In early March 2023, Peru experienced its first cyclone in 40 years, Cyclone Yaku, as well as the start of “El Niño Costero”, a localized heating of the ocean surface. These phenomena led to an…
The Vanuatu Business Resilience Council (VBRC) is supporting the emergency response to the twin cyclones that have hit Vanuatu earlier this month. The private sector network, a Member of the…
From 17 – 28 April, hundreds of humanitarians will gather to advance best practices and address shared challenges in humanitarian action virtually from 17 – 21 April and in-person,…
Mexico, 23 March 2023 – A coalition of Mexican businesses has launched a virtual platform to foster collaboration between the private sector, the Government, the UN and humanitarian partners in…
When a 7.7-magnitude earthquake hit south-east Türkiye on 6 February 2023, immediately followed by another powerful quake and hundreds smaller ones in the next few days, Arda and his team knew that…
Istanbul, Sunday, 12 February - In Türkiye, local businesses are on the frontlines of emergency relief operations being organized in the immediate aftermath of the earthquakes. The Turkish Enterprise…
The Connecting Business initiative (CBi) was established in 2016 to facilitate engagement between the United Nations and the private sector in order to better prepare for, respond to, and recover…