中国など新興援助国に懸念　透明性求める―開発協力白書

　茂木敏充外相は１２日の閣議に、２０２０年版の開発協力白書を報告した。近年の傾向として中国やインドなど新興国による開発途上国への援助が増加していると指摘。こうした情報が国際社会で十分に共有されていない現状に懸念を示した。
　白書によると、経済協力開発機構（ＯＥＣＤ）の開発援助委員会に参加していない新興国の１９年の途上国支援は、計１６０億ドル以上とみられるが、その実態は「全てが明らかになっていないのが現状」という。
　融通の利かない厳しい条件での貸し付けが行われているとの指摘もあり、白書は「国際的な基準や取り組みと整合的な形で、透明性を持って行われるよう働き掛けていく」と強調した。（2021/03/12-08:43）

The Japanese government expressed concerns in a report released on Friday over the transparency of development assistance offered by China, India and other emerging counties, which has been growing in recent years.
   The 2020 white paper on development cooperation, submitted by Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi to the day's cabinet meeting, pointed out that information about the growth of aid by emerging nations is not fully shared within the international community.
   The amount of assistance given to developing nations by emerging countries which do not belong to the Development Assistance Committee of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development is seen to have exceeded 16 billion dollars in 2019.
   The report noted that the reality of such assistance has not been fully disclosed.
   As it is said that some emerging nations are giving loans under inflexible, stringent conditions, the white paper stressed that the Japanese government will urge such countries to extend development aid in a way consistent with international standards and in a transparent manner.