National disaster management policies and guidelines benefit from building on and incorporating references to international humanitarian standards. But what does it take to link both and how can humanitarian...

A new version of the Sphere Training Package customised to the Syria response is available for download in Arabic from the Sphere website. This new version of the Sphere...

Ensuring that Sphere continues to adapt itself as a user-driven, practitioner-governed organisation, the project has become a non-profit association under Swiss law. At its second regular annual meeting held...

Using the Sphere Standards in Urban Settings, the latest publication in the ‘Sphere unpacked' series, fills a gap in current guidance on how to implement humanitarian standards across different...

By Christine Knudsen (*) The year ahead will see significant moves in the humanitarian standards landscape - and mark Sphere's 20th anniversary! As the number of people requiring humanitarian...

By Christine Knudsen (*) When disaster strikes, it is critical to pay special attention to the situation of those who may be disenfranchised, at heightened risk, and with fewer...

By Nik Rilkoff (*) When it comes to meeting humanitarian accountability commitments, many organisations have put time, money and effort into information systems and complaints feedback mechanisms. However, it...

A further step towards incorporating the Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS) into the Sphere Handbook has been taken: now buyers of the Handbook also receive a free-of-charge copy of the...

In the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew, 60 aid workers attended a training on Sphere principles and standards in Haiti. Hurricane Matthew made landfall in southwestern Haiti on 4 October....

A Ukrainian-language version of the Sphere Handbook 2011 edition has just been published. With this new version, the Handbook is now available in 29 languages. The translation of the...