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Throughout the year, VOICE produces and disseminates key documents reflecting on humanitarian aid issues at the EU level and from an NGO perspective. They are addressed to decision-makers within the European institutions, at the National level, to NGO networks and other stakeholders of the humanitarian community, as well as to the VOICE members. Some documents are produced by the VOICE Secretariat with the support of VOICE members while others are publications from members and other key stakeholders in the humanitarian sector.
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VOICE Policy Resolution 2024 - Take a stand: Pledge for Humanitarian Action!
27 June 2024VOICE policy resolutionsThe VOICE Policy Resolution 2024 highlights the urgent need for political actors to focus on three priority areas:
1. Close the funding gap
2. Increase the space for humanitarian action
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Advancing Gender Justice and Equality: The Role of FBOs - ACT Alliance EU
26 June 2024Members' publicationsAt a recent ACT Alliance EU roundtable, EU officials, FBOs and NGOs discussed the role of religious perspectives in gender equality. The event highlighted how Faith Actors can bridge divides, foster dialogue on SRHR, CSE, and LGBTQI+ rights. -
Anticipatory Action in Adaptive Risk Governance" - Acción Contra el Hambre Spain
25 June 2024Members' publicationsAcción Contra el Hambre Spain delves into the concept of Adaptive Risk Governance and its crucial role in enhancing Anticipatory Action. -
Challenges and opportunities for Urban Standardized Disaster Risk Reduction Programming in Southern Africa, drawing on the example of Zimbabwe - World Vision
25 June 2024Members' publicationsThe findings and step-by-step guidelines aim to help disaster management professionals improve the conduction of disaster prevention programmes and adapt it to their respective contexts. -
DG ECHO Organigramme - Updated 01/06/2024
24 June 2024Access here the new DG ECHO Organigramme as of 01/06/2024 -
Leveraging Innovative Financial Strategies for Effective Anticipatory Action – Welthungerhilfe
20 June 2024Members' publicationsIn the latest VOICE Out Loud issue, Welthungerhilfe explores how innovative financial strategies can support Anticipatory Action (AA) and improve disaster risk management. -
Follow the Forecast: Anticipatory Action in Fragile Settings – International Rescue Committee
18 June 2024Members' publicationsThis piece examines how proactive measures, such as anticipatory cash transfers, can significantly enhance the resilience of vulnerable communities facing climate shocks and other crises. -
Including Everyone in Anticipatory Action: The Critical Role of Collecting and Using Disaggregated Data – Humanity & Inclusion
13 June 2024Members' publicationsThis piece explores how inclusive data collection and utilisation are vital for ensuring that AA reaches all segments of society, especially the most vulnerable. -
Advancing Anticipatory Action Through Localisation: Insights from Mozambique, Madagascar, and Malawi – Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe
09 June 2024Members' publicationsIn the VOICE Out Loud 37, Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe presents a compelling case for integrating localisation with Anticipatory Action (AA) in Southern Africa. -
VOICE Out Loud 37 "Anticipatory Action: Shaping the Future of Humanitarian Response"
06 June 2024VOICE out loudThis edition of the VOICE Out Loud explores the transformative potential of Anticipatory Action in humanitarian response, showcasing innovative strategies and localised approaches that enhance community resilience and proactive disaster mitigation. -
The world's most neglected displacement crises in 2023 - NRC
03 June 2024Members' publicationsFor the second year in a row Burkina Faso is the world’s most neglected displacement crisis, according to a new report from the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC). The normalisation of neglect is exacerbating needs and deepening despair. -
Women in war: Leaders, responders, and potential - CARE International
30 May 2024Members' publicationsThis report combines surveys, qualitative interviews, and data models using publicly available datasets to understand women’s experiences in conflict. -
[FR] Le Sahel en mutation: Coopérations d'avenir - Fokus Sahel
29 May 2024Invitation and programme of the Civil Society Conference: The Changing Sahel - Future Cooperations, which will take place from 10 to 12 June 2024. -
Disasters, climate change, and displacement - Secours Islamique France Position Paper
29 May 2024Members' publicationsThis document presents the challenges of internal displacement due to disasters and climate change, describes SIF’s approach and its actions in Madagascar, Somalia, and Pakistan, and suggests recommendations to strengthen and speed up the response. -
2024 Global Report on Internal Displacement (GRID)
27 May 2024Members' publicationsIDMC's Global Report on Internal Displacement (GRID) is the world’s leading source of data and analysis on internal displacement. -
Critical condition : violence against health care in conflict 2023
24 May 2024In this new report, the Safeguarding Health in Conflict Coalition identified 2562 incidents of violence against or obstruction of health care in conflicts in 2023, a 25% increase from 2022, representing 500 more attacks than documented last year, and the highest ever since the Coalition began reporting. There was intense violence against health care in new conflicts in Gaza and Sudan and continuing violence in Myanmar, Ukraine and Haiti. Health facilities, transports, and patient access to care were also at high risk in the Sahel. -
Emergency Watchlist 2024
17 May 2024Members' publicationsThe Emergency Watchlist report is the International Rescue Committee’s assessment of the 20 countries at greatest risk of new humanitarian emergencies each year. -
Weathering the Storm - Why and how development financing actors should stay engaged during political crises
16 May 2024Members' publicationsDrawing on case studies from Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger and Afghanistan, this NRC research examines the humanitarian consequences when development aid is suspended to a country after an unconstitutional change in government. -
Invitation to VOICE Spring Event "The Mediterranean Sea: a neglected humanitarian crisis?"
16 May 2024The invitation to VOICE Spring Event "The Mediterranean Sea: a neglected humanitarian crisis?" on 19 June. -
Invitation to VOICE Spring Event "The Mediterranean Sea: a neglected humanitarian crisis?"
15 May 2024Invitation to the VOICE event "The Mediterranean Sea: a neglected humanitarian crisis?" -
Terms of Reference for Consultancy
10 May 2024Terms of Reference for a consultancy to develop a VOICE briefing: "Partners in Humanitarian Aid - Halfway through the EU Humanitarian Partnership 2021–2027" -
Outcome paper - Partners' Segment Session "Equitable Partnerships: towards a fairer sharing of compliance-related risks"
10 May 2024HP Watch GroupThe outcome paper of the risk-sharing session at the DG ECHO Partners’ Segment on 20 March 2024, entitled “Equitable Partnerships: towards a fairer sharing of compliance-related risks", co-organised by Charter4Change, Red Cross EU and VOICE. -
What global position is the EU aiming for? - Caritas EU
30 April 2024Members' publicationsCaritas Europa joins numerous other civil society organisations in expressing grave concern over the direction of the EU’s international cooperation. -
Self-Interest at the Cost of Human Development? The case of DG INTPA - EU Cord
30 April 2024Members' publicationsEU-CORD is deeply concerned about the European Commission's leaked draft briefing book laying out its vision for international cooperation. It joins numerous other civil society organisations in calling for realigning the Commission’s international cooperation efforts with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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[FR] Interview with Maria Groenewald, VOICE Director, for Francis Charhon (Chroniques philanthropiques)
30 April 2024Maria Groenewald, VOICE Director, discusses the role of European support in international humanitarian aid, emphasising the essential collaboration with European institutions and the ongoing challenges of funding insufficiency.
