The Handbook Revision Process: update

The revision process of the Sphere Project Handbook is progressing. From January to mid-March, the Humanitarian Charter and the four sectoral chapters(Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Promotion; Food Security and Nutrition;Shelter, Settlement and Non-Food Items; Health Action) were posted on the Sphere Project’s website for public review. The chapter on the Standards Common to All Sectors and the Protection text are currently undergoing substantive changes and realignments based on the feedback received from the extensive consultative process. It is envisaged that the drafts of the Standards Common to All Sectors and Protection will be available on the Sphere Project website for public review by end May for a period of six weeks.

Due to a number of factors, including the emergency response in Haiti as well as the introduction of new section on Protection, the production schedule of the 2010 edition of the Handbook has been extended. The new Handbook will be launched in the first quarter next year.