As the humanitarian community is busy responding to the crisis unleashed by the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that hit Nepal on 25 April, an initiative to build Sphere capacity in the...

By Christine Knudsen, Sphere Project Director Sphere focal points are some of the most important unsung heroes in the movement for humanitarian quality and accountability. I continue to be...

As we finalise our video documentary on the history of the Sphere Project, we'd like to share our excitement with the community of Sphere practitioners. So here is an...

The representative of the International Consortium for Refugees in Iran, Nazanin Kazemi has worked with refugees for nearly 16 years. In the following interview, she discusses the impact of...

Update (27 April 2015)Made about a month ago, our offer to ship a hard copy of the Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS) for free to anyone interested got a great...

Conducting systematic reviews of aid delivery against quality humanitarian standards is a crucial step to ensure continuous learning and improvement of humanitarian response. This Audit Tool and Quick Guide...

The Sphere Project office has published Sphere for Monitoring and Evaluation, a short guide to help humanitarian staff identify and implement the sections of the Sphere Handbook that are...

The Arabic-language version of the Sphere Handbook is now available in eBook format. To celebrate its launch, Practical Action Publishing is offering a time-limited 45% discount on the price...

Sphere 2020, the Sphere Project strategic plan for the coming six years, has just been published. The plan defines an ambitious agenda for Sphere to continue fulfilling its unique...

By Marc Olivier (*) Developing a strong network in which organisations can learn and apply Sphere humanitarian standards to improve the quality and accountability of their work is one...