Resolution by ODA Committee toward G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit and TICAD IV

Adoption of the Resolution on the Desirable Form of Japan’s International Aid toward the G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit and the Fourth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD IV) by the Special Committee on Official Development Assistance and Related Matters (ODA Committee)

May 2008

On 16 May, 2008, the Special Committee of the House of Councillors on Official Development Assistance and Related Matters (ODA Committee) adopted a resolution in order to convey thoughts from the Diet concerning the desirable form of Japan's international aid and to have these thoughts reflected in Japan's policy on official development assistance (ODA), toward the G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit and the Fourth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD IV).

The ODA Committee, since it was set up in 2006, has actively carried out research on ODA and other diverse issues pertaining to international aid and cooperation. The drafting of this resolution was based on the discussion in the Committee.