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
Typhoon Rolly: Strongest Storm of 2020 Strikes Philippines
Super Typhoon Rolly (Goni) barrelled across the Islands of the Philippines, making landfall on the 1st of November. Towards the latter part of the month of October, warm waters in the Pacific Ocean enabled a tropical storm swirling in the region to explode
The World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims
The World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims is commemorated every year on the third Sunday in November to raise awareness and spare a thought for the millions of victims and their families devastated by fatal road traffic accidents. This year the
World Tsunami Awareness Day 2020
In December 2015, the UN General Assembly designated 5th of November as World Tsunami Awareness Day, calling on countries, international bodies and civil society to raise tsunami awareness and share innovative approaches to risk reduction. World Tsunami Awareness Day was the brainchild of
World Humanitarian Day 2020: In Celebration of Real Life Heroes
On World Humanitarian Day (WHD) August 19, we honor the services rendered by humanitarian workers as well as celebrate their efforts in making our world a better place. This is an occasion for us to commemorate those who lost lives or were injured