“Human Rights in Complex Situations” – Sri Lanka as a Case Study for the CBi Network

Jun 20, 2018

The Connecting Business Initiative (CBi) together with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) recently conducted a webinar within its regional network highlighting the theme of “Human Rights in Complex

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A-PAD Korea on a mission to uplift disaster affected communities

A-PAD Korea on a mission to uplift disaster affected communities

May 15, 2018

A-PAD Korea visited Sri Lanka to conduct a survey in order to implement a community development project in a disasterΒ  affectedΒ  area.Β  TheirΒ  aimΒ  was toΒ  enhanceΒ  theΒ  existingΒ  businessesΒ  in aΒ Β  previouslyΒ Β  disasterΒ Β  affectedΒ Β  region by means of tourism. A-PAD-SL chose Kuchchaveli

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USNS Mercy with A-PAD SL on a Mission to Make a Difference “PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP 2018”

USNS Mercy with A-PAD SL on a Mission to Make a Difference “PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP 2018”

Apr 20, 2018

The US Navy’s Military Sealift Command-operated hospital ship USNS Mercy arrived in the US 7 th Fleet area of operations to serve as a platform for exercise Pacific Partnership 2018 (PP18). The vessel arrived to Sri Lanka on the 25 th of April

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A-PAD Mission to Nepal

A-PAD Mission to Nepal

Feb 15, 2018

With the intention of expanding A-PADΒ Country Platforms in the Asia PacificΒ Region, an A-PAD team of officials visitedΒ Nepal to seek possibilities of establishingΒ A-PAD Nepal. Discussions were held withΒ the private sector, government, military,Β volunteers and the aid agency networks.Β Concept of A-PAD was briefed to potentialΒ stakeholders and

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Connecting Business Initiative (CBi) – 2018 Annual Event in Geneva

Connecting Business Initiative (CBi) – 2018 Annual Event in Geneva

Feb 15, 2018

Building on the momentum generatedΒ by the World Humanitarian Summit,Β Connecting Business Initiative (CBi) held its 2018 Annual Event in from 5th toΒ 9th February 2018 in Geneva, Switzerland.Β The aim of the CBi is to transform the wayΒ the private sector engages before, duringΒ and after crises. A-PAD

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