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VOICE General Assembly 2026

VOICE statement on the recently adopted Joint Communication on Humanitarian Aid. A timely and important political signal at a moment of escalating humanitarian needs, shrinking humanitarian space, and increasing violations of International Humanitarian Law. 

VOICE Director interviewed for Défis Humanitaires

Media coverage of the Humanitarian Action Works campaig

VOICE has been featured in a recent article by Planeta Futuro EL PAÍS, highlighting the growing impact of disinformation on humanitarian action.

VOICE Reaction on the escalating crisis on the Middle East

The VOICE–Global Focus roundtable in Copenhagen examined how the European Union should respond to growing humanitarian and development needs amid declining global aid and increasing fragility. Held during Denmark’s Presidency of the Council of the EU, discussions focused on upcoming policy milestones, including the post-2027 MFF, a renewed EU Integrated Approach to Fragility and preparations for COP30. Participants emphasised the need for principled, flexible and adaptive EU engagement, with strong attention to localisation, anticipatory action, civil society leadership and predictable funding. Drawing on Danish experience, the roundtable underscored the EU’s human responsibility to act decisively in fragile and crisis-affected contexts.

In a recent interview with Défis Humanitaires, VOICE Director Pauline Chetcuti discusses the mounting humanitarian funding gap, the reforms shaping the future of global aid and the key role of DG ECHO in shaping Europe’s humanitarian response.

The report of the VOICE General Assembly held in Brussels on 17 June 2025 at Full Circle.

VOICE is co-organising a workshop on disinformation in the humanitarian context at the AidEx, the world's leading humanitarian aid and disaster relief event.

VOICE Director Maria Groenewald interviewed by the Italian news agency Dire

VOICE President and VOICE Director featured on Défis Humanitaire, discuss about the funding gap and the attacks on humanitarian principles.

At COP29 in Baku, VOICE members are actively engaging to ensure that humanitarian perspectives are highlighted, contributing through statements, policy briefs, and events focused on building climate resilience and addressing the impacts of climate-related disasters.

The Mediterranean crossing remains the most perilous route, recording at least 3,129 deaths and disappearances in 2023. This pressing question was at the heart of VOICE's Event in June, which brought together experts to discuss this critical issue and the indispensable role of Search and Rescue (SAR) NGOs.

On 20 June, we held the VOICE General Assembly 2024, bringing together the Board of Directors and members of the VOICE network.

Following the European Humanitarian Forum 2024 in March, VOICE has gathered some reflections and published an article on the main topics discussed at the two-day event.

This article gives an overview of the European Humanitarian Forum 2024, including VOICE members' participation in the high-level panels and Humanitarian Talks.

A brief summary of the discussions held during the round table “Neglected crises: from commitments to actions”, co-organised by VOICE & La Coordinadora on 25 September in Madrid.

This article delves into the highlights of the event 'Fighting hunger: a women-led response' organised by VOICE on 21 June to debate about the role of women in the fight against hunger worldwide.

This article gathers all the important moments of the VOICE General Assembly 2023, including the incorporation of new member organisations and Board members.

This article summarises the priorities of the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the EU and also the general priorities of the trio composed of Spain, Belgium, and Hungary regarding humanitarian aid.

The VOICE Annual Report 2022 has been published. It provides an overview of the network’s activities and achievements over the past year.

In this article, we give an overview of all the high-level panels and Humanitarian Talks in which the VOICE network and its NGO members will participate.

In this interview, Andreas Papaconstantinou, the Director-General of Neighbourhood and Middle East at DG ECHO, gave an overview of the current position of the EU and DG ECHO regarding the current humanitarian situation.

The new edition of the VOICE out loud delves into the global hunger crisis and how humanitarian NGOs are taking action.

VOICE, in collaboration with ALNAP, hosted the Brussels launch of the ALNAP State of The Humanitarian System (SOHS) report 2022 on 17 November with the aim of triggering reflections on the current situation of the humanitarian system.

On 22 June VOICE held its annual General Assembly (GA) in person after two years of virtual meetings.

A summary of the network work during the European Humanitarian Forum 2022

Maria Groenewald was interviewed by Défis Humanitaires on several topics such as the European Humanitarian Forum, Humanitarian principles and International Humanitarian Law.

The new VOICE out loud is out. This issue explores how VOICE members and EU Member States are interpreting the triple nexus

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On August 9th, the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published its Sixth Assessment Report - "Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis". Find out more about this landmark report and VOICE members' reaction to it.

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.

Discover the new issue of the VOICE out loud where our members explore the effects of climate change on humanitarian needs and how NGOs are dealing with this.

This day was designated in memory of the 19 August 2003 bomb attack on the Canal Hotel in Baghdad, Iraq, killing 22 people, including the chief humanitarian in Iraq, Sergio Vieira de Mello. In 2009, the United Nations General Assembly formalized the day as World Humanitarian Day. This year the campaign will celebrate the #RealLifeHeroes, the humanitarian workers continuing to save and protect lives despite conflict, insecurity, lack of access, and risks linked to COVID-19.

Highlights from the VOICE 2020 General Assembly

Brussels event for the launch of the new Sphere Handbook: One of the most widely known and internationally recognized tools for the delivery of the quality humanitarian response.

A short summary of VOICE's latest activities related to the Grand Bargain

Please find here a small bio of the new president of VOICE.

VOICE with the support of Danish Church Aid organise an event on the humanitarian development nexus, its challenges and its opportunities.

Event to celebrate the 10 years of the EU Humanitarian aid Consensus

VOICE was present at the European Development Days 2017 with a session on the Grand Bargain with Action contre La Faim, Caritas Europa and World Vision.
The debate mainly focused on the Grand Bargain process and highlighted its potential for the humanitarian community.
Here you can find the summary note of the event

The VOICE network has been very active in trying to shape the development of a new EU resilience policy. The network’s expertise is being widely recognised. Read more here.

On 7 March, 50 humanitarian actors from European and Nordic countries met in Stockholm to exchange on key priorities in follow-up to the World Humanitarian Summit, the Grand Bargain on Humanitarian financing and how those are reflected in operations. Read more here

VOICE and other NGOs participated in a workshop in the European Parliament on a new report from the Parliament's Budget Control Committee that places NGOs' financing from the EU Budget under scrutiny.

On 29 September, VOICE Director Kathrin Schick was invited by the Slovak EU Presidency to brief the Council working group on Humanitarian Aid and Food Aid (COHAFA) meeting to brief member states (MS) on NGOs views on the World Humanitarian Summit (WHS).