Humanitarian aid in a time of polycrisis – reaffirming our principles for a more effective and ambitious response to humanitarian crises
Parliament sets out its own position on a topic. The resolution is not binding but signals what Parliament wants.
Where it stands: Parliament adopted the text on 20 January 2026. This is its final position on the matter.
- ✓ Referred to committee 8 May 2025
- ✓ Committee work Report adopted 2 December 2025
- ✓ Tabled for plenary 22 December 2025
- ✓ Plenary vote Adopted 20 January 2026
- ✓ Parliament’s position Final
How a file moves through Parliament
A file is referred to one lead committee (others may give an opinion). Its rapporteur writes a draft report, committee members table amendments, and the committee votes to adopt the report. The report is then tabled for all MEPs; political groups can table further amendments, which are voted on before the final vote in plenary. The adopted resolution is Parliament’s final position; it is not itself law.
Who is working on it
- Lead committee
- DEVE — Development
- Rapporteur
- Leire PAJÍN S&D
- Shadow rapporteurs
- Lukas MANDL PPETiago MOREIRA DE SÁ PfEAbir AL-SAHLANI RenewCarolina MORACE The LeftMarc JONGEN ESN
- For opinion
- FEMM — Women’s Rights and Gender Equality · rapporteur Lina GÁLVEZ S&D
The rapporteur drafts and negotiates the text for the lead committee; each other political group names a shadow rapporteur to follow the file.
The text, version by version
Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament: The only substantive change is in paragraph 28, which now calls for adopting the Commission's planned communication rather than presenting a new strategy. All other changes are formal: decimal commas are replaced with decimal points in five figures. see the changes →
Committee draft → Tabled for plenary: The report expands significantly, adding statistics and new recitals on needs, funding, and drivers of crises. It strengthens calls for protection of civilians, accountability, and specific responses to crises in Sudan, DRC, Gaza, Ukraine, and Afghanistan. It adds detailed provisions on funding, including a welcome for EUR 25 billion, opposition to merging instruments, and calls for transparency and monitoring. It expands the nexus and localisation paragraphs to include more actors and participation, and adds calls for a humanitarian strategy and climate action. It adds extensive gender-related measures, including on sexual and reproductive health, women's leadership, and anti-gender movements. see the changes →
Committee opinions: Draft opinion (FEMM),Opinion (FEMM)
Newest version first. Open a version to read it in full. “What changed” shows the differences paragraph by paragraph; ✦ lines are AI-written from the texts themselves.
Timeline
- Plenary stage
- 20 January 2026 Plenary voteAdopted Adopted by a large majorityFor 444 Against 153 Abstained 55
Final vote — text as a whole at 13:11 · 68% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →
Show all 4 ballots in voting order
1. Separate vote on paragraph 10AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recordedAdopted3. Separate vote on paragraph 28AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded4. Final vote — text as a whole 13:11 A10-0257/2025 – Leire Pajín – Motion for a resolution (as a whole)Adopted - 19 January 2026 Debated in plenary
MEPs debated the text in the chamber ahead of the vote.
- 14 January 2026 1 amendment tabled for the plenary vote
Groups propose changes to the tabled text; each is voted on before the final vote.
- 22 December 2025 Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
- Committee stage
- 2 December 2025 Committee vote: report adopted
DEVE (Development) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
- 19 November 2025 Amendments tabled in committee
Members of DEVE (Development) proposed changes to the draft.
- 13 October 2025 FEMM (Women’s Rights and Gender Equality) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
- 8 July 2025 Amendments tabled in committee
Members of DEVE (Development) proposed changes to the draft.
- 17 June 2025 Draft opinion from FEMM (Women’s Rights and Gender Equality)
An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.
- 9 June 2025 Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in DEVE (Development). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
- 8 May 2025 Referred to the DEVE (Development) committee
The lead committee prepares the report; FEMM (Women’s Rights and Gender Equality) gives an opinion.