Sphere defines, promotes and applies humanitarian principles and minimum standards to ensure lifesaving, protective and accountable response to crisis.

Geneva, Switzerland
Joined January 2011
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
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**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
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🌱 Launch of the handbook in French by @SEADS_Standards Host: @ICRC Date: Oct 24 Expert panel: @Concern, @aucmed & more 📕 An introduction to the SEADS Handbook 📊 ICRC's support for SEADS 🌍 Insights from Gaza Register: bit.ly/4gxqRiD Explore: bit.ly/3YuPZzc
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Over 733 million face hunger!🍽️ The Sphere Minimum Standards for Food Security and Nutrition ensures access to adequate food during crises. 🔗 Learn more: bit.ly/4eLsoQv 📷 Visual content credit: @ifrc & @communitywsasia #WorldFoodDay2024 #RightToFood #SDGs #ZeroHunger
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#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
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🙎‍♀️ 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/
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📢 The 2023 edition of the Minimum Standard for Market Analysis (MISMA) is now live in Arabic & English! 🌍 Enhance market analysis for effective cash-based assistance. 🔗 Check it out: hspstandards.org/ar/handbook… #HumanitarianStandards #MISMA #CashProgramming #sphere
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🌿Sphere's Nature-based Solutions Guide is empowering humanitarian practitioners to tackle environmental and social challenges while promoting resilience. 👉 Order your guide: bit.ly/4eR1QgA 👉 Learn more: bit.ly/3XQTSNA #NatureBasedSolutions #SphereStandards
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📚 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…
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🌟 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
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Alejandro, Sphere trainer & focal point representative, highlights how Sphere standards are enhancing #health, #coordination, & #accountability as Colombia responds to the Venezuela migration crisis. Learn more & watch the video @ spherestandards.org/applying… #SDG3 #SDG #Colombia
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🌏 Sphere in Romania: From classroom to action! World Vision Romania is putting #Sphere principles into practice—distributing handbooks and delivering workshops to make aid more #effective and #humane. 👉 Learn more: spherestandards.org/sphere-i… @WorldVision
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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_de youtube.com/watch?v=u0se5mLK…
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