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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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VOICE Policy Resolution 2022 -An urgent call to protect principled humanitarian aid
29 June 2022VOICE policy resolutionsVOICE calls on the EU and its Member States (MS) to consistently uphold principled humanitarian aid worldwide through the adoption of the following set of recommendations:
-Principled humanitarian aid
-Funding share and allocation
-International Humanitarian Law (IHL)
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VOICE out loud 33: Enabling principled humanitarian aid
23 June 2022VOICE out loudThis edition of VOL reflects on the existing humanitarian funding model, and the impact of IHL violations and donor sanctions regimes on the delivery of humanitarian aid. It also considers questions of how to finance new emergencies while ensuring no diversion of funding from other crises; how to promote and uphold IHL and reduce the level of risk to which humanitarian aid workers are exposed; and how to ensure that sanctions regimes do not undermine humanitarian organisations’ ability to apply the humanitarian principles of humanity, impartiality, neutrality, and independence. -
La hausse du prix des céréales survient alors que le financement de l’aide humanitaire est déficitaire
20 June 2022Pierre Micheletti, president of Action contre la faim France, alerts on the rising food prices affecting the most vulnerable countries. -
[Concept Note] VOICE Event on Funding Imbalances: how uneven prioritisation and insufficient funding affect humanitarian aid
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VOICE at Work - Spotlight on EU Humanitarian Aid
08 June 2022VOICE at workThe first issue of our public newsletter "VOICE at Work".
Table of contents:
The First European Humanitarian Forum – VOICE’s reflections
Supporting the most vulnerable: Our Members work in Ukraine
Climate resilience: We need to act now!
More funds to communities in need: Increased Humanitarian aid budget line in the EU annual budget 2023
Humanitarian Partnership Updates
Maria Groenewald, VOICE Director, interviewed by Défis Humanitaires
Humming Word: A humanitarian term explained
VOICE Members' publications
VOICE Secretariat's vacancies
VOICE Network's vacancies
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The World's Most Neglected Displacement Crises 2021 - A report by the Norwegian Refugee Council
02 June 2022In this report the Norwegian Refugee Council shines a spotlight on a list of the ten most neglected displacement crises in the world, all of which are on the African continent. The conclusion of the report outlines the need for dedicated support and attention to improve the situation for people currently neglected by the international community. -
IRC Report on Hunger fallout: How the G7 can prevent the war in Ukraine from escalating the global hunger crisis
19 May 2022The IRC report shows how the impact of the war is compounding a pre-existing hunger crisis, with spotlights on four crises – Afghanistan, Yemen, the Horn of Africa and the Sahel, including impacts on women and girls. It includes an urgent call for the G7 and the wider international community to prevent the war from pushing other vulnerable communities closer to famine. -
VOICE Humanitarian Partnership Watch Group members' list (2022 - 2027)
19 May 2022HP Watch GroupAs foreseen by the group's ToR, the Humanitarian Partnership (HP) Watch Group must regularly be renewed. This document lists the members of the HP Watch Group for the 2022-2027 period. -
Finland and the Humanitarian- Development - Peace - Nexus
04 May 2022VOICE out loudIn this VOICE out loud article, Finn Church Aid explains why many Finnish NGOs are still facing challenges in adopting the Triple Nexus Approach. -
VOICE Annual Report 2021
29 April 2022VOICE Activity ReportsVOICE Annual report 2021. Read about the achievements and activities of the network over the last year. -
Action Against Hunger France's Recommendations- To Address the Global Impacts of the War in Ukraine on Food Security
25 April 2022Members' publicationsFaced with the many ongoing discussions and initiatives following the outbreak of war in Ukraine — particularly those related to an emergency plan for food security (Food and Resilience Mission) announced by the French government following the G7, EU, and NATO summits — Action Against Hunger France (AAH France) wishes to share its analysis of the impacts already underway in the areas in which it operates as well as the elements to be taken into account in these international initiatives. -
VOICE Reflections on the European Humanitarian Forum 2022
20 April 2022VOICE reaction after the first European Humanitarian Forum, in relation to:
• Humanitarian principles and International Humanitarian Law
• EU sanctions and counterterrorism measures
• Grand Bargain 2.0 commitments
• Climate resilience and greening of humanitarian aid
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Joint declaration of 11 French NGOs, reacting on the humanitarian aid donors’ declaration on climate and environment
11 April 2022Joint declaration of 11 French NGOs, reacting on the humanitarian aid donors’ declaration on climate and environment, calling on the “Commission to set up an accountability mechanism to monitor the concrete implementation of the commitments made by donors, through annual public reporting and the organisation of an annual exchange session". -
New accessible website for Inclusive Disaster Risk Management now Live
11 April 2022Members' publicationsHumanity & Inclusion (HI) alongside partners COOPI in Paraguay, Save the Children Peru and USAID have launched their brand new website. This website is to promote disaster risk management with a focus on inclusion, placing the most vulnerable people at the center of risk management and as rights holders without exclusion or discrimination. -
Working in the Triple Nexus- A Reflection from Sweden
11 April 2022VOICE out loudAccording to Lakarmissionen the operationalisation of the Triple Nexus approach needs constant learning by both implementing organisations and donors. The organisation shares in this article some key recommendations on how to operationalise this approach from a Swedish perspective. -
ICVA Statement on the Ukrainian Humanitarian Crisis – A Call for a Principled and Coordinated Response
08 April 2022ICVA Statement on the Ukrainian Humanitarian Crisis -
Finn Church Aid's briefing paper-The international impact of the war in Ukraine from refugees to food safety
06 April 2022Members' publicationsRussia’s war of aggression against Ukraine has immense consequences on European security policy. However, in the background there are other global effects possibly even larger in scale. This paper analyses this wider context from the perspective of the work of Finn Church Aid. -
Recording of the Grand Bargain exchange with EP Jan Egeland
31 March 2022This is the recording of the Q&A with the Grand Bargain (GB) Eminent Person, NCR Director Jan Egeland, DG-ECHO, and Germany, hosted by the German Mission in Brussels on 21 March. -
Summary report of the European Humanitarian Forum pre-event on localisation
21 March 2022This paper shares discussion points highlighted during the pre-event, attended by over 60 colleagues from about 47 INGOs and national NGOs from countries as diverse as Yemen, Nigeria, Indonesia, Lebanon, and Uganda organised by VOICE and Charter4Change. -
NGO joint statement on the impact of counterterrorism measures and sanctions on humanitarian action
17 March 2022Members' publicationsAhead of the upcoming European Humanitarian Forum (EHF) from the 21 to the 23 of March, 49 NGOs, including VOICE members, and 7 networks of NGOs call on clear commitments from the EU and its Member States to prevent restrictive measures’ unintended consequences, especially on organisations’ capacity to reach people in need. -
VOICE statement ahead of the European Humanitarian Forum 2022
14 March 2022In the statement, VOICE calls on the EU and its MS to use the European Humanitarian Forum as an opportunity to:
• Recommit and further strengthen their commitment to principled humanitarian aid
• Review and adjust the approach of the EU towards counterterrorism and restrictive measures
• Strengthen collective efforts to achieve the Grand Bargain (GB) 2.0 commitments
• Confirm commitments to the effective implementation of humanitarian protection and IHL
• Set up clear and measurable commitments to build climate resilience and adjust financial support and policies on greening humanitarian aid
• Review progress on and recommit to the inclusion of gender considerations into humanitarian action and policies.
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Follow up-report to the Communication on the EU’s humanitarian action: new challenges, same principles
08 March 2022COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT on the follow-up of the Communication on the EU’s Humanitarian Action: new challenges, same principles (4 March 2022). -
Joint I/NGO statement on humanitarian protection and access in Ukraine
07 March 2022Members' publicationsJoint statement by national and international humanitarian organisations on Ukraine.
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Concern's Webinar Summary Report - Building Resilient Health Systems and the Case for Multiyear Funding
24 February 2022Members' publicationsSummary report of the webinar on Building Resilient Health Systems and the Case for Multiyear Funding held by Concern Worldwide as part of the Nutrition for Growth Summit -
Co ordinated, multi- annual, flexible, and programmatic funding : A Perspective from Germany
23 February 2022VOICE out loudThe article by Malteser International explains how integrating humanitarian, transitional, and development funding is essential to building the Humanitarian- Development -Peace -Nexus approach.
