The Sphere Project office has published a new training resource covering virtually all aspects of the use of Sphere humanitarian standards. The Sphere Training Package 2015 is available in...

The Sphere Project office has published a short comparative analysis of the Sphere Handbook's Core Standards and the recently released Core Humanitarian Standard on Quality and Accountability. On November...

By Roderick Valones (*) For the Alliance of Sphere Advocates in the Philippines (ASAP), 2014 has been the most eventful if not demanding year so far. The need to...

The Arabic, Spanish and French versions of Sphere for Assessments are now available for free downloading as PDF files. Sphere for Assessments is a short guide to help humanitarian...

The second edition of the Livestock Emergency Guidelines and Standards (LEGS) will be launched in London and Washington in February 2015. About one billion people worldwide depend on livestock...

By Aninia Nadig (*) The humanitarian community understands very well how important it is to listen to and engage with the people it intends to serve. However, much needs...

A wide array of representatives of the humanitarian community gathered in Copenhagen on 12 December for the launch of the Core Humanitarian Standard on Quality and Accountability (CHS) gave...

The Core Humanitarian Standard will be launched in Copenhagen on 12 December. The event will include a roundtable discussion featuring Sphere India CEO Vikrant Mahajan among other panellists. The...

Do you have ideas and recommendations on how the humanitarian system could better meet the needs of people affected by crises? Would you like to share your views on...

The Sphere Project Board met in New Delhi on 11-12 November. The meeting made strides towards an ambitious new strategy aimed at leveraging the impact of the world community...