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We, Japanese CSOs, held a dialogue with OECD-DAC review members (EU and Italy) on the strength and challenges of Japanese ODA, on 28 November 2019.<\/p>\r\n
Before the dialogue, we had a study session with Japanese CSOs to review the effort of the development cooperation by Japanese Government and prepared policy recommendations. Some of the recommendations are;<\/p>\r\n
1. Japan\u2019s ODA should focus on the poverty reduction and the fair distribution, rather than the economic or quality growth.<\/p>\r\n
2. The legislature (Parliament) should be more involved in ODA policy, through the enactment of the \u201cBasic Law on ODA\u201d and the establishment of the \u201cMinistry of International Cooperation\u201d.<\/p>\r\n
3. Japan\u2019s ODA should increase grant aids for the social development, rather than loans for constructing\u00a0huge economic infrastructures.<\/p>\r\n
4. Japan\u2019s ODA should safeguard human rights and prevent environmental degradation, and align with Paris Agreement, when implementing ODA, especially in the Asian region.<\/p>\r\n
5. Japanese Government should achieve the internationally-agreed target of \u201c0.7% of GNI for ODA\u201d, and commit to Grand Bargain on humanitarian assistance, and strengthen multi-stakeholder dialogues, especially citizens\u2019 participations.<\/p>\r\n
We keep advocating towards the final report, which will be out in June 2020, and hope that those recommendations will be reflected<\/p>\r\n