# 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 (<span class="cbi-brand-name">CBI</span>) Secretariat to the UN Secretary-General's High-Level Panel on International Displacement with a focus on leveraging private sector contributions to addressing internal displacement (i.e., the thematic workstream #5 on private sector engagement).

To align with the focus of the High-Level Panel, examples presented cover different contexts such as armed conflict and natural hazards.