Research Catalog

Title

Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Disaster Response / the Sphere Project.

Author

Sphere Project

Publication

Geneva, Switzerland : Sphere Project ; Oxford, UK : Distributed by Oxfam Pub., 2004.

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Details

Description

339 p. : col. ill.; 21 cm. +

Summary

"The Sphere Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Disaster Response are a remarkable international initiative aimed at improving the effectiveness and accountability of humanitarian assistance. This new edition of the handbook has been thoroughly revised and updated, taking into account recent developments in humanitarian practice, together with feedback from practitioners in the field, research institutes and cross-cutting experts in protection, gender, children, older people, disabled people, HIV/AIDS and the environment. The revised handbook is the product of an extensive collaborative effort that reflects the collective will and shared experience of the humanitarian community, and its determination to improve on current knowledge in humanitarian assistance programmes."--BOOK JACKET.

Subjects

• Humanitarian assistance
• Emergency management
• Disaster relief
• Disasters
• Relief Work > standards
• Altruism
• Guideline

Genre/Form

Guideline

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

System Details (note)

• System requirements: CD-ROM player.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

What is Sphere? -- The Humanitarian Charter. -- Minimum standards common to all sectors -- Minimum standards in water, sanitation and hygiene promotion -- Minimum standards in food security, nutrition and food aid -- Minimum standards in shelter, settlement and non-food items -- Minimum standards in health services. -- Annexes. 1. Legal instruments underpinning the Sphere handbook -- 2. The code of conduct for the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in disaster relief.

ISBN

9291390976

OCLC

54041502

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library