[For new developments on this subject, see HAP, People In Aid and the Sphere Project on the harmonisation of humanitarian standards] The Humanitarian Accountability Partnership (HAP), People In Aid...

A basic set of promotional materials for the Sphere Project in Arabic, English, French and Spanish can be freely downloaded from the Sphere website. The promotional kit includes an...

The global stakeholder consultation report on humanitarian standards, commissioned by the Joint Standards Initiative (JSI) has been made public on the Joint Standards website. Download the report (PDF, 1.4MB)....

A review of work done over the last three years by humanitarian agencies in Zimbabwe has shown significant progress both in raising awareness of as well as in implementing...

Chinese (simplified) is the latest addition to the growing number of language versions in which the Sphere Handbook is available. Currently, the Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Humanitarian...

The humanitarian needs assessment community is currently piloting two new assessment tools - for the time being only available in English. The Good Enough Guide to Humanitarian Needs Assessment...

This user-friendly version of the Sphere Handbook 2011 edition has been created in Bolivia and is available only in Spanish. It was developed to introduce the Handbook to affected...

As of 1 April 2013, the Sphere Project team will be hosted by the International Council of Voluntary Agencies (ICVA), a Sphere Board member with headquarters in Geneva. The...

An e-learning course that allows humanitarian workers to undertake an ambitious training programme on Sphere principles and standards in an autonomous manner is now available via the Internet. The...

The Sphere Project office is upgrading its focal points strategy as part of its continued effort to foster the global network of promoters of Sphere principles and standards. The...