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Niger: NGOs warn further instability and sanctions could exacerbate humanitarian needs of the most vulnerable including women and children
08 August 2023Members' publicationsIn this joint statement, several VOICE members unite in the plea for unhindered aid delivery & access in Niger, urging all stakeholders to do their utmost to minimize human suffering and to ensure that assistance can reach those in need. -
Assessing the impact of sanctions on humanitarian work
14 March 2023Members' publicationsA recent study assessing the impact of sanctions on humanitarian work released by Caritas Internationalis, World Council of Churches and World Evangelical Alliance. -
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. -
Adding to the evidence: the impact of sanctions and restrictive measures on humanitarian action
29 March 2021VOICE event reportsThis report captures the findings of an online survey on the impacts of sanctions and counter-terrorism (CT) restrictive measures on VOICE member NGOs, and the VOICE Webinar on EU Restrictive Measures and Humanitarian Aid: Between a principled view for exemptions and a pragmatic approach for an effective derogation process (December 2020). -
Joint statement: The hidden human cost of economic sanctions and restrictive measures
19 August 2020Members' publicationsOn World Humanitarian Day, which takes place this year in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and a few days after the tremendous explosions in Beirut, Caritas Europa and Caritas Middle East and Northern Africa (MONA) are joining forces to share their deep concerns on the dire side effects that economic sanctions and unilateral restrictive measures have on civilian and vulnerable populations living through the deep, multiple crises in the region: economic, political and humanitarian. -
VOICE workshop Report: The impact of EU sanctions and restrictive measures on humanitarian action
02 June 2020VOICE event reportsThe report from the workshop organised by VOICE gathering NGOs, external experts, European Member States and EU institutions’ representatives to discuss the evolving approach in the EU to sanctions and restrictive measures, their impact on the delivery of humanitarian aid and how to mitigate them.
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Upholding accountability for international humanitarian law | VOICE Out Loud #38
An article from the VOICE Out Loud 38 by Yvette Issar, Senior Legal Adviser at Diakonia International Humanitarian Law Centre (member of ACT Alliance EU). Yvette Issar discusses the importance of accountability for violations of IHL, highlighting the roles of international courts, investigative bodies, sanctions, and the EU in ensuring compliance and protecting vulnerable populations during armed conflicts. -
Interview with Janez Lenarčič, former EU Commissioner for Crisis Management, in the VOL 38
In the latest VOICE Out Loud interview, Janez Lenarčič discusses the EU’s efforts to promote IHL compliance in conflict zones like Gaza and Sudan, emphasizing humanitarian diplomacy and accountability. -
New VOICE Strategic Plan 2024-2029
We are happy to unveil the VOICE Strategic Plan 2024-2029, which will chart the path of the VOICE network for the next five years. -
Preserving humanitarian space: advocating for humanitarian exemptions in EU sanctions
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. -
European Humanitarian Forum 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. -
European Humanitarian Forum 2023: VOICE reflections
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. -
VOICE Reflections after the European Humanitarian Forum 2023
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. -
Türkiye - Syria earthquake: VOICE members providing life-saving aid
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. -
VOICE Policy resolution: An Urgent call to protect principled humanitarian aid
VOICE Policy resolution calls on the EU and its Member States to consistently uphold principled humanitarian aid worldwide -
VOICE out loud 33: Enabling Principled Humanitarian aid
This edition of the VOL considers the challenges humanitarian workers face in the delivery of humanitarian aid and how they seek to overcome them! -
VOICE Reflections on the European Humanitarian Forum 2022
While the European Humanitarian Forum was a great starting point to accelerate policy discussions at a European level about humanitarian aid, VOICE would like to recommend future forums to further identify commitments by the different stakeholders. -
EU Public Consultation - Review of the Blocking Statute: Any impact on humanitarian aid?
The Commission launched a public consultation which will be running until 4 November to collect different type of stakeholders' perspective on the reform of the Blocking Statute. NGOs are thus invited to share their views on it and on the effects of extra-territorial sanctions on their humanitarian activities through a questionnaire. -
VOICE on the current situation in Afghanistan
VOICE stands in solidarity with the people in the country, especially women and girls, and demands that the delivery of principled humanitarian aid should continue unhampered and access to all communities in need should be maintained.
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Preserving humanitarian space: Action Against Hunger at the UN Security Council
On July 16th, Action Against Hunger was invited to deliver a speech at the United Nations Security Council meeting on the “Protection of civilians in armed conflict: Preserving humanitarian space”. This article summarizes the key messages of the joint declaration signed by 18 NGOs and delivered by Lucile Grosjean, Deputy Director of Advocacy at Action Against Hunger. -
Counterterrorism: UN Sanctions and Humanitarian Action Survey
The “UN Sanctions and Humanitarian Action" project, conducted at the United Nations University Center for Policy Research, launched a survey focused on four conflict contexts - DRC, Mali, Somalia and Yemen – that aims to identify the concrete challenges humanitarian actors are facing in relation to UN sanctions. -
Counter-terrorism and sanctions: the Commission established the EU-level contact point
The new EU-level contact point and its role in providing information and preliminary guidance in relation to humanitarian derogations under EU sanctions -
VOICE statement on individual misconduct in humanitarian response and collective learning
VOICE statement on individual misconduct in humanitarian response.
