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The Sphere Handbook: Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Humanitarian Response
The Sphere Handbook Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Humanitarian Response Author:The Sphere Project The Sphere Project is an initiative to determine and promote standards by which the global community responds to the plight of people affected by disasters. — With this Handbook, Sphere is working for a world in which the right of all people affected by disasters to re-establish their lives and livelihoods is recognized and acted upon in ways tha... more »t respect their voice and promote their dignity and security.
This Handbook contains:
* A Humanitarian Charter: legal and moral principles which reflect the rights of disaster-affected populations
* Protection Principles
* Core Standards and Minimum Standards in four key life-saving humanitarian sectors: Water supply, sanitation and hygiene promotion; Food security and nutrition; Shelter, settlement and non-food items; Health action. They describe what needs to be achieved in a humanitarian response in order for disaster-affected populations to survive and recover in stable conditions and with dignity.
The Sphere Handbook enjoys broad ownership by agencies and individuals, offering the humanitarian sector a common language for working together towards quality and accountability in disaster and conflict situations.
The Sphere Handbook has a number of companion standards, extending its scope in response to needs that have emerged within the humanitarian sector.
The Sphere Project was initiated in 1997 by a number of humanitarian NGOs and the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.« less
ISBN-13: 9781908176011 ISBN-10: 1908176016 Pages:420 Edition:2011 French Edition Rating: