For the first time since the creation of the network, Sphere’s Focal Points gathered from across four continents for a global forum in Bangkok, Thailand.

Facing a host of natural hazards and recurring emergencies, both Chile and the Philippines have recently taken steps to embed the Sphere standards into national regulations on emergency response.

Six humanitarian standards bearers announce the launch of a joint mobile application. The new Humanitarian Standards Partnership (HSP) application provides the humanitarian sector's flagship standards and guidance in a single,...

Cash-based assistance has emerged as an evidence-based means of meeting needs in humanitarian response since the publication of the Sphere Handbook 2011 edition. Here is how the upcoming edition...

From its establishment as a non-profit association to laying the groundwork for the revision of its Handbook to the growth of its network of practitioners, a series of achievements...

With the Handbook revision underway, the Sphere Executive Board is focused on deepening partnerships, aligning the organisation's institutional structure, and building capacities to support practitioners around the world. The...

The revised Sphere standards will provide clearer, better integrated and more practical guidelines on gender and humanitarian action. By Mireia Cano Viñas (*) For most humanitarian practitioners nowadays, the...

A training of trainers course focused both on Sphere and on age and disability inclusion standards took place in the Philippines. Its motto: "Nothing about us without us." Some...

The current revision of the Sphere Handbook is probably the most participatory ever of these periodic exercises. After 10 weeks of open public consultation on the first draft, the...

The sector's key handbook is being revised to offer guidance on what actions aid agencies and others should take in cities. By Pamela Sitko, Citiscope (*) How does humanitarian...