# [12] International Cooperation

## I nternational Cooperation

## Overview

## Current State of the Official Development Assistance (ODA)

Japan's ODA net disbursements totaled approximately US$ 10,831.42 million in 2011 (excluding disbursements for Eastern Europe and graduated countries), and it ranked fifth amongst the members of OECD-DAC, behind the USA, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom. The budget in FY2012 is ¥1,098.6 billion.

The disbursement ratio of bilateral ODA in social infrastructure development and associated services including health, water supply and sanitation, population filed, labour policy and human resources development is 24.51% (including committed based disbursement for Eastern Europe and graduated country: US$ 3,809.92 million) in 2011, and it has been a pillar of Japan's ODA. The MHLW is advancing co-operation by way of dispatching experts and accepting trainees mainly these fields.

Source: “Japan's Official Development Assistance White Paper 2012 version”

[International cooperations by MHLW]

Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare enforces the number of cases of training members and the deployed expert

FY2007	FY2008	FY2009	FY2010	FY2011
Members of training acceptance (total)	1,379	1,126	1,071	853	881
Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA)	862	718	685	467	534
World Health Organization (WHO)	12	20	31	29	9
Others	505	368	355	357	338
The deployed expert (total)	190	229	204	187	187
Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA)	190	228	204	187	187
Others	0	1	0	0	0

Source: International Affairs Division, Minister's Secretariat, MHLW

Changes in Financial Contributions to WHO by Japan

Japanese allotment rate (%)	Total allotments of member nations (US$1,000)	Japanese allotment (US$1,000)	Japanese voluntary contribution (US$1,000)
FY1990	11.17	326,870	34,690	9,296
FY1998	15.38	421,327	63,223	13,590
FY1999	19.665	421,327	77,962	14,923
FY2000	20.244	421,327	84,701	16,040
FY2001	20.244	421,327	84,701	14,740
FY2002	19.353	421,327	79,968	10,409
FY2003	19.353	421,327	79,968	10,640
FY2004	19.202	431,550	82,423	10,640
FY2005	19.468	431,550	83,565	10,660
FY2006	19.468	446,558	86,937	10,660
FY2007	19.468	446,558	86,937	10,660
FY2008	16.625	464,420	77,212	11,222
FY2009	16.625	464,420	77,212	14,382
FY2010	16.625	472,557	77,212	11,308
FY2011	12.531	472,557	58,196	11,583
FY2012	12.531	474,609	58,196	11,526
FY2013	12.531	474,641	58,196	9,582

Source: International Affairs Division, Minister's Secretariat, MHLW

(Note) Top 5 countries in the allotment rate to WHO in 2013 were $ [1] $ U.S.A. (22.0000%), $ [2] $ Japan (12.5309%), $ [3] $ Germany (8.0186%), $ [4] $ U.K. (6.6045%), and $ [5] $ France (6.1234%).

Changes in Financial Contributions to ILO by Japan

Japanese allotment rate (%)	Total allotments of member nations (1,000 Swiss Francs)	Japanese allotment (1,000 Swiss Francs)	Japanese voluntary contribution (¥ million)
FY1990	11.30	289,135	32,672	241
FY1998	15.43	363,755	52,237	304
FY1999	19.681	338,578	66,453	287
FY2000	20.260	357,615	72,432	295
FY2001	20.260	357,615	69,048	318
FY2002	19.369	384,125	74,266	269
FY2003	19.21804	384,125	69,829	244
FY2004	19.21804	354,825	68,190	209
FY2005	19.485	354,825	69,138	216
FY2006	19.485	371,444	72,299	212
FY2007	19.485	371,444	71,971	202
FY2008	16.632	394,664	65,191	174
FY2009	16.632	394,664	65,230	164
FY2010	16.631	388,795	64,459	164
FY2011	12.535	388,795	44,271	391
FY2012	12.535	361,880	45,337	447
FY2013	12.535	361,880	43,438	409

Source: International Affairs Division, Minister's Secretariat, MHLW

(Note) 1. Top 5 countries in the allotment rate to ILO in 2013 were $ [1] $ U.S.A (22.000%), $ [2] $ Japan (12.535%), $ [3] $ Germany (8.021%), $ [4] $ U.K. (6.607%), and $ [5] $ France (6.126%).

2. Allotments are compulsory share of financial contributions assigned to member countries based on the total budget and allotment rates decided at International the Labour Conference. Contributions are investments provided by member countries and donors such private foundations, etc. on a voluntary base.

3. Since the ILO has a reduced-payment system for countries which pay their contribution early, the ratio of Japanese contribution in the total contribution of member nations does not always match the Japanese contribution rate.