By Daphne Nadig * "Reaching Resilience," a game developed by CARE International, Urgence Réhabilitation Dévelopement (Groupe URD) and the Wageningen University, uses a fun method to teach the concept...

The Sphere Project is pleased to announce the eBook edition of its Handbook, Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Humanitarian Response (2011 edition). MEDIA-52e24bb372cb2 The new eBook is available...

The global children's charity Plan International is offering the Sphere Handbook in Action e-learning course to their staff through the agency's brand-new e-learning platform. Founded over 75 years ago,...

By Cecilia Furtade * The need to reassert humanitarian principles in a changing and increasingly complex humanitarian landscape was the leitmotiv of the discussion at the Network of Humanitarian...

A forward-looking meeting of the Sphere Project Board took place in Geneva mid-November. A post-2015 strategy for the Project, next steps in the process of harmonisation of humanitarian standards...

Representatives of the Boards of the Humanitarian Accountability Partnership (HAP), People In Aid and the Sphere Project met this week and considered the current status of the process towards...

Efforts to support aid delivery according to humanitarian standards are under way in the Philippines, where Typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda caused massive destruction and loss of life when it hit the...

Meeting in Istanbul on 23 October, representatives of five humanitarian standards-setting initiatives stressed their shared commitment to support quality and accountable work across all sectors of humanitarian response. Over...

A new short film features examples of humanitarian agencies around the world working with the Sphere Handbook. The Sphere Project office has released Humanitarian standards in context; Bringing the...

Next Saturday, Angelina Jolie will receive an Oscar in recognition of her humanitarian efforts. At the same time, a planned Italian TV show involving celebrities and humanitarian operations has...