(iii) Debt Relief and Other Aid

(Units: JPY million)

Ministry or Agency	Project Name (Budget amount)	Project Outlines
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry	Transfer to Trade Reinsurance Special Account (1,600)	Transfer capital to the Trade Reinsurance Special Account as a fiscal measure associated with the implementation of debt relief measures for Heavily Indebted Poor Countries.

(2) Contributions to Multilateral Institutions (Subscriptions, Contributions and Assessed Contributions as Part of ODA) (Units: JPY mi)

(Units: JP¥ million)

Ministry or Agency	Project Name (Budget amount)	Project Outlines
Financial Services Agency	Contributions of ODA to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), etc. (85)	Contributions toward the necessary funds to promote formation and implementation of programs and technical assistance projects undertaken by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the International Association of Insurance Supervisors, and the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) for emerging market countries.
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications	Contributions and Assessed Contributions (198)	Contributions to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and assessed contributions to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the Universal Postal Union (UPU).
Ministry Of Foreign Affairs	Assessed Contributions to the United Nations (UN) (3,276) Assessed Contributions to the Peacekeeping Activities (PKO) (1,149)	The UN engages in activities which aim: (1) to maintain international peace and security; (2) to develop friendly relations among nations; (3) to achieve international co-operation in solving international economic, social, cultural, or humanitarian issues, and in promoting respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms; and (4) to be a centre for harmonizing the actions of nations in the attainment of these common ends.
Contributions to the United Nations Trust Fund for Human Security (UNTFHS) (919)	From the perspective of human security focused on each individual, the United Nations Trust Fund for Human Security (UNTFHS) established under the leadership of Japan, assists projects to address various threats to human survival, livelihood, and dignity that the international community is facing, including poverty, environmental destruction, conflicts between and among nations, landmines, refugees, drugs, and infectious diseases including HIV/AIDS.
Assessed Contributions to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (3,760)	The FAO is a specialized agency of the United Nations established to mitigate global food problems. It gathers fundamental data, conducts research and studies, gives policy advice to each nation, and carries out technical cooperation projects in many places throughout the world.
Assessed Contributions to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) (2,399)	The UNESCO is a specialized agency of the United Nations established to contribute to the peace and security of the world by promoting collaboration among nations and their citizens through education, science, and culture in order to further universal respect for justice, the rule of law, human rights, and fundamental freedoms. It also promotes intellectual exchange in various fields across the world, and carries out projects to support developing countries.
Assessed Contributions to the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) (1,840)	The UNIDO is an organization that aims to promote and accelerate sustainable industrial development in developing countries by carrying out projects for technical cooperation, and liaising and coordinating the activities of the UN in the fields concerned.
Contributions to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) (656)	The WFP strives to eradicate hunger and poverty by working primarily for economic and social development through food aid and emergency assistance toward sufferers, refugees, and internally displaced persons, etc., affected by natural and man-made disasters.
Contributions to the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (2,172)	The UNICEF offers long-term aid for children that range from improving nutrition of mothers and infants, to providing drinking water supplies, education, etc. and short-term emergency aid for people suffering from natural disasters and conflicts. Aid recipient countries are extended to almost all developing countries.
Contributions to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) (5,261)	The UNHCR works to: (1) provide international protection to refugees worldwide; (2) provide living assistance to refugees, etc. including water, food, and shelter; (3) promote permanent solutions for refugee problems (voluntary repatriation to homeland, local integration, resettlement in third countries); and (4) promote the conclusion of agreements by countries for the protection of refugees.
Contributions to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) (2,353)	The UNFPA assists in providing funds, etc. for family planning in developing countries, reproductive health, and population-related activities such as a national census. Funds are distributed with a focus on the Asia-Pacific region, which accounts for 60% of the world's population, as well as the African region suffering from the effects of population increase.
Contributions to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) (254)	The UNRWA provides services to Palestinian refugees for education, medical and health care, and relief (including food aid, assistance in improvement of housing, etc.), welfare (conducting foster programs, operating public community halls, etc.), and for assisting small-scale financial and entrepreneurship activities, through voluntary contributions provided by various governments and multilateral institutions.