Topic 4: Humanitarian ethics and socially responsible engagement
The Sphere Project
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After reading through Activity 4.1 click on the image to open the video Sphere Introduction to humanitarian challenges. You will need to set aside 42 minutes. Source:http://www.sphereproject.org/content/view/220/233/ | ||
The Sphere Project, the full title of which is ‘Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Humanitarian Response’, has two main sections. The Humanitarian Charter is a summary of three of the main legal frameworks within which humanitarian practitioners often have to work in times of disaster or conflict. These are:
- International Humanitarian Law (the Geneva Convention)
- Refugee Law
- Human Rights Law
As well as a range of cross-cutting and emerging issues, the Minimum Standards then suggest standards and details for each of the four technical sectors as outlined below:
- Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Promotion
- Food Security and Nutrition
- Shelter, Settlement and Non-Food Items
- Health Action
- Sphere Project Summary
The third (2011) edition of the sphere Project was released in April 2011 and a summary of this can be found at the following link:
http://www.torqaid.com/images/stories/SphereProjectSummary.pdf
