Our mission is to end extreme poverty and boost shared prosperity on a livable planet. This is threatened by multiple, intertwined crises. Promoting shared prosperity means working to ensure that the growth of the global economy will improve the lives of all members of society and improving their access to life’s essentials, including food, shelter, health care, education and jobs.

Japan contributes substantially to the World Bank Group as the second largest shareholder. Japan’s know-how in the areas of Disaster Risk Management (DRM) and Universal Health Care (UHC) leads the global discussion. In February 2014, World Bank and Japan launched a joint program, Japan-World Bank Partnership to Mainstream Disaster Risk Management in Developing Countries, and Tokyo Disaster Risk Management Hub was established at the World Bank Tokyo Office, to disseminate and mobilize the knowledge exchange.