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...

By Christine Knudsen, Sphere Project Director December is usually a time when many of us hope to slow down, reflect on the year that is ending and prepare for...

A recent gathering of Sphere country focal points demonstrated the increasing strength of the community of humanitarian practitioners working with Sphere standards in the region. Meeting in Bangkok 14-15...

What should be done when people blame a flood on an angry goddess? Or a volcanic eruption on the mountain god? These are some of the questions asked by...

The Sphere Project Board is meeting in New Delhi, India, on 12-13 November 2014. The meeting is hosted by Sphere India, a national coalition of humanitarian agencies working across...

The official launch of the Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS) on Quality and Accountability is to take place in Copenhagen on 12 December 2014. The event will gather some 120...

The Sphere Project office has published a series of six posters and six matching postcards featuring humanitarian messages illustrated with cartoons. The posters and postcards are available in Arabic, English,...

The Sphere Handbook 2011 edition is now available in Farsi. With this new language version, the Handbook is now available in 24 languages. The Farsi version of the Sphere...

The Sphere Board has appointed Christine Knudsen as Sphere Project Director. Knudsen will take up her new position on 1 November 2014. Knudsen brings 17 years of experience ranging...

The third version of the Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS) on Quality and Accountability is available for consultation until 17 October. The final version will be launched in Copenhagen on 12 December...