Humanitarian Action Works: VOICE featured in Planeta Futuro EL PAÍS

VOICE has been featured in a recent article by Planeta Futuro EL PAÍS, highlighting the growing impact of disinformation on humanitarian action.

“Disinformation is not a minor issue or just a reputational one: it can delay access to aid for those who need it most, disrupt emergency operations, expose teams to very concrete threats, and even criminalise humanitarian work.”

This is how Maria Groenewald, Director of VOICE, describes a growing trend highlighted in a recent article by Planeta Futuro EL PAÍS, in which VOICE is featured.

The piece examines how disinformation and hostile narratives are increasingly used to undermine the legitimacy of humanitarian organisations at a time of rising needs and shrinking funding. It also highlights the operational consequences of these narratives, from reduced trust to more constrained access for humanitarian actors.

VOICE is further quoted through our Senior Communications Officer, Roberta Fadda, who underlines the consequences of disinformation when trust with communities is not already in place. False claims can spread faster than any correction, which is why trust-building must be rooted in the channels people actually use.

The article also includes contributions from Médicos Sin Fronteras España, as well as VOICE member organisations Educo and Cáritas Española.
Thank you to EL PAÍS Planeta Futuro and Patricia Rodriguez Blanco for shedding light on this issue.

Read the article here: Las ONG, en la diana: así se fabrica el relato que criminaliza al sector humanitario