# [12] International Cooperation

## I nternational Cooperation

## Overview

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

Japan's ODA net disbursements totaled approximately US$ 9,468.61 million in 2009 (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 FY2010 is ¥1,167.6 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 29.25% (including committed based disbursement for Eastern Europe and graduated country: US$ 4,327.78 million) in 2009, 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 2010 version”

[International cooperations by MHLW]

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

FY2006	FY2007	FY2008	FY2009	FY2010
Members of training acceptance (total)	1,094	1,379	1,126	1,071	853
Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA)	702	862	718	685	467
World Health Organization (WHO)	12	12	20	31	29
Others	380	505	388	355	357
The deployed expert (total)	172	190	229	204	187
Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA)	172	190	228	204	187
Others	0	0	1	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)
FY 1990	11.17	326,870	34,690	9,296
FY 1998	15.38	421,327	63,223	13,590
FY 1999	19.665	421,327	77,962	14,923
FY 2000	20.244	421,327	84,701	16,040
FY 2001	20.244	421,327	84,701	14,740
FY 2002	19.353	421,327	79,968	10,409
FY 2003	19.353	421,327	79,968	10,640
FY 2004	19.202	431,550	82,423	10,640
FY 2005	19.468	431,550	83,565	10,660
FY 2006	19.468	446,558	86,937	10,660
FY 2007	19.468	446,558	86,937	10,660
FY 2008	16.625	464,420	77,212	11,222
FY 2009	16.625	464,420	77,212	14,382
FY 2010	16.625	472,557	77,212	11,308
FY 2011	12.531	472,557	58,196	11,583
FY 2012	12.531	472,557	58,196	11,526

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

(Note) Top 5 countries in the allotment rate to WHO in 2010 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)
1990	11.30	289,135	32,672	241
1998	15.43	363,755	52,237	304
1999	19.681	338,578	66,453	287
2000	20.260	357,615	72,432	295
2001	20.260	357,615	69,048	318
2002	19.369	384,125	74,266	269
2003	19.21804	384,125	69,829	244
2004	19.21804	354,825	68,190	209
2005	19.485	354,825	69,138	216
2006	19.485	371,444	72,299	212
2007	19.485	371,444	71,971	202
2008	16.632	394,664	65,191	174
2009	16.632	394,664	65,230	164
2010	16.631	388,795	64,459	164
2011	12.535	388,795	44,271	391
2012	12.535	361,880	45,337	447

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

(Note) 1. Top 5 countries in the allotment rate to ILO in 2012 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.