Maria Groenewald

Director at @VOICEeu, the network of 89 humanitarian NGOs from 18 European countries that are delivering principled humanitarian response worldwide.

[Maria Groenewald @GroenewaldMaria]

👏Thanks to @eu_echo for starting this important process on a more strategic #SupplyChain. We, as @VOICEeu_ ,were happy to participate & stand ready to support on making the upcoming workshops as inclusive as possible. #harmonisation #digitalisation @HansDasEU @ChetcutiPauline

[EU Civil Protection & Humanitarian Aid 🇪🇺 @eu_echo]

Today, we hosted the Humanitarian Leadership Group on Supply Chain, bringing together key decision-makers.

Improving supply chains, which accounts for 60-80% of aid costs, means helping more people.

This event kick-starts a process open to all interested actors.

[Maria Groenewald @GroenewaldMaria]

👏Thanks to all 9 @VOICEeu_ Board members & a special thanks to my 5 wonderful team members at the Secretariat for working together to promote #principledhumanitarianaction implemented by our 89 members to work w/affected communities 🌎 @ChetcutiPauline @francesca_giub

[Jean-Pierre Delomier @jpdelomier]

📢 As the VOICE Board and Secretariat, 2 days in Brussels 🇪🇺 to stand together for humanitarian principles and how to make our advocacy more impactful in the current geopolitical context 🚨

[CARE International @CAREGlobal]

Humanitarian aid and responders are under attack.
This year, 281 humanitarian staff and volunteers have been killed globally - 96 per cent were local or national staff.
In 2025, world leaders must do more to prevent and end conflicts, and ensure civilians and humanitarian workers are protected.
👉🏾Read our joint statement: https://t.co/eslyScoTRb

[IRC - International Rescue Committee @RESCUEorg]

The Global Humanitarian Overview (GHO) has declared that Sudan now has 30 million people in need of humanitarian aid.

This makes it both the world’s biggest humanitarian crisis ever recorded, as well as the unfortunate record of the largest number of people displaced. [1/2]

[Maria Groenewald @GroenewaldMaria]

Hear, hear! @VOICEeu_ @ChetcutiPauline

[Gareth Price-Jones @GPJGeneva]

The new #GHO2025 looks like a big ask of donors but it would cost literally less than #peanuts. Global peanut market in 2023 was $90bn, fully funding the prioritized and targeted 2025 response plans is just $47.4bn. @UNReliefChief

[Maria Groenewald @GroenewaldMaria]

Thank you very much for this interesting interview @JanezLenarcic on #InternationalHumanitarianLaw #civiliansarenotatarget #humanitarianworkersarenotatarget. @VOICEeu_ @francesca_giub @ChetcutiPauline

[VOICE @VOICEeu_]

Pleased to have interviewed Commissioner for Crisis Management Janez Lenarčič on the importance of respecting International Humanitarian Law and the EU's role in upholding it.

🔴Stay tuned for the full interview in the VOICE Out Loud 38, coming soon!

@GroenewaldMaria @francesca_giub #HumanitarianAction

[Maria Groenewald @GroenewaldMaria]

Lively debate about fragility & nexus during the ongoing @VOICEeu_ Resilience-Nexus-Working meeting in Brussels.

[International Rescue Committee - EU @RESCUE_EU]

Ahead of @dubravkasuica's hearing in the European Parliament today, the IRC is calling on the first ever European Commissioner for the Mediterranean to pursue three key priorities ↓

[Malteser International @MalteserInt]

This year, the world is commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Indian Ocean #Tsunami in 2004. On today's #WorldTsunamiAwarenessDay, let's honor the progress made in #DisasterRiskReduction and continue to raise awareness. #GetToHighGround #TsunamiDay #MalteserInternational

[Maria Groenewald @GroenewaldMaria]

Excited to participate in today's @VOICEeu_ hybrid Resilience-Nexus-Working Group meeting with 30 participants from our members & a special external guest, the GB Ambassador & former Deputy DG of ECHO, @MKoehlerEU.

[VOICE @VOICEeu_]

🤝 The VOICE #Humanitarian Partnership Watch Group is brainstorming with @eu_echo on fair risk-sharing throughout all stages of the project cycle.

Equitable partnerships require a balanced approach to managing risks!

[VOICE @VOICEeu_]

Political inaction in Europe continues to cost lives in the Mediterranean.

At the VOICE event, speakers called for stronger collaboration among NGOs and institutional support to tackle this ongoing crisis in the Mediterranean Sea.

🔗 Read the full report:
https://t.co/DKsIBjweBs

[VOICE @VOICEeu_]

We extend our deepest condolences to the families, friends, and colleagues of the humanitarian workers tragically killed in Gaza.

Killing humanitarian workers is unacceptable.
They are #NotATarget!

[VOICE @VOICEeu_]

🧵 Last month, we welcomed the new MEPs at the Meet And Sip event with CONCORD and EPLO to share key messages on the role of civil society organisations!

Here's a quick recap:
🌍 The #EU must uphold its commitment to the #2030Agenda, reducing global inequality.
🤝 Civil society is crucial; the EU must support CSOs and ensure their funding.
🌱 Policy coherence for sustainable development is essential for fairness.
✌️ Long-term EU backing for sustainable #peace efforts is key.
🛡️ Conflict sensitivity should guide all EU external actions.
🚨 Expand space for principled humanitarian action, free from external influence.
💰 Address the growing #humanitarian funding gap.
🌍🌿 Conflicts and climate disasters need a multisectoral, prevention-oriented humanitarian development and peace Nexus approach.

[VOICE @VOICEeu_]

From a UN OCHA Humanitarian Response Plan to innovative funding for SAR operations…

Speakers at the VOICE event present actionable recommendations to address the #humanitarian crisis in the Mediterranean Sea.

📢 Read here the full report and the recommendations:
https://t.co/DKsIBjweBs

[CARE International @CAREGlobal]

282M people are acutely food insecure worldwide. But the burden isn't shared equally - 84.2M more women & girls are hungry compared to men & boys. #GenderInequality worsens #FoodInsecurity for ALL. Addressing this gap is key to solving global hunger. #WorldFoodDay

[Michael Mosselmans @michaelmoss44]

@jagan_chapagain @ifrc calls on #GrandBargain for massive reduction in donor reporting requirements on agencies and agency reporting requirements on local actors which are often excessive and don't add value - a low-ish hanging fruit that we collectively could reform

[Maria Groenewald @GroenewaldMaria]

"We need to think resilience from the first day on. Many crises last 20 years." @Oxfam @OxfamEU @Oxfam_DE #HCBerlin This is for me why the Humanitarian-Development-Peace nexus is not at all an outdated but very timely & impactful approach. #NexusIsNotDead @VOICEeu_

[Maria Groenewald @GroenewaldMaria]

Funding Gaps and Changing Narratives: A Balancing Act: Discussion about decolonisation, solidarity, shifting power. #HCBerlin @VOICEeu_

[Maria Groenewald @GroenewaldMaria]

"It's a regional crisis." #hc2024 Panel: Where is everyone? Understanding the Gaps in Sudan's Emergency Response.
"Barely one access is working."
"The food is there. What we need is access." @WFP @WFP_DE @WFP_Europe @VOICEeu_