VOICE Policy Resolution 2025 - Time for Action: Humanitarian NGOs call for a bold response to fragility

The VOICE Policy Resolution 2025 - Time for Action: Humanitarian NGOs call for a bold response to fragility is out! 

Over the past years, humanitarian needs have been escalating worldwide and now vastly exceed the resources available to meet those needs. While conflict, climate change, economic instability, and health emergencies continue to create new crises or worsen existing ones, the 2025 dismantling of USAID and the significant funding cuts announced by other donors – including European States – have significantly reduced the ability to support crisis-affected communities.

As global fragility deepens - from conflict and climate shocks to weakened governance and funding cuts - humanitarian NGOs are sounding the alarm. It’s time to move beyond short-term responses and develop a more sustainable, inclusive and coordinated approach. Humanitarian NGOs put forward a set of recommendations for the EU and its Member States to ensure a coordinated and multi-sectoral response to fragility that addresses the root causes of vulnerability and contributes to reducing humanitarian needs.

The Policy Resolution urges the EU and its Member States to:

1. Prioritise a people-centred approach – by engaging affected communities, supporting civil society, and mainstreaming protection, gender, and inclusion.
2. Operationalise the Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus – to address root causes and promote resilience through cross-sector coordination.
3. Guarantee long-term and flexible commitments – through adaptable funding and continued engagement in fragile and conflict-affected settings.

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