On 1 July 2026, the European Parliament's Committee on Development, through MEPs Barry Andrews and Leire Pajín (Renew), submitted a parliamentary question pressing the European Commission to detail concrete commitments on international law, funding, and implementation of its joint communication on humanitarian aid (JOIN(2026)0025). The question highlights rising humanitarian needs, increasing violations of international humanitarian law, restricted access, and a sharp decline in global funding due to shifting donor priorities.
how the Commission will strengthen adherence to international humanitarian law and protect humanitarian workers through diplomacy; how it will ensure sustained engagement among humanitarian, development, and peace actors in fragile settings; how it will make humanitarian action more efficient, including optimising supply chains, supporting UN coordination, engaging local actors, and boosting anticipatory action; what concrete safeguards will ring-fence humanitarian funding under the next multiannual financial framework, with a minimum annual baseline and reserve; and what implementation plan and follow-up framework are envisaged, ensuring a strong scrutiny role for Parliament, and what is the status of accompanying staff working documents.
The question was submitted on 8 June 2026 and lapses on 9 September 2026. It reflects Parliament's demand for the Commission to detail how it will enforce humanitarian law, secure dedicated funding, and ensure parliamentary oversight of its new humanitarian aid strategy. The Commission is expected to respond within the parliamentary deadline.