Publications
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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Policy Brief: Hungry for Justice - 20 Years of the Voluntary Guidelines on the Right to Food Overshadowed by Increasing Hunger Crises - WHH
05 September 2024Members' publicationsJust six years before the SDG target date, governments must once again make the Right to Food a top priority and act decisively to achieve SDG2 after all. -
Habitat for Humanity, EU Manifesto 2024-2029- Strategies for Affordable Housing and Thriving Communities
03 September 2024Habitat for Humanity Manifesto on priorities of the European Union, ‘Strategies for Affordable Housing and Thriving Communities’.
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Record humanitarian worker death toll — what can EU do? Caritas EU on EU Observer
29 August 2024Members' publications2024 is on track to be the deadliest year for humanitarian workers on record, particularly for those based in their own countries. Already 192 humanitarian workers have been killed in 2024, 119 of whom were local staff, and the year is far from over yet. -
VOICE President on World Humanitarian Day: #ActForHumanity
19 August 2024VOICE President, Pauline Chetkuti, calls on the EU and Member States to respect IHL and do more to safeguard and protect aid workers especially those on the front lines, local and national actors. #actforhumanity -
Case Study: Climate Crisis and Internal Displacement in Sumel District, Iraq - CARE International
06 August 2024Members' publicationsBy examining the specific case of Sumel District, this study aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the interplay between climate change and displacement, offering insights into the experiences of affected communities and outlining strategies for resilience and adaptation. -
Grand Bargain Localization Commitments (Poland Case Study) June 2024
01 August 2024Members' publicationsThis report evaluates the involvement of international humanitarian actors in response to the challenges related to this forced migration movement, as compared against the Grand Bargain Localization Commitments. -
The EU must not turn its back on the world's most fragile countries - IRC on EU Observer
01 August 2024Members' publicationsSince the last European elections in 2019, the world has changed dramatically. The number of people in humanitarian need has more than doubled to nearly 300mn, and displacement has soared by almost 40 percent to 110mn. -
Children and war: EU must turn good intentions into action - Plan International EU, Save The Children EU, World Vision EU on Observer
01 August 2024Members' publicationsLast year was one of the worst on record, with the UN’s latest annual report on children and armed conflict revealing that the number experiencing grave violations rose by a shocking 21 percent, with a 35 percent rise in the killing and maiming. -
Podcast: Rolling up our sleeves with Pauline Chetcuti - Embodying change: Transforming power, culture and well-being in aid organisations
29 July 2024In this episode of Embodying Change, host Melissa Pitotti welcomes Pauline Chetcuti, the newly elected president of VOICE. Pauline shares her journey from international law to humanitarian advocacy, discussing the importance of saying no, the power of collective action, and the challenges of decolonizing and transforming humanitarian work. -
VOICE Humanitarian Partnership Watch Group members' list (2022-2027)
26 July 2024HP Watch GroupThe composition of the Humanitarian Partnership (HP) Watch Group for the 2022-2027 period. Updated in July 2024. -
The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2024
25 July 2024Six years from 2030, hunger and food insecurity trends are not yet moving in the right direction to end hunger and food insecurity by 2030. The indicators of progress towards global nutrition targets similarly show that the world is not on track to eliminate all forms of malnutrition. -
VOICE at Work 7 - Spotlight on EU Humanitarian Aid
24 July 2024VOICE at workTable of contents:
Open Letter for President von der Leyen: VOICE calls for a strengthened EU leadership on humanitarian efforts
VOICE Policy Resolution 2024 - Take a stand: Pledge for Humanitarian Action!
VOICE President meets with Commissioner Lenarčič
Where is DG INTPA's approach to fragile contexts?
EU Humanitarian Budget 2025: VOICE continues its advocacy
Hungarian Presidency of the Council of the EU
European Humanitarian Forum 2024: VOICE Key Highlights
New VOICE President: Pauline Chetcuti
Former VOICE President Dominic Crowley: Reflections on the last six years
VOICE General Assembly 2024
New VOICE Strategic Plan 2024-2029
The Mediterranean Sea: A Neglected Humanitarian Crisis? – Event wrap-up
VOICE Out Loud 37 "Anticipatory Action: Shaping the Future of Humanitarian Response"
World Humanitarian Day 2024: #ActForHumanity
Meet VOICE's new members
Humming Word: A humanitarian term explained
VOICE Members' publications
Other relevant Humanitarian Aid publications
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Work Programme of the Hungarian Presidency for COHAFA - 2024
22 July 2024Resilience-Nexus Working GroupThe Work Programme of the Hungarian Presidency for COHAFA Working Party, 1 July - 31 December 2024. -
VOICE open letter to President Von der Leyen
19 July 2024VOICE open letter to the re-elected EU President Ursula Von der Leyen, calling on the strengthened support for EU humanitarian aid. -
Gaza Humanitarian Snapshot - 15 July 2024
17 July 2024Members' publicationsHumanitarian NGOs in Gaza report that Israel’s obstruction of aid, combined with ongoing attacks and a complete siege since October 2023, have severely hindered the effective delivery of essential supplies to the population, exacerbated by recent ground incursions and bombings. -
[Video] Act for Sudanese Refugees in Chad - Plan International
12 July 2024Members' publicationsTracing their journey from crossing the stone of hope that symbolises the boundary between the two countries, to the rehabilitation and resilience processes of these survivors, the film tells us about inspiring women whose stories is a resume of all Sudanese refugees’ reality. -
Neglected Crisis Advocacy Brief - Plan International
12 July 2024Members' publicationsThis advocacy brief focuses on 5 crises that have long been neglected: Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, the North-West and South-West regions of Cameroon, and Sudan. -
Out of the ordinary: New approaches to financing NGO-led crisis response mechanisms - NRC
12 July 2024Members' publicationsThis report takes stock of some of the new approaches that NGOs and donors are implementing. It seeks to inform thinking on how to best apply lessons from the eight reviewed mechanisms. -
When Rain Turns to Dust: Understanding and responding to the combined impact of armed conflicts and the climate and environment crisis on people’s lives - ICRC
11 July 2024The report – When Rain Turns to Dust – is based on research in southern Iraq, northern Mali and the interior of the Central African Republic. It explores people's experience with conflict and climate risks, their ways of coping and adapting and how, in the absence of adequate support, they may be forced to drastically change their way of life, diversify their livelihoods or move away from their homes. -
Five Factors Driving Neglected Crises - Integral Alliance
10 July 2024Members' publicationsThis report is a call to pay attention to the incongruities between today’s global distribution of aid and country-specific levels of need and is a step towards redressing the
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Interview with Dr Michael Köhler, Grand Bargain Ambassador
09 July 2024The dedicated interview in the latest VOICE Out Loud features Dr Michael Köhler, Grand Bargain Ambassador, who provides an insightful analysis on the transformative potential of Anticipatory Action in humanitarian aid. -
VOICE Strategic Plan 2024-2029
09 July 2024This document outlines VOICE’s Strategic Plan for the next five years, 2024 to 2029. -
IRC’s formal input to the technical expert dialogue on the New Collective Quantified Goal
08 July 2024Members' publicationsThe International Rescue Committee’s (IRC) submission of its views on the tenth technical expert dialogue on the New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) on Climate Finance. -
How to Make the New Climate Finance Target Work for Conflict-Affected Communities - IRC Policy Paper
08 July 2024Members' publicationsThe three global challenges of climate change, extreme poverty and conflict are converging to form a new epicentre of crisis. This convergence is neither a coincidence nor inevitable.
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[FR] Aide humanitaire : ce que dit le modèle économique des logiques politiques - Pierre Micheletti
02 July 2024Le présent article propose des éléments d’analyse et des pistes de réponse circonscrites à l’aide humanitaire d’urgence, qui est l’une des différentes formes que peut prendre la solidarité internationale. Il convient par conséquent de commencer par situer l’aide humanitaire parmi les principaux mécanismes de l’aide, avant d’en étudier les écueils au regard de la situation internationale actuelle, pour enfin proposer des pistes de solutions.