Gearing up for TICAD IV
“I believe that self-reliance and mutual cooperation are the fundamental principles governing countries’ development. Development assistance should be based on self-help efforts by developing countries. As a basic principle we work to assist in cooperation and withmutual respect to enable self-reliance. I will be sharing the results of TICAD IV with other G-8 Leaders at the Hokkaido Toyako Summit. Moreover, in the autumn at the United Nations General Assembly, as the chair of the G-8 Summit and the host of TICAD, I will be reporting on the results of these twomeetings so as to share themwith the rest of theworld.”
H.E. Mr. Yasuo Fukuda, Prime Minister of Japan
Chair of TICAD IV and Chair of the G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit
Preparations for TICAD IV are characterized by wide-ranging meetings and conferences, including consultations with African leaders, the African Union Commission, NEPAD, African regional organizations, TICAD Co-organizers, major international and regional organizations, partners among developed countries, Asian and other developing countries, as well as civil society and nongovernmental organizations and the private sector.
Regional Preparatory Meetings for TICAD IV were held from 30 to 31 October, 2007, in Lusaka, Zambia, for Southern and Eastern African countries; and from 21 to 22 November, 2007, in Tunis, Tunisia, for North,West and Central African countries.
The Ministerial Preparatory Meeting was held from 20 to 21 March, 2008, in Libreville, Gabon. Those meetings were expected to kick-off the preparatory process and build up the momentum towards the May 2008 Conference in Yokohama. “