Humanitarian charter and minimum standards in disaster response.

Contributor(s):

Sphere Project

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Geneva : Sphere ; Oxford : Oxfam [distributor] , 2004.Edition: 2004 edDescription: 339 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. + 1 CD-ROMISBN:

9291390976 (pbk.) :

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DDC classification:

363.3480218 21

Partial contents:

What is Sphere -- The Humanitarian Charter -- Chapter 1. Minimum standards common to all sectors -- Chapter 2. Mainimum standards in water, sanitation and hygiene promotion -- Chapter 3. Minimum standards in food security, nutrition and food aid -- Chapter 4. Minimum standards in shelter, settlement and non-food items -- Chapter 5. Minimum standards in health services -- Annexes.

Subject: The cornerstone of this book is the Humanitarian Charter, which is bases on the principles and provisions of international humanitarian, human rights and refugee law, and on the principles of the red Cross and NGO Code of Conduct. It describes the core principles that govern humanitrian action and asserts the right of populations to protection and assistance.

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One CD-ROM in pocket attached to inside back cover.

Previous ed.: 2000.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The cornerstone of this book is the Humanitarian Charter, which is bases on the principles and provisions of international humanitarian, human rights and refugee law, and on the principles of the red Cross and NGO Code of Conduct. It describes the core principles that govern humanitrian action and asserts the right of populations to protection and assistance.

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