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The Sphere Handbook is the oldest initiative in the field of humanitarian standards. It has been field-tested over twenty years and regularly updated to ensure it remains fit for purpose in a changing world. What does not change is its rights-based foundations: people have the right to assistance, the right to life with dignity, the right to protection and security, and the right to fully participate in decisions related to their own recovery.
The Sphere Handbook 2018 is the fourth edition.
The Sphere Handbook comprises the Humanitarian Charter, the Protection Principles, the Core Humanitarian Standard, and minimum humanitarian standards in four vital areas of response:
Water supply, sanitation and hygiene promotion (WASH)
Food security and nutrition
Shelter and settlement
Health
There are numerous references to people with disabilities through the handbook.
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https://spherestandards.org/handbook-2018/
https://handbook.spherestandards.org/en/sphere/#ch001 [English]
https://handbook.spherestandards.org/fr/sphere/#ch001 [French]
https://handbook.spherestandards.org/ja/sphere/#ch001 [Japanese]
https://handbook.spherestandards.org/de/sphere/#ch001 [German]
https://handbook.spherestandards.org/ar/sphere/#ch001 [Arabic]
https://spherestandards.org/handbook/editions/ [Downloadable pdf versions available in many languages and in Braille. Other language versions may be previous editions]
