Business Brief: Introduction to the Humanitarian System
The aim of this Business Brief is to provide the private sector with an overview of the international humanitarian system. The document is by…
The Connecting Business initiative submission to the United Nations Secretary-General’s High-Level Panel on Internal Displacement
This paper outlines recommendations from the Connecting Business initiative (CBI) Secretariat to the UN Secretary-General’s High-Level Panel on International Displacement with a focus on…
CBI Member Network Overview: Sri Lanka
The Asia Pacific Alliance for Disaster Management Sri Lanka (A-PAD SL) aims to coordinate and facilitate disaster preparedness, mitigation, disaster risk reduction (DRR), recovery,…
Guidance Note: Protection against sexual exploitation and abuse for the private sector
The Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) enables the protection of individuals and communities affected by a disaster or conflict. It is the…
CBI Member Network Overview: Haiti
The Alliance for Risk Management and Business Continuity (AGERCA) is an independent non-governmental organization (NGO) created in 2008 as a mechanism for the Haitian…
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Women and Girls: Best Practices from the Turkish Private Sector
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is deeply gendered: it is intensifying the existing gender inequalities, widening the poverty gap between women and men,…
OCHA Business Guide: Haiti Earthquake
On 14 August 2021, a strong, shallow earthquake rocked southwestern Haiti just 12 km northeast of Saint-Louis-du-Sud, about 125 kilometres west of the capital…
Guidance Note: Addressing the Gendered Impacts of COVID-19
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is deeply gendered: women and girls have experienced more negative consequences than men and boys. The pandemic has…
Guidance Note: Conflict Sensitivity in Private Sector Disaster Management
The Connecting Business initiative (CBI) Guidance Note explains how conflict sensitivity is relevant to private sector disaster management. It provides an overview of the…
Integrating Conflict Sensitivity in Private Sector Disaster Management: Lessons from the Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation
When a disaster strikes, aid interventions can have unintended consequences, and lead to social tensions and ultimately more violence – even in otherwise peaceful…
Guidance on Emergency Response Planning: Lessons from the PDRF Experience
This guidance note is meant for private sector networks who are currently engaged in emergency operations and who are interested to know more about…
Situational Reports for COVID-19 activities in CBI Member Network countries
The Situational Reports (SitReps) for COVID-19 present a brief overview of key figures such as the status of COVID-19 cases as well as the…
Situational Reports for COVID-19 activities in CBI Member Network countries