Africa Development Council Coordinated with adoption of declaration of human resource development cooperation 9th August, 4:33
Regarding the “Yokohama Declaration” to be adopted at the TICAD = African Development Conference to be held in Yokohama in late August, the government will cooperate in human resource development for young engineers to support African countries aiming for independent economic growth. Adjustments are made in the direction that incorporates things.
The 7th TICAD = African Development Conference is an international conference led by the Japanese government once every three years on the theme of African development and support. It will be held in Yokohama for 3 days from August 28th. Will be.
Leaders from 54 countries in Japan and Africa are scheduled to participate in the conference, and the government aims to adopt the “Yokohama Declaration” as a result of the discussion.
The government cooperated with human resource development to promote companies such as encouraging young engineers to train in Japan in order to support African countries aiming for independent economic growth, creating an environment where Japanese companies can easily invest. We are coordinating with each country in a direction to include what we do in the declaration.
In addition, as environmental measures accompanying economic development, we decided to make adjustments quickly by including reduction of plastic waste, which is a cause of marine pollution, and introduction of waste treatment technology to reduce waste in urban areas where there is a marked increase. It is.