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has sent emergency supplies to Addis Abba in response to a request from the Government of Ethiopia, following the drought crisis affecting the Horn of Africa including Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia and Djibouti. The aid supplies, worth 40 million JPY (USD 525,000), arrived in the country on 10 September 2011. All goods are to be distributed through the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to Somali refugee camps in the Dollo Ado area.

The emergency supplies from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), for victims of the drought crisis affecting the Horn of Africa, touched down in Nairobi on 16 August. This emergency supplies were sent in response to the request from the Kenyan Government. All good are to be distributed through the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).

A handover ceremony was held at the UNHCR warehouse, near Nairobi International Airport, on 17 August.

4.9 billion Japanese Yen (JPY) loan from JICA to support polio eradication in Pakistan through 2013

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The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has sent emergency supplies to Namibia in response to the sustained torrential rains that have devastated vast parts of the country. The country has been suffering from heavy rains and flooding since the month of February.

Emergency supplies to the value of JPY 12 million (US$150,000) – including 940 blankets, 50 plastic sheets, 20 water tanks and 10 water purifiers – were dispatched from JICA’s Johannesburg warehouse and arrived in Namibia on 30 May.

On March 11, 2011 the most devastating earthquake and tsunami in the country’s history hit Japan’s northeastern coastline causing unimaginable death and destruction.

Three years earlier on May 12, 2008 an equally calamitous tremor shook China’s Sichuan Province. More than 87,000 persons were killed or missing, 46 million people were affected and five million homes were destroyed.

But amidst the twin tragedies, new friendships and a helping hand between both countries were forged.

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) supports the Jaffna Teaching Hospital to restore tertiary level medical functions under a 2,298 million Japanese Yen (approximately LKR 2,900 million) grant, by improving facilities and equipment and also by providing training programmes to maintain the equipment. Under the three year project, construction work on a central facility to house core functions such as surgeries, intensive care, central supply and sterilizing, diagnostic imaging and laboratory tests, commenced today (21.01.2011).

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) handed over emergency relief supplies such as tents and sleeping mats, worth some 26 million Sri Lankan Rupees (20 million Japanese Yen), to the Minister of Disaster Management, Honourable Mahinda Amaraweera, yesterday (17.01.2011). The emergency relief supplies will meet urgent humanitarian needs of displaced communities in districts worst affected by recent floods.

JICA's assistance to these communities follows a request made by the Sri Lankan Government and is funded under