Humanitarian Charter And Minimum Standards In Disaster Response

Download or read book Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Disaster Response written by Sphere Project and published by Oxfam Pub. This book was released on 2000 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In an international initiative aimed at improving effectiveness and accountability of disaster response, the Sphere Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Disaster Response sets out for the first time what people affected by disasters have a right to expect from humanitarian assistance. The cornerstone of this book is the Humanitarian Charter, which is based on the principles and provisions of international humanitarian, human rights, and refugee laws and on the principles of the Red Cross and NGO Code of Conduct. It describes the core principles that govern humanitarian action and asserts the right of populations to protection and assistance. The Charter is followed by minimum standards in five core sectors - water supply and sanitation, nutrition, food aid, shelter and site planning and health services.