{"id":16608,"date":"2026-02-12T15:00:26","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T09:30:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bcis.edu.lk\/?p=16608"},"modified":"2026-02-13T15:22:04","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T09:52:04","slug":"and-the-circles-they-go-round-and-round-thirty-years-of-engaging-with-the-global-humanitarian-system-bcis-4th-human-library-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bcis.edu.lk\/index.php\/2026\/02\/12\/and-the-circles-they-go-round-and-round-thirty-years-of-engaging-with-the-global-humanitarian-system-bcis-4th-human-library-event\/","title":{"rendered":"And the Circles; They Go Round and Round: Thirty Years of Engaging with the Global Humanitarian System &#8211; BCIS 4th Human Library Event"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\">\n<div class=\"xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div class=\"xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"font-size: revert; color: initial;\">\ud83d\udcda <\/span><strong style=\"font-size: revert; color: initial;\">4th Human Library | BCIS Library<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p>The BCIS Library successfully concluded the 4th edition of its Human Library series with a compelling lecture titled <em>\u201cAnd the Circles; They Go Round and Round: Thirty Years of Engaging with the Global Humanitarian System,\u201d<\/em> delivered by Prof. Janaka Jayawickrama.<\/p>\n<p>Drawing on three decades of experience, the session offered valuable insights into the evolution of the global humanitarian system and its contemporary challenges. 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