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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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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.
