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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://www.smartbrief.com/s/2018/12/un-aid-chief-one-person-70-will-need-aid-next-year-0">https://www.smartbrief.com/s/2018/12/un-aid-chief-one-person-70-will-need-aid-next-year-0</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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aid chief: One person in 70 will need aid next year </span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#444444">"We need to make it a bigger priority in 2019 to address the underlying causes of crises -- insecurity, conflict, poverty, development failures, inadequate
adaptation and resilience to climate change."<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#444444">SPHERE HANDBOOK – MINIMUM STANDARDS IN HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE – 2018 EDITION</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Direct Link to Full 458-Page 2018 SPHERE Report – English:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://spherestandards.org/wp-content/uploads/Sphere-Handbook-2018-EN.pdf">https://spherestandards.org/wp-content/uploads/Sphere-Handbook-2018-EN.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:white">The Sphere Handbook presents a principled approach to quality and accountability in humanitarian response. It is a practical translation of Sphere's
core belief that all people affected by disaster or conflict have a right to life with dignity and the right to receive humanitarian assistance. The Humanitarian Charter is the cornerstone of the Handbook, with the Protection Principles and Core Humanitarian
Standard providing a foundation which informs all sectors of assistance. Technical standards outline priorities to ensure response in four key life-saving sectors: water, sanitation and hygiene promotion; food security and nutrition; shelter and settlement;
and health. The measurable minimum standards describe what needs to be achieved in a humanitarian response in order for people to survive and re-establish their lives and livelihoods in ways that respect their voice and promote their dignity. Key actions,
indicators and guidance notes provide ways to apply these standards in diverse context. The chapters are all linked and reinforce each other. The strength of the Sphere Handbook lies in its universality and adaptability to all humanitarian settings. It enjoys
broad ownership in the humanitarian sector and therefore provides a common language for working with all stakeholders towards quality and accountability in humanitarian contexts.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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