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DRAFT REPORT (2025/2085(INI))

On humanitarian aid in a time of polycrisis – reaffirming our principles for a more effective and ambitious response to humanitarian crises

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Committee on Development · Rapporteur: Leire Pajín

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This draft report on humanitarian aid in a time of polycrisis reaffirms the EU's commitment to humanitarian principles and international humanitarian law, and calls for more effective and ambitious responses. It demands increased funding, an integrated approach to fragile contexts, implementation of the Humanitarian-Development-Peace nexus, localisation of aid, anticipatory action, and gender-sensitive approaches.

Committee position. The rapporteur proposes a resolution reaffirming humanitarian principles, demanding increased funding and effective responses, and calling for gender-sensitive approaches.

Key points

  1. Insists that all parties to conflict respect international humanitarian law and human rights law, and that humanitarian principles remain central to EU external action.
  2. Calls for immediate international action to end the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and accountability for attacks on civilians and aid workers.
  3. Regrets Member States' intentions to withdraw from the Ottawa and Oslo Conventions, and calls for strengthened prevention and monitoring of IHL violations.
  4. Calls for an EU humanitarian diplomacy strategy with Member States and the EEAS.
  5. Calls for significantly increased humanitarian funding in the next MFF, separate budget lines for humanitarian aid, and opposition to merging the EU Humanitarian Aid Instrument with NDICI–Global Europe.
  6. Encourages innovative financing approaches and calls on Member States to meet ODA commitments of 0.7% of GNI and allocate 10% of ODA to humanitarian action.
  7. Calls for an integrated approach to fragility, with tailored approaches and consultation of Parliament.
  8. Calls for advancing the HDP nexus, channelling at least 25% of humanitarian funding to local actors by 2027, and scaling up anticipatory action.
  9. Welcomes progress on UN Security Council Resolution 1325, calls for protection of women and girls from violence and for their sexual and reproductive health and rights.
  10. Highlights women's role in humanitarian settings, encourages support for women-led organisations and gender-sensitive approaches, and reiterates call for full implementation of Resolution 1325.

Who is affected

  • Parties to armed conflicts: must respect IHL and protect civilians and aid workers.
  • EU Member States: urged to increase funding, meet ODA targets, and not withdraw from conventions.
  • Local humanitarian actors: should receive at least 25% of EU humanitarian funding by 2027.
  • Women and girls in crisis settings: targeted for protection and inclusion in aid programming.

Figures and deadlines

  • 0.7 % of gross national income as official development assistance
  • 10 % of ODA to humanitarian action
  • at least 25 % of humanitarian funding to local actors by 2027

Legal basis: Articles 208 and 214 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union; Articles 3(5) and 21 of the Treaty on European Union