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The Sphere Project

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The Sphere Project was initiated in 1997 by a group of NGOs and the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement to develop a set of universal minimum standards in core areas of humanitarian response: the Sphere Handbook. The aim of the Handbook is to improve the quality of humanitarian response in situations of disaster and conflict, and to enhance the accountability of the humanitarian system to disaster-affected people. The Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Humanitarian Response are the product of the collective experience of many people and agencies. They should therefore not be seen as representing the views of any one agency.

First trial edition 1998

First final edition 2000

Second edition 2004

Third edition 2011

Second re-print October 2011

Third reprint, July 2013

Print ISBN: 978-1-908176-00-4
eBook ISBN: 978-1-908176-10-3

A catalogue record for this publication is available from The British Library and the US Library of Congress.

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This latest edition of the Sphere Handbook, Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Humanitarian Response, is the product of broad inter-agency collaboration.

The Humanitarian Charter and minimum standards reflect the determination of agencies to improve both the effectiveness of their assistance and their accountability to their stakeholders, contributing to a practical framework for accountability.

The Humanitarian Charter and minimum standards will not of course stop humanitarian crises from happening, nor can they prevent human suffering. What they offer, however, is an opportunity for the enhancement of assistance with the aim of making a difference to the lives of people affected by disaster.

From their origin in the late 1990s, as an initiative of a group of humanitarian NGOs and the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, the Sphere standards are now applied as the de facto standards in humanitarian response in the 21st century.

A word of gratitude must, therefore, be given to all those who have made this happen.

Ton van Zutphen	John Damerell
Sphere Board Chair	Project Manager

The revision of the Sphere Handbook has been an extensive, collaborative and consultative process, engaging a considerable number of people around the world too many to mention individually by name. The Sphere Project acknowledges the breadth of the contributions made and the willingness of organisations and individuals to be involved.

The Handbook revision process was led by a group of focal points for the technical chapters and cross-cutting themes, supported by resource persons for emerging issues, all drawn from the sector, either seconded from humanitarian organisations or directly hired, depending on the level of work envisaged. Consultants led the revision of elements relevant for the Handbook as a whole, and which required substantial new work. Where not stated otherwise, the people listed below were consultants.

Humanitarian Charter: James Darcy, Mary Picard, Jim Bishop (InterAction), Clare Smith (CARE International) and Yvonne Klynman (IFRC)

Protection Principles: Ed Schenkenberg van Mierop (ICVA) and Claudine Haenni Dale

Core Standards: Peta Sandison and Sara Davidson

Technical chapters

Water supply, sanitation and hygiene promotion: Nega Bazezew Legesse (Oxfam GB)

Food security and nutrition:

- Nutrition: Susan Thurstans (Save the Children UK)

- Food security and livelihoods: Devrig Velly (Action contre la Faim)

- Food aid: Paul Turnbull (WFP) and Walter Middleton (World Vision International)

Shelter, settlement and non-food items: Graham Saunders (IFRC)

Health action: Mesfin Teklu (World Vision International)

Cross-cutting themes

Children: Monica Blomstrm and Mari Mrth (both Save the Children Sweden)

Older people: Jo Wells (HelpAge International)

Persons with disabilities: Maria Kett (Leonard Cheshire Disability and Inclusive Development Centre)

Gender: Siobhn Foran (IASC GenCap Project)

Psychosocial issues: Mark van Ommeren (WHO) and Mike Wessells (Columbia University)

HIV and AIDS: Paul Spiegel (UNHCR)

Environment, climate change and disaster risk reduction: Anita van Breda (WWF) and Nigel Timmins (Christian Aid)

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