Ahead of the 2024 European elections, the IRC is calling on EU leadership to #RaiseTheBar and redefine its response to humanitarian crises and a changing world of uncertainty.

Our report, ‘Raise the Bar: A blueprint for EU leadership in a world of escalating crises,’ demonstrates seven ways the EU can rethink its ways of working to better serve its ambitions and reach more communities in humanitarian need.

Download the executive summary below, browse the full report here, or visit our EU elections resource for more information.

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