{"id":3742,"date":"2011-04-15T08:48:41","date_gmt":"2011-04-15T12:48:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/charityandsecurity.org\/?p=3742"},"modified":"2019-10-17T13:33:15","modified_gmt":"2019-10-17T17:33:15","slug":"2011_sphere_handbook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/charityandsecurity.org\/archive\/2011_sphere_handbook\/","title":{"rendered":"Sphere Handbook Offers Expanded Operating Standards for Humanitarian Responders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As part of a global effort to improve the quality of humanitarian response to populations affected by disaster and armed conflict, the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sphereproject.org\/resources\/download-publications\/?search=1&amp;keywords=&amp;language=English&amp;category=22\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sphere Handbook<\/a>\u00a0describes the fundamental principles that govern humanitarian action during these times and offers \u201cbest practices\u201d for all phases of humanitarian assistance.\u00a0The handbook includes a special focus on \u201cProtection Principles,\u201d which consider the protection and safety of at risk civilians affected by disaster or armed conflict as an integral part of humanitarian response. Hard copies of the Handbook can be purchased from the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sphereproject.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sphere Project Website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Sphere Handbook, \u201c[h]umanitarian action consists of two main pillars:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload size-full wp-image-3745 alignright\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27189%27%20height%3D%27266%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20189%20266%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27189%27%20height%3D%27266%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/charityandsecurity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Sphere-handbook.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"189\" height=\"266\" \/>protection and assistance.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0Protection focuses on the safety, dignity and rights of people affected by natural disaster or armed conflict. The four Protection Principles for aid providers described in the Handbook include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Avoiding exposure of people to further harm as a result of humanitarian actions<\/li>\n<li>Ensuring people\u2019s access to impartial assistance, in proportion to need and without discrimination<\/li>\n<li>Protecting people from physical and psychological harm arising from violence, degrading treatment or the deliberate spread of fear<\/li>\n<li>Providing assistance to people who wish to claim their rights, access available remedies and recover from the effects of abuse.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Handbook includes a series of Core and Minimum Standards for humanitarian action that are based on best practices from the assistance sector. During all stages of the assistance process, from initial planning stages to the assessment of the aid delivery, Core Standards outline the essential measures to meet the humanitarian objectives and \u201creduce future risk and vulnerability, enhance capacity and promote early recovery.\u201d\u00a0Key actions, key indicators and guidance notes on each standard, provide guidance on it can be met.\u00a0The six Core Standards are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Creation of a people-centered humanitarian response with input from affected population<\/li>\n<li>Coordination and collaboration with agencies and governmental authorities engaged in impartial humanitarian action<\/li>\n<li>Assessment to under\u00adstand the nature of the disaster, identify who has been affected and how, and assess people\u2019s vulnerability and capacities<\/li>\n<li>Design and respond based on an impartial assessment of needs<\/li>\n<li>Examine the effective\u00adness, quality and appropriateness of response.<\/li>\n<li>Assessing overall aid worker performance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>According to the Handbook, these standards are considered \u201cfundamental to the<\/p>\n<p>rights of people affected by conflict or disaster to assistance that supports life with dignity.\u201d Additional Minimum Standards in the 2011 edition deal with four sets of life-saving areas: water and sanitation, food security, shelter, and health services.<br \/>\n&#8220;People in disasters have basic needs like food and water, but aid work is not as simple as service delivery,&#8221;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/global-development\/poverty-matters\/2011\/apr\/14\/core-principles-aid-providers-relief-rights\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said Marie Staunton<\/a>, chief executive of Plan UK. &#8220;Humanitarian workers also have a wider responsibility for the human rights of the people they are meant to be helping \u2013 such as their right to freedom of movement and their right to a healthy environment. These rights could be limited or violated by the relief they receive, if it is delivered in an inappropriate way.&#8221;<br \/>\nSince the first trial edition in 1988, the Sphere Handbook has been translated into more than 40 languages, becoming the most widely known and internationally recognized set of standards for humanitarian response.\u00a0More than 650 experts from<\/p>\n<p>over 300 organizations in about 20 countries were involved in making the 2011 version.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As part of a global effort to improve the quality of humanitarian response to populations affected by disaster and armed conflict, the\u00a0Sphere Handbook\u00a0describes the fundamental principles that govern humanitarian action during these times and offers [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[68],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Sphere Handbook Offers Expanded Operating Standards for Humanitarian Responders - Charity &amp; 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