🤝 Last week, VOICE President @paulinechetcuti.bsky.social met with Commissioner @hadjalahbib.bsky.social to exchange on their partnership and today’s evolving geopolitical context.
Thank you, Commissioner, for this constructive exchange and continued partnership.
How does the HDP nexus work in practice?
Have a look at the case of Myanmar!
In this article, VOICE member CESVI shows how humanitarian action, development and peacebuilding can come together in highly fragile contexts.
🔗 bit.ly/3Z1LSdx
Millions displaced, facing hunger, violence, and loss. Sudan is one of the world’s largest and most neglected humanitarian crises.
VOICE calls for urgent international action.
Sudan cannot wait.
#AllEyesOnSudan
🤝 At the DEVE Committee, VOICE highlighted growing pressure on humanitarian action.
3 takeaways:
1️⃣ Keep humanitarian action needs-based
2️⃣ Ensure predictable funding #MFF
3️⃣ Protect diverse humanitarian actors
Thanks to @barryandrewsmep.bsky.social for chairing
🗞️ VOICE in the media yet again!
We're proud to be featured in The Brussels Times, highlighting a simple fact:
👉 #HumanitarianActionWorks
🔗 The article:
www.brusselstimes.com/opinions/206...
In this video for the Humanitarian Action Works campaign, Commissioner @hadjalahbib.bsky.social delivers a clear and urgent message: International Humanitarian Law must be upheld and applied in all circumstances.
#HumanitarianActionWorks
📢 Exciting opportunity at VOICE!
Are you passionate about humanitarian advocacy?
Join the VOICE's Brussels Secretariat as an Advocacy Officer.
What did you go to the doctor for last time? What if your local hospital wasn’t there anymore? Health care is a given, but not for everyone.
Humanitarian action is a lifeline. Because every life has equal worth.
@adraeurope.bsky.social @intlmedicalcorps.bsky.social
#HumanitarianActionWorks
VOICE, together with @concord-europe.bsky.social & EPLO, published a joint call on the future of EU external action.
As the EU prepares its next budget (MFF), the message is clear:
fragility must remain a priority, and funding must stay principled, predictable and people-centred.
👉 bit.ly/4bITg3C
Las ONG, en la diana: así se fabrica el relato que criminaliza al sector humanitario
Por @patriciarblanco.bsky.social en @planetafuturo.bsky.social con la participación de @voiceeu.bsky.social @msfespana.bsky.social @leirepajin.bsky.social #Caritas #Educo elpais.com/planeta-futu...
🚨 New report launched: Progress on locally led humanitarian action is real but fragile. Our report finds that decision-making still sits internationally, while local organisations remain sidelined - just as funding cuts threaten recent gains. 👉 www.caritas.eu/progress-on-...
Yemen shows what’s at stake: 23.1M in need, 18M facing acute food insecurity.
Respect for IHL isn’t abstract. It determines whether civilians can access food, services & aid.
Progress starts with dialogue.
#ICForum #IHL
Join us for an interesting roundtable on the importance of respecting International Humanitarian Law in Yemen!
WRC is proud to support @voiceeu.bsky.social's #HumanitarianActionWorks campaign. We know that humanitarian action delivers real impact for people — through access to food, healthcare, water, safety & dignity.
#RealPeopleRealImpact
Story provided by WeWorld, Photo © Jafar Mosavi, Afghanistan
The Commission is preparing its next Humanitarian Aid Communication at a moment of growing crises.
In a new position paper, VOICE calls for EU leadership that protects principled aid, reforms the system in a people-centred way, and partners with civil society.
👉 Read the paper: lnkd.in/egknSwEu
🌍 Fragility and forced displacement are closely linked, driven by conflict, climate change, and socio-economic instability. In 2024, over 120M people were displaced, with 6.7M more expected by 2026 (UNHCR, DRC). #Fragility #Displacement
During a VOICE visit to Manila, VOICE colleague Francesca Giubilo met with humanitarian NGOs and partners to exchange on the evolving crisis landscape in the Philippines and anticipatory action.
📸 Pictured:
Francesca with Arlynn Aquino (DG ECHO) and Cathy Seco (Plan International Philippines)
VOICE Senior Advocacy Officer Francesca Giubilo travelled to Manila to meet humanitarian partners.
At the PINGON General Assembly, she discussed how civil society, local and international actors collaborate before crises strike. A reminder that investing in coordination and anticipation saves lives.
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VOICE is on Instagram.
More visual. More accessible. More regular updates from EU humanitarian action and our members.
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What does dignity mean in decades-long exile?
VOICE member @medicosdelmundo.bsky.social explores health, dignity, and international responsibility in the Sahrawi refugee camps.
👉 Read the full article here: bit.ly/4gLfdRs
🌍 #ADRA joins the #GlobalRefugeeForum this week — not just with words, but with action. We’re reporting on how our pledges have become real support for refugees around the world.
🔗 Read more: adra.eu/global-refug...
#WithRefugees
@voiceeu.bsky.social
🎬 It’s a wrap! The #RHPW brought three days of learning, connection, and inspiration.
For VOICE, the key takeaways are: communities must lead, flexible funding is essential, and #trust is the foundation for future #humanitarian action.
What support would most help humanitarians working in Lebanon?
We asked. They answered.
🎥 VOICE visited Action Against Hunger projects in Lebanon and spoke with teams on the ground.
More clips on each project coming soon.
✨Stay tuned
#ActForHumanity #Lebanon
🎞️Yesterday, VOICE attended a screening of Everyday in Gaza, organised by WeWorld and EuroMed Rights, followed by a panel with Palestinian speakers Zena Elhout, Hamdi Shaqqura, Fadi Arouri, and Abdalhadi Alijla on life and resilience in the Strip.
Thank you to everyone who shared their experiences!
The #ResilienceNexus Working Group meeting in Brussels on Tuesday was an important step toward shaping our 2026 to 2028 agenda.
We heard from DG ECHO, reviewed progress on the HDP nexus and climate agenda, and set new priorities through group exercises. Thank you to everyone who joined 🙌
⚖️ Stories hold power. So who gets to shape the narrative?
Our member NGO @hias.org explores how humanitarian narratives can shift from storytelling to story-owning, grounded in informed consent and respect for the people behind them.
👉 Read the full article here: bit.ly/4gLfdRs
Imagine being told your local clinic is unsafe, so you stop seeking treatment.
Except it wasn’t true.
🚫 Disinformation affects access to food, healthcare and safety.
We explored this in a workshop with Fondation Hirondelle.
🔗 Read our workshop report: bit.ly/DisinfoHARep...
Today our President @paulinechetcuti.bsky.social spoke at the @europarl.europa.eu, in a panel moderated by MEP Leire Pajín, alongside Red Cross EU, @icrc.org and DG ECHO, highlighting the need to protect principled, needs-based EU aid through predictable funding 🤝🌍
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1/ Avec le lancement du rapport "Des vies à la croisée des identités", @hi-federation.bsky.social présente le site web dédié à l'initiative multipartite pour la #ProtectionDesCivilies impactés par les #ArmesExplosives
👉 3 autres rapports thématiques y sont disponible. Explorez: tinyurl.com/2f9stwt5
