The Sphere Handbook - Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Humanitarian Response

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. The new edition of the Sphere Project's Handbook updates the qualitative and quantitative indicators and guidance notes and improves the overall structure and consistency of the text.

List of contents

Foreword; Acknowledgements; What is Sphere? The Humanitarian Charter; Protection Principles; The Core Standards; Minimum Standards in Water Supply, Sanitation; and Hygiene Promotion; Minimum Standards in Food Security and; Nutrition; Minimum Standards in Shelter, Settlement and; Non-Food Items; Minimum Standards in Health Action; Annex 1. Key Documents that inform the; Humanitarian Charter; Annex 2. The Code of Conduct for the; International Red Cross and Red Crescent; Movement and Non-Governmental; Organisations (NGOs) in Disaster Relief

About the author

The Sphere Project is a programme of the Steering Committee for Humanitarian Response (SCHR) and InterAction with VOICE, ICRC and ICVA. The project was launched in 1997 to develop a set of universal minimum standards in core areas of humanitarian assistance.

Product details

• Authors: El Proyecto Esfera, Sphere Project (COR), The Sphere Project
• Assisted by: Sphere Project (Editor), The Sphere Project (Editor)
• Publisher: Stylus Publishing
• Languages: Spanish
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2011
• EAN: 9781908176028
• ISBN: 978-1-908176-02-8
• No. of pages: 420
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration