Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Week 2021
The Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Week (HNPW), co-chaired by OCHA and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) is a week-long series of sessions and panel discussions that allow humanitarian networks and partnerships to deliberate on crucial humanitarian issues. This event garners
CBi Progress Report 2020
The Connecting Business initiative (CBi) Progress Report provides an overview of the achievements in 2020 and results of the CBi Annual Survey. The initiative supported 17 private sector networks around the world in strategically engaging the private sector in disaster management. These networks reached
Public Private Partnership in Urban Disasters: Responding to Unexpected Fire in Thotalanga
Following the on-ground assessment at the emergency site in Kajeemawatte, Thotalanga, A-PAD Sri Lanka was able to successfully bring on board, a collaborated effort in providing early recovery support to those affected by the fire. Public and Private enterprises such as the Disaster
A-PAD/CBi Sri Lanka Appointment to CBi ExCom
The Connecting Business Initiative (CBi) was launched at the World Humanitarian Summit in May 2016 and it takes forward the Summit outcomes, as well as the 2030 Development Agenda and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction. It is a collaboration between UNDP’s
Unexpected Fire Devastates Communities in Thotalanga: A-PAD SL Carries Out On Ground Assessment
In the early hours of 15th March 2021, a fire broke out in Kajeema Waththa, Thotalanga, raising almost 40 houses to the ground, affecting 32 families inclusive of 141 individuals and 68 children. The resident population are of poor financial status and low