Sphere’s new self-paced online course is an excellent multimedia introductory guide to using the Sphere Handbook. Follow Sophia, Joseph, Waleed, Daniela, Laila, Esther and Ricardo as they find solutions to their work challenges – from…

By Fundación delALTO, Sphere’s new focal point in Argentina (originally in Spanish) Through active participation, indigenous communities of the Argentine Gran Chaco are exercising their rights and contributing their ancestral knowledge to disaster risk management The…

Sphere is shocked at the horrific attacks in the last week on civilian populations in Ukraine and the Middle East, including children and vulnerable adults, in Hroza – Kharkiv Province, Israel and Gaza. Sphere condemns the mass killings,…

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By Dina Volynets, Sphere trainer and Head of Supervisory Board at Tvoya Opora The ongoing full-scale invasion of Ukraine is causing serious humanitarian challenges both in Ukraine and in other countries that are offering temporary protection to…

By Juan José Dorado J., Sphere trainer and focal point representative for APGRB Over a thousand people in Bolivia accessed and learned about the Sphere Handbook through virtual and in-person workshops over a period of three months.

In a rapidly changing world, how can we ensure the Core Humanitarian Standard on Quality and Accountability (CHS) is a more accessible, relevant and user-friendly tool to drive better quality and accountability in the humanitarian sector and…

By IUCN In many places, the increasing severity and frequency of climate-related disasters exacerbate underlying risks, stoke conflict, and undermine humanitarian and development gains. Within these complex response dynamics, the environment is often overlooked or is treated…

Sphere’s “25 years of Sphere” panel session at the Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Week (HNPW) in Geneva on 27 April was one of the most highly anticipated and best attended sessions of the conference.

By Dr. Raju Thapa, Sphere focal point representative The Sphere Handbook is the benchmark set of Minimum Standards, actions, indicators and guidance for humanitarian response, and has been widely used by NGOs, INGOs, UN agencies, and others for…