In its 2003 Official Development Assistance Charter (ODA Charter), the Japanese government made peace-building one of its areas of focus. Since then, the government and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) have been active in organizing and implementing peace-building support projects in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. One of the government’s initiatives is a peacebuilding project in Mindanao, the Philippines, an effort that represents a break from the traditional mold: the development support efforts started contributing to the peace process before the signing of any peace agreement took place. This article examines how the development support initiatives by the Japanese government and JICA have contributed to the peace process in Mindanao from 2003 to 2016. Despite the unfamiliarity and uncertainty clouding the initial stages of the project, the development support efforts by the Japanese government and JICA are considered to have played a substantial role in paving the way toward the signing of the Comprehensive Agreement on Bangsamoro in March 2014.

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棉兰老岛冲突：通过发展建立和平的努力

日本政府在其2003年《官方发展援助宪章》（ODA宪章）中将建设和平作为其重点领域之一。自那时以来，日本政府和日本国际协力机构（JICA）一直积极组织和实施中东，非洲和亚洲的建设和平支助项目。政府的一项举措是在菲律宾棉兰老的建设和平项目，这是对传统模式的突破：在任何和平协议签署之前，发展支持工作就为和平进程做出了贡献。本文探讨了日本政府和日本国际协力机构的发展支持举措如何为2003年至2016年棉兰老岛的和平进程做出了贡献。