A notice of meeting and provisional agenda published by the EU Council schedules a meeting of the Working Party on Humanitarian Aid and Food Aid (COHAFA) at the Directors level for 7-8 July 2026. The meeting will focus on adopting Council conclusions on the Joint Communication on Humanitarian Aid, exchanging views with the ICRC Director-General, and discussing humanitarian system reform with IASC and ICVA, as well as food security early action with WFP.
The meeting, convened under the Irish Presidency, will open with the adoption of the agenda and a presentation of COHAFA Trio priorities and the Irish Presidency work programme. The central item is the Council conclusions on the Joint Communication on Humanitarian Aid, which will shape EU policy orientations in the sector. An exchange of views with the ICRC Director-General will address humanitarian challenges and the Joint Communication, followed by a session on the Humanitarian Reset and broader system reform, featuring an informal exchange with the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) and the International Council of Voluntary Agencies (ICVA).
Food security and early action will be discussed in the context of El Niño and other shocks, with an informal exchange with the World Food Programme (WFP). The agenda also includes an Any Other Business (AOB) item. The meeting's outcomes may influence EU humanitarian aid policy priorities, operational frameworks, funding allocations, and partnerships with key actors such as ICRC and WFP. No prior coverage of this meeting exists in recent records.