{"id":114589,"date":"2020-05-12T11:22:59","date_gmt":"2020-05-12T14:22:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fraterinternacional.org\/?p=114589"},"modified":"2020-05-15T11:48:11","modified_gmt":"2020-05-15T14:48:11","slug":"sphere-handbook-transparency-and-integrity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fraterinternacional.org\/en\/sphere-handbook-transparency-and-integrity\/","title":{"rendered":"Sphere Handbook: Transparency and Integrity"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Three Pillars of the Sphere Handbook<\/h3>\n

The second report on the series of the Sphere Handbook deals with questions that help to put together the ethical and legal framework under which organizations involved in humanitarian responses to crises take shelter. The documents help the humanitarian agents to define their own responsibilities, develop performance indicators and procedures, and be accountable to donors, governments, impacted communities, other organizations involved in the work, and also internally.<\/p>\n

Since its creation, the Sphere Handbook has had the support pillars of the Humanitarian Charter, the Principles of Protection, and the Essential Humanitarian Standard. Together, they are the essence of the actions defended by the Sphere.<\/p>\n

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Humanitarian Charter<\/b><\/h3>\n

The document is the cornerstone of the handbook, and is based on ethical and legal principles (such as the United Nations Charter; the Declaration of Human Rights; the International Convention on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights; the Refugee Statute; among other hundreds of regional treaties) that will guide the actions of organizations in humanitarian responses.<\/p>\n

The Humanitarian Charter is the basis of the commitment made by humanitarian organizations that are part of or share the same concepts as the Sphere and an invitation to all those involved in humanitarian actions to adopt these principles. Among the common principles, rights, and obligations there are:<\/p>\n