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Maria Groenewald, Director of VOICE, https://voiceeu.org/ - the leading network of humanitarian NGOs based in Brussels
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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

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

@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!

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.

Looking forward to an interesting meeting here in Brussels:

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

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

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

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."

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

@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.

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?

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.

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

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

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

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