from “Country Assistance Programs” to “Country Assistance Policy,” (ii) as a rule, the policy will be formulated for all recipient countries of Japan’s ODA (iii) the contents will be explicit and the formulation process streamlined, and (iv) the Rolling Plans to be combined as an appendix to the Country Assistance Policy. In accordance with this policy, over the next three years from FY2011, the Country Assistance Policy will be formulated for 40 to 50 countries every year, taking into consideration the input from the “Country-based ODA Task Force” comprised mainly of the Embassy of Japan and the JICA office in each recipient country.

ODA policy framework

ODA Charter

Medium-Term ODA Policy

Country Assistance Policy

Rolling Plans

Sectoral Development Policy

Priority Policy Issues for International Cooperation

### 4. Sectoral Development Policy

Japan formulates Sectoral Development Policy in order to effectively implement assistance in specific sectors including health, education, water and sanitation, and environment considering the discussions in the international community. In other words, by reflecting these policies in the planning and proposal of ODA projects through the formulation of sectoral development initiatives, Japan implements assistance that is favorable to the recipient countries in the medium to long-term as well. Formulating Sectoral development policy in addition to the ODA Charter, Medium-term ODA Policy, and Country Assistance Policy further clarifies the guiding principles of the Japan's assistance and makes its approach easier to understand.

### 5. Priority Policy Issues for International Cooperation

Japan designs and announces its Priority Policy Issues for International Cooperation every fiscal year to define the priorities in the area of international cooperation as a part of its efforts to better reflect the most updated development on Japan’s foreign policy as well as newly emerging development challenges. The five top priorities of FY2010 are: (i) support for efforts to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) (see the figure on page 10) and

### 6. Rolling Plans

As a rule, a “Rolling Plan” is a document made for each recipient country of Japan’s ODA. In a Rolling Plan, basically all on-going ODA projects are classified and listed according to the country-specific priority areas, development issues, and programs, at each stage from its approval to completion. By utilizing a variety of Rolling Plans, it is aimed to better adopt different development promotion of human security, (ii) support for developing countries measures against climate change, (iii) encourage Asia’s development and improve the environment for Japanese private-sector activities in developing countries, (iv) assistance to Afghanistan and Pakistan to combat terrorist acts, and (v) support for the activities of NGO and strengthened partnerships with them.

schemes in an integrated manner when designing, planning, and implementing ODA projects. This also helps strengthen the predictability on how assistance will be carried out. In accordance with the “ODA Review Final Report,” the Rolling Plans will be combined as an appendix to the Country Assistance Policy.