Sphere defines, promotes and applies humanitarian principles and minimum standards to ensure lifesaving, protective and accountable response to crisis.
Grateful to Jessie Thomson & Alper Kucuk for facilitating Sphere’s invitation to the 34th international conference of @ifrc, themed 'Navigate Uncertainty - Strengthen Humanity.' Members from around the globe gathered in #Geneva to address complex humanitarian challenges.
#RCRC24
**Humanitarian Fact**
📊 80% of people displaced by conflict or disaster live in countries affected by acute food insecurity (@WFP 2023).
Humanitarian standards help ensure access to #food, #water, and #shelter, supporting dignity in crises.
🔗 Learn more: handbook.hspstandards.org/en
#DRRDay shows how safe shelter empowers youth for a resilient future. Sphere ensures dignified, safe housing for disaster-affected families.
Learn more: handbook.spherestandards.org…
📸 A resilient shelter built for an earthquake-hit family in #Afghanistan
📷 Credit:@communitywsasia
🙎♀️ Every girl deserves dignity, safety, & the chance to thrive, even in crises. The Minimum Standards for Child Protection help ensure their rights.
📘 Access the full interactive handbook here: hspstandards.org/handbooks/
🌍 For more global standards: hspstandards.org/
📚 The #Sphere Handbook is Now Available in #Farsi, translated by Sphere’s focal point in #Iran, the International Consortium for Refugees in Iran (ICRI).
This marks the 25th language version of the 2018 edition!
Download your copy @ spherestandards.org/handbook…
🌟 Calling All Trainers! 🌟
Exciting news from Humanitarian Standards Partnership! Applications are now open for the @SEADS_Standards ToT course in November at the @ILRI Campus in Addis Ababa, #Ethiopia!
🔍 For details, check the SEADS Training Policy: bit.ly/3TGUTq1
Join Axel—Sphere Trainer, Focal Point Representative, and newly appointed Sphere Board Member —as he takes us through how the #sphere Handbook is being used on the ground in #Flood affected communities in #Bangladesh@asb_deyoutube.com/watch?v=u0se5mLK…
From 2005 to now – our journey with @communitywsasia has been one of dedication to dignified #humanitarian assistance. Today, we’re thrilled to announce that Zunaira Shams of CWSA is seconded by Sphere as Communications Coordinator to further strengthen this global #Partnership!
We should not have to wait for #WorldHumanitarianDay to remind all parties to armed conflict, and all States, of their obligations under International Humanitarian Law. Adherence to IHL is non-negotiable and is not subject to exceptions.
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🎲Tantangan HSP! Bagaimana standar kemanusiaan dapat membantu anda dalam krisis?
🙏 Our congratulations to MPBI for creating a Bahasa version of the HSP Challenge board game, and for using it in a Sphere workshop!
⬇ Download the customisable files here: hspstandards.org/resources/#…