The Sphere Handbook 2004 (English version): Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Disaster Response (Sphere Project Series)

The Sphere Project

ISBN 10: 9291390976 / ISBN 13: 9789291390977

Published by Oxfam Publishing, 2003

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Sphere Handbook 2004 (English version): Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Disaster Response (Sphere Project Series)
• Publisher: Oxfam Publishing
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9291390976
• ISBN 13: 9789291390977
• Binding: paperback
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: Very Good

About this title

Synopsis

Following the worldwide success of the first edition of The Sphere Handbook, this new second edition is the result of feedback from current users and from training workshops, with revisions from a focal group of representatives from major organisations. Key changes include:

· addition of an entirely new section on Food security
· revisions from a cross-cutting review on Gender, Children, Elderly, Disabled, Environment, HIV/AIDS, Protection
· updated and refined qualitative and quantitative indicators
· expanded introduction and development of common standards
· clearer cross-referencing and more concise, user-friendly text

The new edition is in the same handy format and structure, with a new CD-ROM featuring the full text.

About the Author

The Sphere Project is a program of the Steering Committee for Humanitarian Response and InterAction with VOICE, ICRC, ICVA. It is an NGO and Red Cross/Red Crescent initiative to enhance the accountability of the humanitarian system, primarily to those persons who have a right to protection and assistance in disasters.