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Self Report 2017

The self-report on WHS Commitments below is organized according to the 24 transformations of the Agenda for Humanity. It is based on commitments pledged at the time of report submission. Click on the 'Expand' symbol to expand each section and read the reporting inputs by transformation.

1B
Act early

Individual Commitment

Core Commitment

  • Achievements at a glance

    Japan continues to share and demonstrate good practices and lessons learned on conflict prevention and resolution in Asia.

1C
Remain engaged and invest in stability

Individual Commitment

Core Commitment

  • Achievements at a glance

    - From June to December 2016, Japan provided training courses through the Global Peacebuilders Program to 56 people in order to train experts in the area of peacebuilding and development.
    - Japan has worked on to addressing root causes of conflict by investing in social stabilization and development, through assistance to reduce poverty and disparities such as strengthening prevention, preparedness and response capacities against public health emergencies, as well as ensuring the basic health services as part of stable economic and social infrastructure.
    - Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) works in Darfur, Sudan to address social stabilization by improving capacity development of the government and the community to provide public services including water, income generation, health sector (“The Project for Strengthening Peace through the Improvement of Public Services in Three Darfur States”). In North Uganda, JICA continues to work to upgrade water system to stabilize the region to support return and repatriation process.
    - Japan has contributed to preventing and resolving conflicts including by being the Presidency (2016) of the G7, its efforts as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council (2016-2017), as well as via its contribution to the UN Peacebuilding Commission. Further examples are provided in the attached document, entitled Japan Progress Report 2017.

  • Other related Agenda for Humanity transformations

    4A - Reinforce, do not replace, national and local systems 5C - Invest in stability

1D
Develop solutions with and for people

Individual Commitment

  • Achievements at a glance

    Based on its National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security based on the Security Council Resolution 1325, Japan has been providing opportunity and support for promoting leadership, equal participation, and empowerment of women.

    Japan has promoted inclusion of women and women’s groups into political decision-making and peace processes. For example, on December 12, 2016, Japan hosted the “International Symposium on the Promotion of Women’s Public and Socio-Economic Role in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region” in Tokyo, in which experts from the MENA region, G7 countries and international organizations had participated.

  • Cross cutting issues

    Gender

  • Other related Agenda for Humanity transformations

    3D - Empower and protect women and girls

2B
Ensure full access to and protection of the humanitarian and medical missions

Individual Commitment

Core Commitment

  • Achievements at a glance

    Japan has made efforts to ensure full respect for humanitarian principles, as well as compliance with international humanitarian law (IHL) and human rights law. For example, Japan has promoted the protection of civilians and access to humanitarian and medical assistance as well as advocated for raising awareness of IHL’s importance at various fora. Japan also served together with New Zealand, Egypt, Spain and Uruguay in drafting and ensuring the adoption of the UN Security Council Resolution 2286.

  • Cross cutting issues

    Humanitarian principles

2D
Take concrete steps to improve compliance and accountability

Individual Commitment

Core Commitment

  • Achievements at a glance

    Japan has contributed to eradicating sexual and gender-based violence and protecting survivors through the contribution to the Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Sexual Violence in Conflict as well as various assistance in line with its National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security. For example, Japan assists in in the development of training materials for Women’s Protection Advisers in UN PKO missions. Japan also supports the development of an e-learning program on the prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse, targeting all categories of field personnel, including military, police and civilian personnel.

    Japan has contributed to reinforcing the global justice system in order to end impunity. Japan has supported the work of the International Criminal Court (ICC) as the largest financial contributor and by providing human resources including Judge Kuniko Ozaki, Second Vice-President. Japan also made a voluntary contribution of approximately EUR 47,000 to the Trust Fund for Victims of the ICC in 2016.

    Japan has continued to support the Code of Conduct of the Accountability, Coherence and Transparency (ACT) group regarding Security Council action against genocide, crimes against humanity or war crimes, as well as the French-Mexican initiative on collective and voluntary agreement among the permanent members to refrain from the use of veto in case of mass atrocities.

  • Cross cutting issues

    Gender People-centred approach

  • Other related Agenda for Humanity transformations

    2E - Uphold the rules: a global campaign to affirm the norms that safeguard humanity 3D - Empower and protect women and girls

2E
Uphold the rules: a global campaign to affirm the norms that safeguard humanity

Individual Commitment

Core Commitment

  • Achievements at a glance

    Japan has been working strenuously towards the promotion of universalization of the Convention on Cluster Munitions and its full implementation.

    Japan has been promoting the commitments made under the joint pledge on the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention.

3A
Reduce and address displacement

Individual Commitment

Core Commitment

  • Achievements at a glance

    - In December 2016, Japan launched SDGs Implementation Guiding Principles. Japan has been working on implementing measures which contribute to the realization of the world where no one would be left behind, including the assistance for refugees and internally displaced persons.
    - Japan has continued to implement the five points identified in the Joint Statement by the Government of Japan and the Solutions Alliance in order to achieve better collaboration between humanitarian and development actors to find solutions for forcibly displaced persons.
    - Japan has provided support to refugee hosting countries and communities including provision of innovative financing.
    - Japan has been steadily implemented its commitments to providing an assistance package of about USD 6 billion for the Middle East region between 2016 and 2018 including human resource development programs for about 20,000 people.
    - Japan has provided support for disaster risk reduction, early warning, preparedness, and measures against health emergency as well as climate change effects to address displacement caused by natural disaster, climate change and public health emergency.
    - In order to reduce the burden shouldered by refugee-hosting countries and communities as well as strengthening their resilience, Japan has provided support for service delivery improvement and capacity building of local government officials and community-based organizations.
    For more information or specific examples of support provided, please see the attached document, entitled Japan Progress Report 2017.

  • Cross cutting issues

    Disaster Risk Reduction People-centred approach Refugees

  • Other related Agenda for Humanity transformations

    4A - Reinforce, do not replace, national and local systems 4C - Deliver collective outcomes: transcend humanitarian-development divides

3D
Empower and protect women and girls

Individual Commitment

Core Commitment

  • Achievements at a glance

    - Based on its National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security based on the Security Council Resolution 1325, Japan has been providing opportunity and support for promoting leadership, equal participation, and empowerment of women.
    - Japan held the World Assembly for Women (WAW! 2016) on 13 and 14 December, 2016. Recommendations from each session were consolidated as “WAW! To Do 2016” (United Nations document A/71/829).
    - Japan has been working on to improve the environment of women through measures such as increasing the enrollment rate of girls, providing vocational-training, and improving water-supply systems in local areas.
    - Japan has promoted inclusion of women and women’s groups into political decision-making and peace processes.
    - Based on its “Sendai Cooperation Initiative for Disaster Risk Reduction” (March 2015) and “Development Strategy for Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment” (May 2016), Japan has been promoting the leadership and participation of women in decision-making at all levels regarding disaster risk reduction, response and recovery.
    - Japan has been promoting Universal Health Coverage (UHC) thus improving women’s access to health services.
    - Japan has been steadily implementing its commitment to conduct human resource development programs for about 5,000 female officials and professionals and improve learning environment for about 50,000 female students between 2016 and 2018.
    For more information or specific examples of support provided, please see the attached document entitled Japan Progress Report 2017.

  • Cross cutting issues

    Gender People-centred approach

  • Other related Agenda for Humanity transformations

    1D - Develop solutions with and for people

3E
Eliminate gaps in education for children, adolescents and young people

Individual Commitment

  • Achievements at a glance

    Japan has provided support to ensure access to education to children, adolescents and youth and promote capacity building to enable adolescents and youth to be agents of positive transformation through various means including bilateral assistance as well as contributions to international organizations such as UNICEF and GPE. Specifically, Japan has supported the initiatives of the Government of Pakistan for promoting Non-Formal Education targeting both youth and out of school children ensuring equivalency to existing formal education in terms of curriculum, educational materials, and assessment through the Advancing Quality Alternative Learning (AQAL) Project.

  • Other related Agenda for Humanity transformations

    3F - Enable adolescents and young people to be agents of positive transformation

4A
Reinforce, do not replace, national and local systems

Individual Commitment

Core Commitment

  • Achievements at a glance

    - Japan has advocated for and implemented concrete projects to strengthen the humanitarian-development nexus. Various projects including model projects focused on the humanitarian-development nexus in 9 countries in the Middle East and Africa have been in progress. Japan, together with Denmark, also serves as co-chairs of the Good Humanitarian Donorship “Humanitarian-Development Nexus Workstream,” and leads the discussion on this theme.
    - Japan has been working to address root causes of crises and support resilience building and prevention capacities of affected countries and communities.
    - Japan has continued to endeavor to “Build Back Better” during periods of post-disaster recovery and reconstruction. For example, Japan dispatched a survey team to Ecuador to examine earthquake damage in June 2016.
    - Japan has worked with and through the host country and government and invested in local capacity building including for refugee-hosting countries and communities. For example, Japan has carried out a local capacity development project in Uganda since June 2016.
    - Japan continues to provide support to enhance national and local capacity building including through bilateral economic and social assistance. For example, Japan has launched a long-term human resource development program to foster young leaders in the Pacific Island Countries in August 2016 and it announced to invest in human resource development from 2016 to 2018 for African countries at TICAD VI in Nairobi in August 2016.
    - Japan, based on the concept of human security, has supported capacity and institution building at national, community and regional levels.
    For more information or specific examples of support provided, please see the attached document entitled Japan Progress Report 2017.

  • Cross cutting issues

    Disaster Risk Reduction People-centred approach Refugees

  • Specific initiatives

    Commitment to Action: Transcending the humanitarian - development divide

  • Other related Agenda for Humanity transformations

    4C - Deliver collective outcomes: transcend humanitarian-development divides 5A - Invest in local capacities

4B
Anticipate, do not wait, for crises

Individual Commitment

Core Commitment

  • Achievements at a glance

    - Japan has extended support for improving anticipation and preparedness for crises by investing in data and risk analysis as well as by supporting response capacity and institution building. For example, in December 2016, Japan provided support for the Global Pandemic Supply Chain Network.
    - Japan has contributed to achieving the goals and outcomes of the Sendai Framework through active participation of Japanese experts in intergovernmental expert working group to determine indicators and terminology for the 7 global targets of the framework.
    - Japan has contributed to building disaster-resilient societies through provision of both non-material and material assistance and by sharing Japan’s expertise in and technologies for DRR as well as by promoting partnership.
    - Japan has provided support to enhance partnership with the private sector and promote effective use of knowledge and technologies in order to provide sustainable solutions for people’s stable and dignified lives.
    - Japan has promoted awareness-raising among the international community on DRR by sharing Japan’s experience as well as advocating the importance of DRR at various occasions.
    - Japan has continued to share information on the effectiveness of prior investment in disaster prevention and promote mainstreaming of DRR in developing countries. Japan also has supported respective countries in reducing economic damages.
    - Japan has been steadily implemented its commitments under the Sendai Cooperation Initiative, including the provision of USD 4 billion in total to the area related to DRR and training 40,000 government officials and local leaders between 2015 and 2018.
    For more information or specific examples of support provided, please see the attached document entitled Japan Progress Report 2017.

  • Cross cutting issues

    Disaster Risk Reduction Private sector

  • Other related Agenda for Humanity transformations

    4C - Deliver collective outcomes: transcend humanitarian-development divides 5B - Invest according to risk

4C
Deliver collective outcomes: transcend humanitarian-development divides

Individual Commitment

Core Commitment

  • Achievements at a glance

    - Japan has advocated for and implemented concrete projects to strengthen the humanitarian-development nexus. Various projects including model projects for the humanitarian-development nexus in 9 countries in the Middle East and Africa are in progress. Japan, together with Denmark, also serves as co-chairs of the Good Humanitarian Donorship “Humanitarian-Development Nexus Workstream” and remains committed to lead the discussion on this theme.
    - Japan has continued to implement the five points identified in the Joint Statement by the Government of Japan and the Solutions Alliance in order to achieve better collaboration between humanitarian and development actors to find solutions for forcibly displaced persons.
    - Japan has been promoting Universal Health Coverage (UHC) thus improving women’s access to health services. For example, Japan provided an ODA Loan to the “Universal Health Coverage Support Program” in Senegal in November 2016.
    - Japan has steadily implementing the measures in line with the initiatives announced at G7 Ise-Shima Summit on global health; that is to provide support totalling about USD 1.1 billion to international health organizations. In addition, Japan has been actively leading the discussion on promoting coordination between humanitarian and health sectors at various occasions such as the G7 Health Ministers’ Meeting in Kobe in 2016.
    For more information or specific examples of support provided, please see the attached document entitled Japan Progress Report 2017.

  • Specific initiatives

    A Global Undertaking on Health in Crisis Settings Commitment to Action: Transcending the humanitarian - development divide

  • Other related Agenda for Humanity transformations

    3A - Reduce and address displacement 5D - Finance outcomes, not fragmentation: shift from funding to financing

5A
Invest in local capacities

Individual Commitment

  • Achievements at a glance

    Japan continues to provide support to enhance national and local capacity building including through bilateral economic and social assistance. For example, Japan has launched a long-term human resource development program, “Pacific-LEADS” to foster young leaders in Pacific Island Countries (PICs) in August 2016. Japan also announced its investment in human resource development for African countries at TICAD VI (Sixth Tokyo International Conference on African Development) held in Nairobi in August 2016 (e.g. training for about 20,000 experts, policymakers and managers for measures against infectious diseases; vocational training for 50,000 people; training on climate change countermeasures for 4,000 people, etc.)

  • Other related Agenda for Humanity transformations

    3F - Enable adolescents and young people to be agents of positive transformation 4A - Reinforce, do not replace, national and local systems

5B
Invest according to risk

Individual Commitment

Core Commitment

  • Achievements at a glance

    Japan has provided support for disaster risk reduction, early warning, preparedness, and measures against health emergencies as well as climate change effects to address displacement caused by natural disasters, climate change and public health emergencies. For example, Japan decided to extend the Grant Aid for the “Project for Construction of the Pacific Climate Change Center” in July 2016. Japan also continues to make contributions to related international organizations and funds such as ISDR, OCHA, WHO, the Green Climate Fund, etc.

  • Cross cutting issues

    Disaster Risk Reduction

  • Other related Agenda for Humanity transformations

    4B - Anticipate, do not wait, for crises

5D
Finance outcomes, not fragmentation: shift from funding to financing

Individual Commitment

Core Commitment

  • Achievements at a glance

    - Japan has advocated for and implemented concrete projects to strengthen the humanitarian-development nexus by making use of various ODA schemes as well as enhancing partnership with both humanitarian and development actors.
    - Japan has been making use of various financial schemes to promote better disaster response and recovery. For example, Japan provided an ODA Loan to the “Disaster Risk Management Enhancement Project” in Bangladesh in June 2016.
    - Japan has been working on promoting and increasing the predictability and flexibility of humanitarian funding as well as on ensuring greater efficiency, effectiveness, and transparency thereof. Japan has contributed to Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF). In terms of ensuring transparency of funding, Japan has reported its humanitarian assistance to the Financial Tracking Service as well as to OECD-DAC. Furthermore, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has published ODA data of 2014 and 2015 in the IATI XML format in September 2016 in order to strengthen transparency and accountability of Japan’s ODA projects.

  • Cross cutting issues

    Central Emergency Response Fund

  • Specific initiatives

    Commitment to Action: Transcending the humanitarian - development divide

  • Other related Agenda for Humanity transformations

    4C - Deliver collective outcomes: transcend humanitarian-development divides 5E - Diversify the resource base and increase cost-efficiency

5E
Diversify the resource base and increase cost-efficiency

Individual Commitment

  • Achievements at a glance

    - Japan has been promoting partnership with a broader range of stakeholders so as to widen and diversify the resource base for investing in humanity.
    - Japan has been steadily implementing its commitments to providing an assistance package of about USD 6 billion for the Middle East region between 2016 and 2018 including human resource development programs for about 20,000 people. Japan has dispatched the Japan Team for Refugees and Community (J-TRaC) to refugee camps by JICA. Preparation for receiving Syrian students in Japan is underway. In addition, part of the disbursement to the World Bank’s Concessional Financing Facility (CFF) has already been made.
    - Japan has shared good practices of bilateral cooperation at various occasions as well as through media and social media, etc.
    - Japan has actively participated to the Grand Bargain process and been serving as a co-convener of the Work Stream of “Reduce Duplication and Management Cost”.

  • Cross cutting issues

    People-centred approach Refugees

  • Specific initiatives

    Grand Bargain

  • Other related Agenda for Humanity transformations

    3A - Reduce and address displacement 5A - Invest in local capacities

Attachments