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The Sphere Handbook
The Sphere Handbook: Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Humanitarian Response often called the Sphere Standards is a textbook of minimum standards in humanitarian aid published by the Sphere Association.
The first edition was published in 2000 and is a "cornerstone of humanitarian practice".
The Sphere Handbook was developed by international humanitarian aid agencies to describe minimum standards for the provision of emergency humanitarian aid. The handbook is published by the Sphere Association (also known as the Sphere Project).
Médecins Sans Frontières declined to engage in the project to create the standards.
The handbook presents minimum standards for provision of humanitarian relief activity for food aid, water and sanitation, nutrition, shelter and health care. For each of the sectors, key indicators and metrics are provided.
The 2004 edition added two chapters, one on food security another on processes of participation, monitoring & evaluation, and staff management.
Seven cross-cutting themes were included: children, older people, people with disabilities, gender, protection, HIV/AIDS, and the environment.
The 2011 edition included increased emphasis on protection and safety of people affected by humanitarian crisis. It includes topics of disaster risk reduction and early recovery and includes increased focus on climate change and environmental degradation. The third edition introduced the issue of humanitarian agencies needing to respond in urban (rather than peri-urban and rural) contexts.
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The Sphere Handbook
The Sphere Handbook: Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Humanitarian Response often called the Sphere Standards is a textbook of minimum standards in humanitarian aid published by the Sphere Association.
The first edition was published in 2000 and is a "cornerstone of humanitarian practice".
The Sphere Handbook was developed by international humanitarian aid agencies to describe minimum standards for the provision of emergency humanitarian aid. The handbook is published by the Sphere Association (also known as the Sphere Project).
Médecins Sans Frontières declined to engage in the project to create the standards.
The handbook presents minimum standards for provision of humanitarian relief activity for food aid, water and sanitation, nutrition, shelter and health care. For each of the sectors, key indicators and metrics are provided.
The 2004 edition added two chapters, one on food security another on processes of participation, monitoring & evaluation, and staff management.
Seven cross-cutting themes were included: children, older people, people with disabilities, gender, protection, HIV/AIDS, and the environment.
The 2011 edition included increased emphasis on protection and safety of people affected by humanitarian crisis. It includes topics of disaster risk reduction and early recovery and includes increased focus on climate change and environmental degradation. The third edition introduced the issue of humanitarian agencies needing to respond in urban (rather than peri-urban and rural) contexts.