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The recently leaked draft Briefing Book from the Department for International Partnerships (DG INTPA) for the next European Commission raises serious concerns for VOICE about the capacity of the EU to uphold its values and meet the Sustainable Development Goals principle of leaving no one behind.

Following the European Humanitarian Forum 2024 in March, VOICE has gathered some reflections and published an article on the main topics discussed at the two-day event.

This article summarises the third edition of the European Humanitarian Forum, which focused on neglected crises and climate change impacts, addressing International Humanitarian Law violations, and the advocacy for enhanced cross-sector collaboration.

The first video of the VOICE video series 'From Neglect to Awareness! Uncovering Humanitarian Crises' is a deep dive into El Salvador's situation, a country that, despite the severity of its humanitarian crisis, has remained largely invisible on the global stage.

This article gives an overview of the European Humanitarian Forum 2024, including VOICE members' participation in the high-level panels and Humanitarian Talks.

VOICE Statement on the outcome of the MFF revision.

Do you want to learn more about the activities of the Humanitarian Partnership (HP) Watch Group and our collective contributions to shaping the partnership landscape between DG ECHO and NGO-certified partners? Explore our HP Watch Group: 2023 in review.

This article by Pierre Micheletti underscores the critical need for European NGOs to join forces in advocating for enhanced rescue efforts for migrants adrift in the Mediterranean, emphasizing the imperative for a coordinated approach to address this humanitarian crisis.

Dominic Crowley, VOICE President, presented on 13 February an analysis of the humanitarian funding shortfall and outlook for 2024 to Members of the European Parliament at DEVE Committee.

The VOICE event ‘Artificial Intelligence: Disruption or Opportunity for Humanitarian Aid?’ brought together experts to delve into the transformative potential of AI in humanitarian action.

In the interview of the VOICE Out Loud 36, a female Afghan aid worker delves into the multifaceted humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, with a focus on gender-related issues.

The article by WeWorld on the VOICE Out Loud 36 provides a harrowing account of the humanitarian crisis in Gaza following the conflict escalation on 7 October.

The VOICE panel discussion held at the event in June 2023 stressed the importance of gender-sensitive responses in humanitarian aid, advocating for women's central role in designing and implementing these strategies.

In its article, Relief International underscores the imperative of adopting a gender-sensitive approach in displacement settings, focusing on the acute vulnerabilities of women and girls.

The article from Mercy Corps in the VOL 36 highlights the need for inclusive and multidimensional recovery strategies in the face of the climate crisis, emphasising the crucial role of involving women and girls.

"The Europe Kids Want" consultation seeks to amplify children's voices in the upcoming 2024 European Parliament elections, inviting EU youths aged 10 to 18 to participate.

Fida International’s article in the VOICE Out Loud 36 confronts the impacts of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in humanitarian emergencies, particularly in conflict-ridden areas like the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

CARE International's article introduces their 'Gender in Emergencies' (GiE) Theory of Change, a pioneering framework emphasising the integration of gender perspectives in emergency responses.

The latest VOICE Out Loud edition, emphasises the vital role of women in humanitarian crises and recovery, highlighting their resilience and the necessity of addressing gender-specific challenges.

This article aims at gathering VOICE members' statements and events ahead, during, and after COP28 (30 November-12 December).

This article highlights the negative effects of sanctions on humanitarian aid, and showcases VOICE's advocacy efforts for humanitarian exemptions in EU sanctions, emphasizing the need for effective and timely delivery of assistance.

This article outlines the revision of the EU's long-term budget, resulting in a significant €250 million increase in the humanitarian budget for 2024.

This article provides an introduction to the third edition of the European Humanitarian Forum, which will take place on 18 and 19 March 2023.

A brief summary of the discussions held during the round table “Neglected crises: from commitments to actions”, co-organised by VOICE & La Coordinadora on 25 September in Madrid.

This article delves into the highlights of the event 'Fighting hunger: a women-led response' organised by VOICE on 21 June to debate about the role of women in the fight against hunger worldwide.

World Humanitarian Day 2023, the #NoMatterWhat Campaign points to the importance of delivering principled humanitarian aid, no matter who, no matter where, no matter what.

This article gathers all the important moments of the VOICE General Assembly 2023, including the incorporation of new member organisations and Board members.

In this interview, Jan Egeland, Eminent Person of The Grand Bargain and Secretary General of the Norwegian Refugee Council, provides an overview of the current state of the localisation agenda, the harmonisation process, quality funding, and other aspects related to the Grand Bargain.

Following the celebration of the European Humanitarian Forum 2023 in March, VOICE has gathered some key issues and published a statement to further address them.

This article talks about the European Commission's (EC) proposed revision of the EU’s long-term budget, the multiannual financial framework (MFF) 2021-2027, and how an increased humanitarian budget is needed to address the current humanitarian situation worldwide.

This article summarises the priorities of the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the EU and also the general priorities of the trio composed of Spain, Belgium, and Hungary regarding humanitarian aid.

In this article, TSF examines how they intervene in sudden crises, restoring communication in an interconnected world.

In the Policy Resolution 2023, VOICE calls on the EU and its Member States (MS) to stop the steep rise of world hunger by:
- Preventing, preparing for, and acting quickly to respond to food and nutrition insecurity
- Ensuring multi-sectoral and inclusive approaches to address the global food crisis and transform the global food system

In this article, Trócaire delves into the challenges and principles of capacity sharing at the time that shares a practical example of how they put it into practice with local actors in Guatemala.

The article by People in Need on the VOICE Out Loud 35 gives a great overview of the links between localisation and the principle of neutrality when local actors intervene in certain contexts.

In this article of the VOICE Out Loud 35, Oxfam analyses the risks and the ways in which donors can adapt to give more power to local actors.

In this article, EU CORD delves into the donor’s role in enabling local actors in humanitarian response, which will eventually benefit the whole humanitarian system and, ultimately, people in need.

In this article of the VOICE out loud, Christian Aid delves into the significant efforts from the humanitarian community focused on channelling more power to local actors and the challenges ahead on the road to localisation.

The magazine's new edition examines how the humanitarian system, including INGOs, local and national actors, and donors, can ensure equitable partnerships and participation to keep moving the localisation agenda forward.

The VOICE Annual Report 2022 has been published. It provides an overview of the network’s activities and achievements over the past year.

On 5 April, VOICE organised a conversation with Martin Scott and Patrick Saez to speak about the role of narratives in humanitarian work and how these can be adjusted to be more impactful.

We have presented the VOICE reflections after the European Humanitarian Forum 2023, focusing on the following areas:
1. Addressing the funding gap: from recognition to action.
2. Breaking the silos: Humanitarian aid alone cannot be the solution.
3. Preserving humanitarian space: the humanitarian principles must be championed and the impacts of sanctions regimes
on humanitarian aid mitigated.

The European Humanitarian Forum 2023 was held in Brussels on 20 and 21 March. The VOICE network, Board of Directors and NGO members, successfully managed to make their voices heard in many of the high-level panels and Humanitarian Talks.

In this article, we give an overview of all the high-level panels and Humanitarian Talks in which the VOICE network and its NGO members will participate.

VOICE President Dominic Crowley was interviewed by Défis Humanitaires ahead of the European Humanitarian Forum.

Türkiye and Syria earthquake on 6 February has had a devastating impact on the area. Humanitarian NGOs are on the ground, providing life-saving aid.

This article summarises the advocacy efforts of VOICE regarding EU humanitarian funding. On the one hand towards the revision of the MMF and on the other towards the SEAR.

This article presents the main aims of the second edition of the European Humanitarian Forum and highlights the role of VOICE in the upcoming Forum.

This article highlights the main priorities of the Swedish Presidency of the Council of the EU regarding humanitarian aid and the work programme for COHAFA.

Organisations are invited by Groupe URD to fill out a questionnaire with the aim of mapping climate and environment services and resources that could help to implement commitments 1 and 2 of the Climate and Environment Charter for Humanitarian Organisations.