WORLD HUMANITARIAN DAY 2021 #TheHumanRace against Climate Change
APAD- SL will observe the United Nations sponsored World Humanitarian Day 2021 with emphasis on #TheHumanRace against climate change on Thursday 19th of August 2021. The UN General Assembly designated August 19th in 2009 as World Humanitarian Day (WHD) in memory of the
Health Sector Disaster Management Lecture Series
At the invitation of the Ministry of Health (MoH), A-PAD conducted a virtual lecture on Health Sector Disaster Management for Post Graduate Medical Students of the Post Graduate Institute of Medicine (PGIM), Colombo University. A-PAD’s expertise was harnessed by Dr. Novil Wijesekara, Disaster
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
A-PAD Sri Lanka Achieves 6 Years of Service in Sri Lanka
Asia Pacific Alliance for Disaster Management Sri Lanka was established on the 20th of August 2014 under the patronage of both local and international signatories, in the aim of creating a platform for multi-stakeholder partnerships, specifically, Public-Private-Partnership (PPP). A brainchild of Asia Pacific