Sphere, Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Disaster Response

Sphere Companion Standards

The Sphere Project is providing now a mechanism by which other Humanitarian Quality Standards can become ‘Companion’ Standards to the Sphere Project Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Disaster Response. Comment this article \| Views: 17872
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INEE Education Companion Standards

The Sphere Project recommends that the Inter-Agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE) Minimum Standards for Education in Emergencies, Chronic Crises and Early Reconstruction be used as companion and complementing standards to the Sphere Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Disaster Response.

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Sphere-INEE Companionship makes the case for education as part of humanitarian response

A ‘Companionship Agreement’ was signed in October 2008 between the INEE and Sphere secretariats, to promote the use of the INEE Minimum Standards for Education in Emergencies, Chronic Crises and Early Reconstruction (INEE Minimum Standards) and the Sphere Project Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Disaster Response (Sphere Handbook) as ‘Companion Standards’. The agreement represents an important partnership to support the provision of quality, equitable and relevant education in acute emergencies through to development.

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