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Maria Groenewald, VOICE Director @mariagroenewald.bsky.social · 1d

Timely discussions at our @voiceeu.bsky.social members' conference, Intersos 2025 in Rome today. How to move forward while being under attack as humanitarians? "Embracing change while remaining true to our values." was part of my messages during my opening speech.

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Maria Groenewald, VOICE Director @mariagroenewald.bsky.social · May 19

Don't miss out the important messages by @hadjalahbib.bsky.social @tomfletcherun.bsky.social @paulinechetcuti.bsky.social @voiceeu.bsky.social

VOICE (Voluntary Organisations In Cooperation in Emergency) @voiceeu.bsky.social · May 19

"We must denounce violations of IHL in Sudan, Gaza, everywhere!

We need to stay united to show our shared humanity"

Listen the full speech of
🎦 VOICE President @paulinechetcuti.bsky.social at the #EHF2025 Press Statement with @hadjalahbib.bsky.social

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Maria Groenewald, VOICE Director @mariagroenewald.bsky.social · Mar 7

Second day of discussions about building resilience at the informal COHAFA & CODEV meeting in beautiful Warsaw with a wide range of speakers from the UN & NGOs. @voiceeu.bsky.social

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Maria Groenewald, VOICE Director @mariagroenewald.bsky.social · Mar 6

Anticipatory Action is a smart investment so we call on increasing funding, prioritise locally led Anticipatory Action & work together, development, humanitarian & climate actors. @voiceeu.bsky.social @paulinechetcuti.bsky.social

VOICE (Voluntary Organisations In Cooperation in Emergency) @voiceeu.bsky.social · Mar 6

📢 The need for joint actions to unlock the potential of Anticipatory Action: VOICE at the CODEV-PI/COHAFA Meeting in Warsaw!

@mariagroenewald.bsky.social VOICE Director shares key insights from VOICE’s recently published position paper on the topic.

💡 Download and share 🔽

bit.ly/VOICEPPAntic...

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Maria Groenewald, VOICE Director @mariagroenewald.bsky.social · Mar 6

@voiceeu.bsky.social contribution to the COHAFA/CODEV informal meeting on Anticipatory Action in Warsaw today. We need joint actions to unlock the full potential of Anticipatory Action!

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Maria Groenewald, VOICE Director @mariagroenewald.bsky.social · Feb 25

@voiceeu.bsky.social @paulinechetcuti.bsky.social

Maria Groenewald, VOICE Director @mariagroenewald.bsky.social · Feb 25

Now is the time to show solidarity with affected communities, with local responders, with all those who work hard to implement principled humanitarian responses, local and international humanitarian workers, local and INGOs.

VOICE (Voluntary Organisations In Cooperation in Emergency) @voiceeu.bsky.social · Feb 25

🔴Millions have lost access to healthcare, food, education & clean water following the US funding freeze!

VOICE and 96 #Humanitarian NGOs Urge EU Leaders to Take a Stand!

Read and share the Open Letter 👇

bit.ly/OpenLetterCallForHumanity

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Maria Groenewald, VOICE Director @mariagroenewald.bsky.social · Feb 25

Looking forward to an interesting meeting here in Brussels:

Maria Groenewald, VOICE Director @mariagroenewald.bsky.social · Feb 17

Staying engaged means keeping sufficient funding for fragile environments. Says Heidi Rombouts, Belgium MFA at this evening's high-level roundtable in Brussels. @voiceeu.bsky.social @belgiummfa.bsky.social

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Maria Groenewald, VOICE Director @mariagroenewald.bsky.social · Feb 17

Thanks to @barryandrewsmep.bsky.social stating that the DEVE Committee will continue to speak up for fragile contexts & affected communities. @voiceeu.bsky.social @paulinechetcuti.bsky.social

Maria Groenewald, VOICE Director @mariagroenewald.bsky.social · Feb 17

High-level panel debate on fragility happening in Brussels now:

Maria Groenewald, VOICE Director @mariagroenewald.bsky.social · Feb 17

Commissioner Lahbib speaking at the event 'The EU's approach to fragility in a world of compounding crises': "The EU will continue to be a leading humanitarian donors."

Maria Groenewald, VOICE Director @mariagroenewald.bsky.social · Feb 17

IRC, a @voiceeu.bsky.social member presenting their 2025 Emergency Watchlist today in Brussels!

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Maria Groenewald, VOICE Director @mariagroenewald.bsky.social · Feb 17

@voiceeu.bsky.social member IRC together with the Egmont Institute invited to a high-level panel on fragility, an important topic for our members we are working on a lot.

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Maria Groenewald, VOICE Director @mariagroenewald.bsky.social · Feb 14

Closing panel at the Humanitarian Finance Summit London w/DG ECHO’S Director Hanna Jahns, Béatrice Butsana-Sita, CEO British Red Cross & others! What's next for Humanitarian Financing?

Maria Groenewald, VOICE Director @mariagroenewald.bsky.social · Feb 14

Christina Bennett, CEO START network, points out the importance of Anticipatory Action at the Humanitarian Finance Summit of Aidex 2025 in London today. @voiceeu.bsky.social members are also working on this important topic.

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Maria Groenewald, VOICE Director @mariagroenewald.bsky.social · Feb 14

"What we did in the past 20 years didn't work." A good motivation for our members at @voiceeu.bsky.social with my excellent colleague Francesca Giubilo to continue our work on fragility to call for the EU and its Member States to stay engaged!

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Maria Groenewald, VOICE Director @mariagroenewald.bsky.social · Feb 14

"Fragile states are not catching up." Oxford professor at Humanitarian Finance Summit 2025 in London today.

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Maria Groenewald, VOICE Director @mariagroenewald.bsky.social · Feb 14

Hear, hear. Let's not get guided by fear but hope to contribute to build a better world for all! @voiceeu.bsky.social

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Maria Groenewald, VOICE Director @mariagroenewald.bsky.social · Feb 14

My very 1. post here - it's time for a change to raise the voices of those who are most affected of crisis and our @voiceeu.bsky.social members supporting them in these challenging times. @paulinechetcuti.bsky.social

Maria Groenewald, VOICE Director @mariagroenewald.bsky.social · Feb 14

HumanitarianFinanceSummit2025 London: Humanitarian finance are complex. Full room to dive into this topic.

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Maria Groenewald, VOICE Director @mariagroenewald.bsky.social · Feb 14

HumanitarianFinanceSummit2025 London: Humanitarian finance are complex. Full room to dive into this topic.