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Business networks & partners come together to improve disaster resilience
Business networks & partners come together to improve disaster resilience Read More
CBi Annual Report 2021
CBi Annual Report 2021 Read More
The Connecting Business initiative (CBi) Annual Report provides an overview of the achievements in the past five years and the achievements in 2021.
People cross the border from Ukraine into Poland on 27 February 2022
Ukraine Humanitarian Crisis February 2022 Read More
Neighbours in Tsiatosika village, 15 km from Mananjary, come together to repair a cyclone-damaged house. They will do this for every damaged house in the village.
Tropical Cyclone Batsirai and Emnati February 2022 Read More
A child stands in the middle of her destroyed house in the Philippines
Five things to know about the response to Typhoon Rai Read More
From the role of the private sector to preparedness and anticipatory action efforts, learn about the response to Typhoon Rai in the Philippines

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The Connecting Business initiative (CBi) engages the private sector in disaster preparedness, response and recovery.

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Resilience is Everyone’s Business: Public-Private Partnerships advancing Disaster Risk Reduction and Disaster Management
24 May 2022
Resilience is Everyone’s Business: Public-Private Partnerships advancing Disaster Risk Reduction and Disaster Management
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Business networks & partners come together to improve disaster resilience
16 May 2022
Business networks & partners come together to improve disaster resilience
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Local and global businesses contribute more than $1 billion to support humanitarian response in Ukraine
9 May 2022
Local and global businesses contribute more than $1 billion to support humanitarian response in Ukraine
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Business events at the Humanitarian Networking and Partnerships Weeks (HNPW)
8 May 2022
Business events at the Humanitarian Networking and Partnerships Weeks (HNPW)
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Connecting Business initiative helped assist more than 1 million people in 2021
14 Apr 2022
Connecting Business initiative helped assist more than 1 million people in 2021
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Championing early warning and action: How the private sector addresses extreme weather events
13 Apr 2022
Championing early warning and action: How the private sector addresses extreme weather events
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23 May 12:00 - 12:00 WIB
2018 October 10th. Finnish Red Cross earthquake and tsunami response in Dongala, Sulawesi, Indonesia.
7th Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction
Bali, Indonesia
18 May 12:00 - 01:00 CEST
Details about the ACTING BEFORE THE CRISES HIT event with an image of the PDRF emergency operations center
Acting before crises hit: Anticipatory action and the private sector (CBi Annual Event)
Online
10 May 04:00 - 05:30 CEST
Details about the FEELING THE HEAT public event by CBi at HNPW with an image of agricultural workers
Feeling the heat: How local businesses are responding to the climate emergency (CBi Annual Event)
Amphitheatre D (Floor 1), The International Conference Centre Geneva (CICG)
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Ukraine Humanitarian Crisis February 2022

The security situation in Ukraine deteriorated rapidly following the launch of a Russian Federation military offensive on 24 February 2022.

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People cross the border from Ukraine into Poland on 27 February 2022

Ukraine Humanitarian Crisis February 2022

  • February 2022
  • Ukraine
  • Europe

Tropical Cyclone Batsirai and Emnati February 2022

Tropical Cyclone Batsirai made landfall on the east coast of Madagascar 14 kilometres north of the city of Mananjary on 5 February as a Category 3 cyclone.

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Neighbours in Tsiatosika village, 15 km from Mananjary, come together to repair a cyclone-damaged house. They will do this for every damaged house in the village.

Tropical Cyclone Batsirai and Emnati February 2022

  • February 2022
  • Cyclone
  • Madagascar

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) 2020 - 2022

CBi works closely with the UN system, private sector networks and the broader business community 

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Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) 2020 - 2022

  • Pandemic
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