The Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards will not of course stop humanitarian crises from happening, nor can they prevent human suffering. What they offer, however, is an opportunity for the enhancement of assistance with the aim of making a difference to the lives of people affected by disaster" Ton van Zutphen, Sphere Board Chair and John Damerell, Sphere Project Manager in the Foreword to the new edition of the Handbook. The Sphere Project is an initiative to determine and promote standards by which the global community responds to the plight of people affected by disasters. What's new in the 2011 edition of the Sphere Handbook The new edition of the Sphere Project's Handbook updates the qualitative and quantitative indicators and guidance notes and improves the overall structure and consistency of the text The new version has: * a rewritten Humanitarian Charter * updated common standards * a stronger focus on protection * revised technical chapters
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9781908176035
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Sphere Handbook 2011 : Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Humanitarian Response
ForewordAcknowledgementsWhat is Sphere?The Humanitarian CharterProtection PrinciplesThe Core StandardsMinimum Standards in Water Supply, Sanitationand Hygiene PromotionMinimum Standards in Food Security andNutritionMinimum Standards in Shelter, Settlement andNon-Food ItemsMinimum Standards in Health ActionAnnex 1. Key Documents that inform theHumanitarian CharterAnnex 2. The Code of Conduct for theInternational Red Cross and Red CrescentMovement and Non-GovernmentalOrganisations (NGOs) in Disaster Relief