The Japan-ASEAN Integration Fund (JAIF) was officially established in March 2006, based on the pledge from then Japanese Prime Minister H.E. Mr. Junichiro Koizumi at the Ninth ASEAN-Japan Summit held in December 2005 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
JAIF aims at supporting integration efforts to create the ASEAN Community by facilitating the implementation of the ASEAN 2025: Forging Ahead Together, which consists of the blueprints for the ASEAN Political Security Community (APSC), ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), and ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC), as well as the Initiative for ASEAN Integration (IAI) Work Plan III and the Master Plan on ASEAN Connectivity (MPAC) 2025. JAIF also aims at promoting greater cooperation between ASEAN and Japan.
Since its first financial contribution, several additional funding supports have been pledged to the original JAIF, and as of 31 May 2018, the total contribution amounts to more than USD 660,000,000. JAIF has contributed not only to advancing ASEAN integration but also to strengthening ASEAN-Japan relations by implementing various projects in the areas of disaster management, counter terrorism, maritime cooperation, economic integration, small and medium-sized enterprises development, youth exchanges, Japanese language training, and others.
11 October 2018
ASEAN Emergency Response and Assessment Team members are putting the final touch to the second Mobile Storage Unit (MSU) in Palu Airport. With the support of Japan through Japan-ASEAN Integration Fund, ASEAN MSUs are the first to arrive and operate in Palu, Sulawesi.
11 October 2018
Have you ever wondered where relief items are stored when buildings are collapsed? MSU or mobile storage unit is the answer. It can store ample relief items such as family kits, tents and others.
MSU is part of ASEAN relief items stocked for emergencies in the region and they are available with the support from Japan through the Japan-ASEAN Integration Fund (JAIF).
11 October 2018
The ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on disaster management (AHA Centre) has installed Mobile Storage Units in Palu to serve as temporary portable warehouse for incoming relief items. Many governments and private institutions have offered help to Indonesia and this is one of the many ways that ASEAN is supporting Indonesia.
The AHA Centre, with support from the Japan-ASEAN Integration Fund (JAIF), currently implements the project Disaster Emergency Logistic System for ASEAN (DELSA) - Phase II: Satellite Warehouse.
17 September 2018
The Task Force convened the 8th Meeting of the Task Force on the Mainstreaming of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in the ASEAN Community on 14-15 September 2018 in Bangkok, Thailand. The Meeting finalised the ASEAN Enabling Masterplan 2025: Mainstreaming the Rights of Persons with Disabilities that encompasses all ASEAN Community Pillars and encourages ASEAN Bodies to take action in integrating and including disability perspectives to their work.
The Meeting was co-chaired by Dr. Seree Nonthasoot, Thailand Representative to the AICHR and Mr. Richard Tan, Singapore Focal Point to Senior Officials Meeting on Social Welfare and Development (SOMSWD). It was supported by the Japan-ASEAN Integration Fund (JAIF) and the Australian Government.
17 September 2018
The Task Force convened the 8th Meeting of the Task Force on the Mainstreaming of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in the ASEAN Community on 14-15 September 2018 in Bangkok, Thailand. The Meeting finalised the ASEAN Enabling Masterplan 2025: Mainstreaming the Rights of Persons with Disabilities that encompasses all ASEAN Community Pillars and encourages ASEAN Bodies to take action in integrating and including disability perspectives to their work.
The Meeting was co-chaired by Dr. Seree Nonthasoot, Thailand Representative to the AICHR and Mr. Richard Tan, Singapore Focal Point to Senior Officials Meeting on Social Welfare and Development (SOMSWD). It was supported by the Japan-ASEAN Integration Fund (JAIF) and the Australian Government.
