Month/Year	Developments in Japanese Economic Cooperation	Month/Year	Developments in International Economic Cooperation and Major World Events
Mar. 2002	Second Consultative Committee on ODA Reform issues its final report.	Mar. 2002	International Conference on the Financing for Development is held in Monterrey.
Apr. 2002	JBIC announces its Guidelines for Confirmation of Environmental and Social Considerations.
Apr. 2002	Prime Minister Koizumi visits Asia Pacific Countries.
May. 2002	"Consolidation of Peace" is advocated.	May. 2002	UN General Assembly Special Session on Children is held in New York.
Jun. 2002	Board on Comprehensive ODA Strategy holds its first meeting.	Jun. 2002	World Food Summit: Five Years Later is held in Rome. G8 Kananaskis Summit is held. (G8 Africa Action Plan is announced.)
Jun. 2002	Basic Education for Growth Initiative (BEGIN) is announced.
Jun. 2002	Grant Assistance for Japanese NGO Projects is launched.
Jun. 2002	Terms and Conditions on Yen Loans are improved (including the introduction of the Special Terms for Economic Partnership).
Jun. 2002	USAID-Japan Partnership for Global Health is issued.
Jul. 2002	Fifteen Specific Measures for ODA Reform are announced.	Jul. 2002	African Union (AU) is formed. (Reorganization from OAU)
Jul. 2002	Final Report of the Advisory Board for the reform of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is announced.
Jul. 2002	Task Force on Foreign Relations for the Prime Minister (chaired by Special Advisor to the Cabinet Yukio Okamoto) issues "Japan's ODA Strategy".
Aug. 2002	Initiative for Development in East Asia (IDEA) Ministerial Meeting is held in Tokyo.	Aug. 2002	World Summit on Sustainable Development is held in Johannesburg.
Aug. 2002	Japan decides to provide Grant Assistance for Grassroots Projects for the procurement of anti-personnel landmine removers and detectors.
Aug. 2002	Koizumi Initiative (the concrete action for the "Sustainable Development" by the Government of Japan) is announced.
Aug. 2002	Environmental Conservation Initiative for Sustainable Development (EcoSD) is announced.
Aug. 2002	Action program is announced based on the final report of the Advisory Board for the reform of MOfA.
Sep. 2002	JICA Partnership Program starts.
Oct. 2002	Country Assistance Plans are formulated for Tunisia, Zambia, and Nicaragua.
Nov. 2002	NGO-MOFA Regular Meeting, "Partnership Promotion Committee" is commenced.
Dec. 2002	"ODA Reform: Implementation of Three Measures" is announced.
Dec. 2002	Report is issued by the Advisory Group on International Cooperation for Peace.
Dec. 2002	NGO-MOFA Regular Meeting "ODA Policy Council" is commenced.
Jan. 2003	Asia-Pacific Regional Conference for the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) held in Tokyo.	Feb. 2003	Tokyo International Conference on Investment to Africa. High Level Forum on Harmonization is held in Rome.
Feb. 2003	Fifth Meeting of the Commission on the Human Security held in Tokyo.
Feb. 2003	Tokyo Conference on 'Consolidation of Peace' in Afghanistan (DDR Conference) is held.
Feb. 2003	International Symposium on Human Security is held in Tokyo.
Apr. 2003	"Grant Assistance for Grass-roots Projects " is renamed "Grassroots Human Security Grant Aid."	Mar. 2003	3rd World Water Forum and the Ministerial Conference is held in Kyoto, Shiga and Osaka.
May. 2003	Japan's Initiative for Cooperation for Africa is announced.
May. 2003	Third Japan-Pacific Islands Forum Summit Meeting (PALM 2003) is held in Okinawa.
Jun. 2003	International Symposium on Refugees in Africa: "Renewed Partnership between Japan and UNHCR" is held in Tokyo.	Jun. 2003	Final Report of the Commission on Human Security is announced.
Jun. 2003	Tokyo Conference on Reconstruction and Development of Sri Lanka is held.