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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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FPA WG meeting exchange with ECHO - 19 October 2017
16 November 2017FPA Watch Group -
Education in Emergencies: ECHO operational guidance for HIP 2018
15 November 2017FPA Watch GroupECHO operational guidance for HIP 2018 on the implementation of Education in Emergencies activities -
Current challenges in humanitarian action
13 November 2017Members' publicationsThe conference aims to bring together different perspectives on current issues facing humanitarian aid worldwide. Through providing an academic forum for international and local entities engaged in humanitarian action, the conference enables the dynamic exchange between institutional, legal and practical perspectives of responding to challenges. -
Oxfam/ONE/Save the Children/PLAN Joint Letter on EU budget 2018
13 November 2017Members' publicationsAs development aid is significantly affected by the cuts proposed to Heading IV of the 2018 Eu budget, Oxfam/ONE/Save the Children/PLAN wrote the following letter addressed to the Ministers of Finance of EU Member States. Members may wish to co-sign the letter. -
VOICE Grand Bargain Task Force paper on the Localisation Workstream
10 November 2017VOICE position papersThe Localisation workstream in the Grand Bargain (GB) generates high expectations and enthusiasm and is expected to contribute significantly to the vision to “Leave No One Behind” as set in the Agenda for Humanity. Through this paper the Grand Bargain Task Force wishes to initiate a conversation with ECHO on localisation and to explore optimal approaches to achieving the 6 commitments of Workstream. -
INGO Joint statement on closure of Yemen’s air, sea and land ports
08 November 2017Members' publications -
Building climate change resilience for WASH services with efficient Disaster risk Reduction strategies
06 November 2017This event, organised by the working group " Emergency, Reconstruction, Development" of the French Water Partnership, will remind that, in a cotext of climate change, water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services are strongly impacted by natural disasters. This event will provide a state of play on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and present DRR practices implemented by humanitarian actors in the field of WASH. -
VOICE Grand Bargain Task Force paper on Multiyear Planning and Funding
31 October 2017VOICE position papersThe purpose of this paper is to highlight through current practices and examples the interest for both ECHO and its partners in implementing a multiyear planning and funding approach and to demonstrate which current challenges could be overcome by doing so. -
Background elements to VOICE answers - OPC ECHO Evaluation 2012-2016
24 October 2017VOICE studies and briefing papersCOMPREHENSIVE EVALUATION OF THE EUROPEAN UNION’S HUMANITARIAN AID 2012-2016
OPEN PUBLIC CONSULTATION
Background elements to VOICE answers
This document represents a compilation of the VOICE network’s positions during the period covered by the evaluation (2012-2016), to complement the collective answers provided in the Open Public Consultation questionnaire. -
Principled humanitarian assistance of ECHO partners in Iraq
23 October 2017Members' publicationsCommissioned by NRC with the support of ECHO, this review takes an in-depth look at the extent to which humanitarian organisations that receive ECHO funding have incorporated the humanitarian principles in their strategy, decision-making, and practice in Iraq. -
2017 Global Hunger Index. The inequality of hunger
18 October 2017Members' publicationsThe Global Hunger Index (GHI) is designed to comprehensively measure and track hunger globally and by country and region. Calculated each year by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), the GHI highlights successes and failures in hunger reduction and provides insights into the drivers of hunger. By raising awareness and understanding of regional and country differences in hunger, the GHI aims to trigger actions to reduce hunger. -
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2017 Global Hunger Index: Sierra Leone Case Study
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Ten years of the Consensus for humanitarian aid : Joint messages of the Event
13 October 2017VOICE position papersThe document with the joint messages to celebrate the 10 years of the Consensus on the occasion of the event the 11 of October 2017. -
Oxfam report. Beyond ‘Fortress Europe’: principles for a humane EU migration policy
12 October 2017Members' publicationsThis report outlines Oxfam’s proposal for a new and balanced approach to managing migration – one that protects people and promotes the benefits associated with migration for European host countries, people on the move and their countries of origin. -
VOICE Policy recommendations - Strategic Approach to Resilience in the EU external action
06 October 2017VOICE studies and briefing papersThe Council will adopt conclusions on resilience: the VOICE secretariat has prepared recommendations, based on consultations with members, including in the workshop organised in cooperation with the Commission in February 2017.
In the paper, the importance of a community-based approach to resilience and the need for a context-specific approach are stressed again. The need for clear mandates to be defined for the different stakeholders involved in building resilience was also underlined.
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AGENDA Event 11 October 2017: 10 years of the European Consensus on Humanitarian Aid
04 October 2017Agenda of the event to celebrate the EU Consensus for Humanitarian Aid. -
Countering Violent Extremism and Humanitarian Action
17 August 2017Members' publicationsBased on an analysis of the countering violent extremism landscape and the intersection between Counter Violence Extremisme approaches and principled humanitarian action, this position paper outlines NRC’s stance towards CVE and associated programs and funding opportunities. NRCs position on CVE is guided by a firm respect for the humanitarian principles of humanity, neutrality, impartiality and independence. -
OXFAM report : ‘You aren’t human any more’
09 August 2017Members' publicationsThe Oxfam report highlights the "living hell" that Refugees are facing everyday in Lybia, from torture and rape to slavery and the impact of European policies on this situation. -
Cash lessons from Zimbabwe
27 July 2017Members' publicationsA summary of the learnings and recommendations from an internal and external evaluation of the Emergency Cash-First Response to Drought-Affected Communities in the Southern Provinces of Zimbabwe project which was carried out from August 2015 to May 2017.This programme is the first time that cash transfers have been used as a large-scale alternative to food aid in Zimbabwe and the first large-scale provision of cash transfers through mobile money. -
Handicap International Policy Paper: Inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction
24 July 2017Members' publicationsSince 2001, Handicap International has been supporting strategies that empower communities and local institutions to prepare for, reduce the impact of, and respond to disasters and, in the long-term, increase their resilience. Their objective and added-value is also to ensure that these strategies are inclusive, enabling the most at-risk groups, and especially people with disabilities, to become actors in risk reduction and to benefit from protection. -
FPA WG meeting exchange with ECHO - 29 June 2017
24 July 2017FPA Watch Group -
Institutionalizing Gender in Emergencies: Final Evaluation Report
26 June 2017Members' publicationsThis report describes the final evaluation of the project ‘Institutionalizing Gender in Emergencies: Bridging Policy and Practice in the Humanitarian System’. The project, supported by the ECHO Enhanced Response Capacity fund and Oxfam, was implemented by Oxfam in Pakistan, South Sudan, Ethiopia and the Dominican Republic between September 2015 and March 2017. -
"Data collection and social media: Innovation or challenge for humanitarian aid."
22 June 2017VOICE event reportsThis event was very topical and demonstrated that data, social media, and new technologies undoubtedly present many opportunities for data collection and innovation in the humanitarian sector. However, the event also highlighted the many challenges and questions presented by the rise of new technologies that need to be addressed.
