A-PAD Board Emergency Meeting on Regional Partnerships in Fighting the Pandemic
An emergency board meeting was called for by A-PAD regional members in order to call for immediate action to contain the Corona virus and also respond to proactively than the current trend of being reactive. In doing so, the member country heads unveiled
A-PAD SL Outreach to Wuhan, China Amidst COVID’19 Outbreak
The 2019-20 Coronavirus pandemic outbreak was first identified in Wuhan, Hubei, China in December 2019. With rapid spread of the virus in China, the resources needed to contain the virus became limited and then scarce. A vital preventive equipment of face masks going
New board members of A-PAD elected
The Executive Committee and Asia-Pacific Alliance for Disaster Management (A-PAD) Founder’s Meeting was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on the 8th of November 2019. Hereby, A-PAD International elected its new Chairman and board members, strategies in expanding A-PAD platforms in the Asia Pacific
Participation of A-PAD at the World Humanitarian Action Forum
The 2nd World Humanitarian Action Forum (WHAF) 2019 was held on 15th and 16th October 2019 in Istanbul, Turkey. The two-day forum, with the theme “Dignity in Humanity”, brought together humanitarian actors from 65 countries to strengthen partnership and collaboration. the forum shared
A-PAD Management Headquarters Representative visits Sri Lanka
Ms. Megumi Kuwana, representing the Asia Pacific Alliance for Disaster Management Head Quarters, visited Sri Lanka in order to engage with the partners of the Sri Lankan platform. During her visit, Ms. Kuwana met with officials from the private, government and humanitarian sectors