THE SPHERE

PROJECT
Humanitarian charter and WHAT IS
minimun standards in
humanitarian response SPHERE?
The Sphere Project
and its Handbook are
well known for
introducing
considerations of
quality and
accountability to
humanitarian
response.

Fernanda Intriago
6to B
08/09/2022


The Sphere Project
philosophy: The
right to life with
dignity ?
Initiated in 1997 by the NGO and
the International Red Cross and
Red Crescent Movement, it aims
to improve the quality of their
actions during disaster response
and to be accountable for them.
Humanitarian THE CORE
Charter, protection STANDARDS AND
principles and core THE MINIMUM
STANDARDS IN
standards
FOUR TECHNICAL
CHAPTERS
The Humanitarian
Charter explains why
both assistance and cover approaches to
protection are programming and four sets
of life-saving activities.
critical pillars of
humanitarian action.
Ensure that their water supply, sanitation and hygiene
promotion; food security and
activities are nutrition; shelter, settlement and
non-food items;
concerned with the and health action
more severe threats
that affected people How to use the standards ?
The Core Standards and minimum
commonly standards follow a specific format. They
begin
face in times of with a general and universal statement –
the minimum standard – followed by a
conflict or disaster. series of key actions, key indicators and
guidance notes.