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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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Joint NGO Statement on Yemen – 74th UN General Assembly
26 September 2019Members' publicationsNGOs call for immediate ceasefire in Yemen and end to violations of IHL. Civilians and civilian infrastructure including hospitals, schools, water facilities, food transport, farms and market places, continue to be hit by all parties with impunity. -
Counter-Terrorism Frameworks and Safeguarding Humanitarian Space: Humanitarian Recommendations ahead of the UNGA High Level Side Event
26 September 2019Members' publicationsAhead of the UNGA meeting, Action Against Hunger, CARE, Concern Worldwide, Norwegian Refugee Council, Oxfam and Save the Children made the following recommendations to participating UN Member States and UN entities. -
Strength in numbers: towards a more efficient humanitarian aid: pooling logistics resources
06 September 2019Members' publicationsHumanitarian needs are increasing at an alarming rate and international funding is not keeping up. Aware of the need to complement existing studies, the Réseau Logistique
Humanitaire (Humanitarian Logistics Network - RLH) – which brings together around a dozen international humanitarian organisations, represented by their respective directors and logistics managers – proposes specific areas of work orientated towards collaborative practices. -
Towards a more inclusive and contextualized implementation of the Grand Bargain
03 September 2019VOICE event reportsFrom December 2017 to May 2019, the VOICE network implemented a project funded by the Belgium Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which aimed to contribute to a more inclusive and possibly a more contextualized implementation of the Grand Bargain (GB), by fostering NGOs' and frontline responders' engagement in the Grand Bargain. In the framework of this project, several workshops and events were organised at EU and at field level. The report summarises the main findings and recommendations of these events. -
Invitation to the event "Money Where it Counts" - 25 September
23 August 2019Invitation to the launch event "Money Where it Counts - A protocol for harmonised cost classification and financial budgeting and reporting" that will take place in Brussels on 25 September. -
Grand Bargain Workshop Reports : A Lebanese NGOs perspective in the Grand Bargain implementation
30 July 2019VOICE event reportsReport on the Grand Bargain workshops held in Lebanon in October 2018 and May 2019. The workshops touched upon the questions of sharing understanding and perspectives on the implementation of the Grand Bargain and fostering space for NGOs operating in Lebanon to bring a field perspective into the discussions. -
VOICE highlights 2018
26 July 2019The network's achievements for 2018 -
Applying a nexus approach to transcend the humanitarian-development-peace divide. How differently do we need to work to leave no one behind?
25 July 2019VOICE event reportsReport of the nexus lab debate organised by VOICE, in collaboration with INTERSOS and EPLO, during the European Development Days in June 2019. -
Country-based pooled funds: The NGO perspective
23 July 2019Members' publicationsMore than 1,000 non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have worked in partnership with the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) since 2014 to implement the vast majority of funding channelled through country-based pooled funds (CBPFs). This study brings together their experiences and recommendations to improve a mechanism that has become a staple of the humanitarian landscape and financing toolbox. -
Comprendre le Grand Bargain et sa mise en oeuvre sur le terrain: Perspective et expérience des ONG en République Démocratique du Congo
11 July 2019VOICE event reportsRapport de l'atelier sur le Grand Bargain de Kinshasa, 17 et 18 avril 2019. -
Financing the Nexus: gaps and opportunities from a field perspective
04 July 2019Members' publicationsThis study done by the Norwegian Refugee Council in cooperation with the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) documents the extent to which predictable, multi-year flexible financing is available at the programme level and aims to understand the extent to which funding matches collective outcomes or the financial requirements of interoperable humanitarian and development plans. The study draws on evidence collected from Cameroon, CAR, Chad, DRC and Ukraine. The individual country reports are also available. -
‘Risk sharing to reach the Grand Bargain’? workshop
28 June 2019VOICE event reportsReport of the workshop held in March 2019 in London on the Grand Bargain and the issue of Risk Management. -
The Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus: What does it mean for multi-mandated organizations?
28 June 2019Members' publicationsClimate change, conflict, growing inequality and escalating humanitarian needs are galvanizing questions about the effectiveness and efficiency of current humanitarian and development programming. Accompanying this are structural shifts across the aid system, which are changing how aid is planned and financed. Under the 'Triple Nexus' this will have profound implications for what we do, how we do it and with whom we do it. As a multi-mandated organization Oxfam has a unique contribution to make in sharing learning and encouraging good practice in this space. This discussion paper puts forward some of this thinking from across our programme, policy and funding expertise and draws on case studies to highlight critical questions and recommendations for furthering the debate. -
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'Unpacking the localisation agenda: What do we mean by 'as local as possible'?'
25 June 2019VOICE event reportsReport of the VOICE event on localisation held in May 2019 in Brussels. -
VOICE Grand Bargain Task Force Statement for the annual meeting – 27th June 2019
25 June 2019Ahead of the Grand Bargain annual meeting, the VOICE GB Task Force prepared a statement that calls for: keep the Grand Bargain alive, bring it to the field and unpack the issue of
legal constraint and risk management! -
The Grand Bargain: A vehicle for simplification?
20 June 2019VOICE event reportsReport from the simplification work shop 'The Grand Bargain: A vehicle for simplification?' held in Paris in November 2018. -
100 Years Fighting for Children - Annual Report 2018
19 June 2019Members' publicationsSave the Children's programmes and advocacy span five main areas of work: education, health, protection, child poverty and child rights governance, in both long-term and emergency settings. This report tells the story of Save the Children's work for, and with, children in 2018. -
A Feminist Approach to Cash Transfer Programming (CTP)
11 June 2019Members' publicationsCash transfer programming (CTP) has been hailed by humanitarian actors as an effective and efficient method of delivering aid - a view endorsed by the World Humanitarian Summit (2016). ActionAid UK’s think piece explores whether CTP can be relied upon as a gender transformative tool and whether it has the potential to enhance women’s empowerment. -
VOICE out loud 29- European NGOs in emergencies: values and action
06 June 2019VOICE out loudThe articles in this VOICE out loud present the essential role of NGOs in the delivery of humanitarian assistance to the most vulnerable and crisis affected people. -
FPA Watch Group 28/03/2019 - Exchange with ECHO
06 June 2019Minutes from the exchange between ECHO and the FPA Watch Group on March 28, 2019. -
"From Standards to context-based quality in humanitarian aid" - Sphere handbook launch
04 June 2019VOICE event reportsReport of the VOICE-Sphere event "From Standards to context-based quality in humanitarian aid" that took place on 27 March 2019 to launch of the 4th edition of the Sphere Handbook. -
We bend, we do not break. Resilient communities dealing with disaster and climate change
04 June 2019Members' publicationsIn this publication, CARE aims to highlight how the implementation of an Integrated Risk Management approach leads to social transformation and more resilient communities that are well prepared to deal with a diversity of shocks and challenges. The protagonists are the people themselves, sharing how their lives and the lives of members of their communities have improved. These stories are expanded upon with examples of CARE’s work within Partners for Resilience in each country. -
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VOICE Policy Resolution 2019: 'EU humanitarian aid needs your support!'
28 May 2019VOICE policy resolutionsIn the policy resolution 2019, VOICE calls on the member of the European Parliament, European Commission and EU member states to support crisis-affected people!
