This 9-minute video presentation introduces de main features of the Sphere Handbook 2011 edition -- Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Humanitarian Response -- within the context of the drive for greater quality and accountability in the humanitarian sector.
The Sphere Handbook establishes shared principles and a set of universal minimum standards in core areas of humanitarian response: water, food, shelter and health. It offers common language and provides guidance for effective and accountable humanitarian response and advocacy.
Additional information:
http://SphereProject.org