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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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Afghanistan's Returnee Crisis: Urgent Need for Sustained Support
04 May 2026Members' publicationsThis brief draws on field insights from INTERSOS teams and testimonies collected from returnee families across several provinces. It highlights the largely involuntary nature of returns from neighbouring countries, as well as the immediate and longer-term needs related to health, protection, shelter, livelihoods, and access to basic services. It also outlines key gaps in the current response, particularly beyond border areas, and the structural barriers that make sustainable reintegration extremely difficult.
The brief further reflects on the broader operational constraints faced by humanitarian actors and presents a set of recommendations directed at donors, EU Member States, and the wider humanitarian community, with a focus on the need for sustained support, including development assistance, and stronger engagement on reintegration. -
Leaving no one behind - Making Persons with Disabilities Visible in Lebanon’s Crisis
30 April 2026Members' publicationsThe paper highlights the disproportionate impact of the current crisis on persons with disabilities in Lebanon, who represent an estimated 10% of the population—over 400,000 individuals—yet remain largely invisible in humanitarian planning and response. Drawing on recent data from displacement settings, it underscores how systemic gaps in accessibility, data collection, and service provision are preventing equitable access to assistance, particularly in collective shelters and within an overstretched health system.
The brief also stresses that the recent ceasefire presents a critical window to ensure that return and recovery processes are safe, informed, and inclusive. Without deliberate action, existing inequalities risk being further entrenched.
To address these challenges, the paper calls for a shift from voluntary to mandatory disability inclusion across the humanitarian response. Key recommendations include dedicated funding (in line with the 15% commitment), systematic use of disability-disaggregated data, enforcement of accessibility standards in shelters, restoration of rehabilitation and assistive services, and the full participation of Organizations of Persons with Disabilities in decision-making processes. -
Operationalising The Next HDP Nexus in Fragile States: Insights from Myanmar NRM Experience
17 April 2026VOICE out loudAn article featured in the VOICE Out Loud #40 by Amélie Tapella, Advocacy Officer, CESVI.
In this contribution, CESVI illustrates how the Humanitarian-Development-Peace (HDP) nexus can be operationalised through its work in Myanmar following the devastating 2025 earthquake. -
Ukraine: Humanity & Inclusion’s (HI) statement on the use of Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas and the rising civilian toll
17 April 2026Members' publicationsCivilian toll in Ukraine since February 2022 has risen to 58930 killed or injured, underscoring the devastating impact of indiscriminate assaults on civilians and the urgent need for strengthened humanitarian protection. -
Fragility and Displacement: A people-centered approach to working across the nexus
17 April 2026VOICE out loudArticle by DRC in the VOICE Out Loud #40 -
Maintaining Principled Engagement in Fragile Contexts: ConcernWorldwide's experience in Niger and Afghanistan
17 April 2026VOICE out loudConcernWorldwide article in VOICE Out Loud #40 -
Resilience Through Partnership: NGO-driven Private Sector Engagement in Fragile Settings
17 April 2026VOICE out loudInternational Rescue Committee's article in VOICE Out Loud #40 -
Northern Mozambique: A Crisis Deepening Amid Shrinking Humanitarian Space
17 April 2026VOICE out loudWeWorld article in VOICE Out Loud #40 -
From Charity to Solidarity: Supporting First Responders in Sudan
17 April 2026VOICE out loudA Closer Look article in the Voice Out Loud #40 by Stichting Vluchteling. -
Interview with Barry Andrews, MEP for Dublin and Chair of the European Parliament’s Committee on Development (DEVE)
17 April 2026VOICE out loudVOICE Out Loud #40 brings an interview with Barry Andrews, MEP for Dublin and Chair of the European Parliament’s Committee on Development (DEVE).
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DRC: Gaza Protection Monitoring (Late July 2025 - February 2026)
09 April 2026Members' publicationsThe findings highlight the interlinked nature of protection risks in Gaza. Insecurity, repeated displacement, unsafe living conditions and barriers to humanitarian assistance collectively contribute to heightened risks and psychological distress among affected populations. Addressing these risks requires sustained humanitarian engagement, including strengthened site management, protection-sensitive assistance delivery and improved access to humanitarian assistance, including scaled up specialised protection services, alongside continued advocacy for the protection of civilians and humanitarian access in line with international humanitarian law. -
Job Advertisement: Advocacy Officer
03 April 2026VOICE is looking for an Advocacy Officer for an 8-month contract -
VOICE Briefing: Why diversity, complementarity and local leadership are essential for EU Humanitarian Action
03 April 2026VOICE studies and briefing papersVOICE Briefing -
CONCORD VOICE and EPLO joint call: Ensuring that the Global Europe Regulation strengthens the EU’s ability to address fragility
23 March 2026VOICE position papersBuilding on the 2025 joint call and the three networks’ specific recommendations, CONCORD, EPLO and VOICE call on the EU to ensure that the future external action instrument - Global Europe (GE) - strengthens its commitment to addressing fragility and its impacts. -
VOICE Position Paper on Fragility
17 March 2026Resilience-Nexus Working GroupThis document reflects the views of the members of the VOICE Resilience-Nexus Working Group, providing the humanitarian NGO perspective on the European approach to resilience, climate change, and implementation of the humanitarian-development-peace nexus. -
Plan International: East and Central Europe 2022–2025 Impact Assessment report
05 March 2026Members' publicationsThis impact assessment report by Plan International East and Central Europe reviews the organisation’s response to the Ukraine humanitarian crisis between 2022 and 2025. It outlines results across six priority areas, including direct humanitarian assistance, child protection, mental health and psychosocial support, sexual and reproductive health and rights, prevention of gender-based violence, and education. Drawing on programme evidence and operational experience, it highlights the scale of interventions and key cross-cutting lessons on gender equality, inclusion, and youth-centred approaches in humanitarian response. -
Evidence Base for EU Action on Fragility and the HDP Nexus
25 February 2026Resilience-Nexus Working GroupThis document consolidates the collective expertise and operational experience of VOICE members on EU engagement in fragile and conflict-affected contexts and the implementation of the Humanitarian-Development-Peace (HDP) Nexus. It brings together existing EU and Member State political commitments, relevant VOICE publications, and concrete case studies to demonstrate that a strong foundation already exists for coherent and principled action. The paper aims to safeguard institutional memory, reinforce accountability for agreed commitments, and support EU policies that translate ambition into meaningful impact for people living in fragile settings. -
VOICE analysis: DG ECHO 2025 Funding Distribution among Partners and Sectors
16 February 2026VOICE studies and briefing papersAnalysis of DG ECHO 2025 funding distribution among partners category and sectors -
Shaping EU Humanitarian Leadership in a Time of Crisis: Priorities for the EC Communication on Humanitarian Action
04 February 2026VOICE position papersThis position paper consolidates the perspectives of VOICE members on the three main pillars of the Communication: Protect, Reform, Partner. Inputs were gathered through an online survey, a VOICE workshop that brought together NGOs, DG ECHO, the Red Cross, the ICRC, and MSF, a VOICE members’ webinar, and various VOICE statements. -
Alternatives Humanitaires: Issue 30 - Aid in danger: after the shock of 2025, the consequences and the response
03 February 2026Members' publicationsThis issue of Humanitarian Alternatives examines the growing risks facing humanitarian action following major funding shocks in 2025. Drawing on analysis and field-based perspectives, it highlights how shrinking aid budgets are affecting humanitarian systems and crisis-affected populations, the dilemmas faced by organisations under political and financial pressure, and the urgent need for renewed political commitment and sustainable financing to prevent further erosion of humanitarian response. -
VOICE Call for Expression of Interest for a Consultancy
20 January 2026VOICE is looking for a consultant to support the VOICE Secretariat in diversifying its financial resources. -
LAC RMD Coalition: Position paper on the strengthening and effectiveness of humanitarian coordination
14 January 2026Members' publicationsThis joint position paper by the LAC RMD Coalition, the Colombian Humanitarian NGO Forum, the Venezuela INGO Forum, and the Peru Humanitarian Forum outlines four priority recommendations to strengthen humanitarian coordination in Latin America and the Caribbean amid complex regional crises and funding challenges. -
International Rescue Committee: 2026 Emergency Watchlist
07 January 2026Members' publicationsThe Emergency Watchlist report is the International Rescue Committee’s (IRC) assessment of the 20 countries most likely to face a worsening humanitarian crisis in the coming year. -
VOICE out loud 40: Fragility the cost of Inaction
18 December 2025VOICE out loudThe latest issue of the VOICE out loud magazine examines why sustained engagement in fragile contexts is essential, even amid political and financial pressures. Through concrete experiences from humanitarian and development actors, it highlights the human, economic and geopolitical costs of disengagement, and offers practical insights for operationalising the Humanitarian–Development–Peace Nexus in fragile and conflict-affected settings. -
VOICE key highlights: VOICE - Global Focus roundtable in Copenhagen “Shaping the EU’s humanitarian and development agenda: From Lessons to Action"
18 December 2025VOICE event reportsThis document summarises the main ideas discussed during the roundtable in Copenhagen, jointly organised with Global Focus.
