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• 2018 Handbook launch: past and future of humanitarian standards
  28 November 2018 | Sphere
      “When we started it, we had a real hard time publishing the Handbook”, said Peter Walker, co-founder of the Sphere movement. “It now exists in more than 30 languages. The humanitarian community has taken it, run with it, and...
• Sphere General Assembly elects new President, Executive Committee
  27 November 2018 | Sphere
    The Sphere General Assembly met in Geneva, Switzerland, on 5 November. The meeting was aimed at welcoming the new members who joined Sphere during 2018, as well as providing new governance for the organisation. The Assembly,...
• Sphere Handbook 2018: New edition out on 6 November 2018
  24 October 2018 | Sphere
    The Sphere Handbook is the oldest initiative in the field of humanitarian standards. It has been field-tested over twenty years and  regularly updated to ensure it remains fit for purpose in a changing world. What does not change is...
• Local actors and affected populations at the heart of their own recovery: how can humanitarian standards contribute?
  19 September 2018 | Sphere
    Can humanitarian standards contribute to empowering local actors and affected populations during humanitarian response and recovery phases? Aninia Nadig, Sphere Advocacy and Policy Manager, discussed this question during a panel...
• Sphere General Assembly to welcome new members, elect new Executive Committee
  05 September 2018 | Sphere
  Sphere will convene an extraordinary session of its General Assembly during the week of 5 November to welcome new Sphere members who have joined since the launch of the membership campaign in June. The General Assembly will also elect the new...
• Ecuador recognises Sphere standards as cornerstone of national humanitarian response policy
  05 September 2018 | Sphere
  The Ecuadorian government reaffirmed the Sphere standards’ role as the foundation of the country’s risk management structures as it unveiled its recently updated National Disaster Response Plan (RESPONDE Ec). In April 2016, a 7.8-magnitude...
• Sphere is recruiting a Strategic Communications and Membership Director
  13 June 2018 | Sphere
  Are you a natural communicator and relationship builder? Do you enjoy the challenge of finding new ways to engage and connect with a wide variety of people and organisations?...
• Sphere governing bodies meet in Barcelona: Board signs off on Handbook 2018, General Assembly paves the way for expansion of Sphere membership
  30 May 2018 | Sphere
  The Sphere Executive Board convened for its biannual meeting on 8 May, hosted by Oxfam Intermón in Barcelona. The agenda included review and sign-off on the 2018 edition of the Sphere Handbook and a new application to join the Humanitarian Standards Partnership, as well as financial and administrative matters.
• Humanitarian inclusion standards for older people and people with disabilities become part of the Humanitarian Standards Partnership
  10 May 2018 | Sphere
  The Sphere Executive Board welcomed a humanitarian standards initiative focusing on older people and people with disabilities as the newest member of the Humanitarian Standard Partnership.
• Sphere Handbook 2018 is in its final production stages
  26 April 2018 | Sphere
  Following an intense year of drafting, consultation and review, the fourth edition of the Sphere Handbook is approaching the final stages of production. The consolidated manuscript of four foundational chapters and four technical chapters will be submitted to the Sphere Executive Board for validation and approval in May.