International Humanitarian System and Standards

The Sphere community sets standards for humanitarian action and promotes quality and accountability worldwide. Read this charter to gain an understanding to the basis of Sphere standards

Handbook of the Sphere International Humanitarian Standards. After reading the previous Charter, we encourage you to read this handbook to gain a thorough understanding of the Sphere International Humanitarian Standards, as a basis for humanitarian operations around the world.

Short summary of humanitarian principles by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA),

The humanitarian principles of humanity, neutrality, impartiality and independence provide the foundation for humanitarian action. They are central to establishing and maintaining access and delivering humanitarian assistance to affected people, whether in a disaster or a complex emergency, such as armed conflict. Promoting and ensuring compliance with the principles are essential for effective humanitarian coordination and response.

This book provides a useful rundown of available tools and services of disaster response and humanitarian aid, especially in the Asia and Pacific context.

Further elaboration on the tools and services of the international humanitarian system, presented by the UNOCHA. After reading these materials, we expect you to gain a better understanding of the international humanitarian system which will be the basis of ASEAN-ERAT operations.