Unofficial Burmese translation of SPHERE Minimum Standards in Disaster Response available

An unofficial Burmese translation of the internationally recognized SPHERE Minimum Standards in Disaster Response can be downloaded by clicking here.

The Sphere Project was launched in 1997 by a group of humanitarian NGOs and the Red Cross and Red Crescent movement. Sphere is based on two core beliefs: first, that all possible steps should be taken to alleviate human suffering arising out of calamity and conflict, and second, that those affected by disaster have a right to life with dignity and therefore a right to assistance. Sphere is three things: a handbook, a broad process of collaboration and an expression of commitment to quality and accountability. The project has developed several tools, the key one being a handbook.

For more information about the SPHERE project and to access key documents in English visit www.sphereproject.org