Ambassador ASARI attended a Forum to launch a Japan funded project in Aqaba and Wadi Rum

2025/9/17
On 16 September 2025, Ambassador ASARI Hideki of Japan to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan attended the ”Jordan Valley Creative Pathways Forum” at the King Hussein bin Talal Convention Center. This was organized by UNDP Jordan in partnership with the Ministry of Digital Economy and Entrepreneurship to conclude “Safe Pathways for At-Risk Youth and Women in Jordan”, funded by the Government of Japan in 2023.

The forum intended to bring together youth, creatives, entrepreneurs, and policymakers to reimagine the Jordan Valley as a hub for inclusive, locally driven growth powered by cultural and creative industries.

On the same occasion, “Mitigating Juvenile Crime incidents in Aqaba and Wadi Rum,” funded by the Government of Japan in 2024, was also launched. This project aims at advancing the roles, participation and protection of women, youth and vulnerable groups in the Southern part of Jordan.
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