The Sphere Handbook 2011 edition has just been published in the Myanmar language. With this new version, the Handbook is now available in 25 languages. The translation of the...

By Irene Van Horssen HelpAge International has worked with six other agencies to launch a new set of minimum standards to support ageing- and disability-inclusive responses in humanitarian crises....

The first time Kamil Erdem Güler ever saw a Sphere Handbook was in a refugee camp on the outskirts of the Somali capital city, Mogadishu. It was 2012 and...

The Sphere Project office and DisasterReady.org will offer a short introductory online course on Sphere principles and standards at the end of September. "An introduction to Sphere" is an...

This year's campaign to mark World Humanitarian Day aims to tell the stories of extraordinary resilience behind today's humanitarian crises. Every year on 19 August, World Humanitarian Day recognises...

"One out of four people in Jordan is a Syrian refugee," says Firas Saleh, Programme Quality Manager at CARE International in Jordan. In addition to Syrians, there are some...

A pharmacist with a degree on health management, Rita Rhayem discovered the humanitarian field thanks to a short stint with Doctors Without Borders during the 2006 Lebanon War. "That...

Just released, The Sphere Story is a three-part video documentary on the origins, dissemination and impact of Sphere principles and standards. It also looks at the challenges and opportunities...

The Sphere Project Board met in Rome on 27-28 May and endorsed concrete steps to implement the new strategic plan Sphere 2020. Representatives of companion standards joined one of...

Twenty-five humanitarians from 11 countries in the Middle East and North Africa participated in the first Sphere regional practitioners workshop on 3-4 May in Amman. The meeting identified a...