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New consortium to amplify local voices in defining humanitarian concepts

Many humanitarian concepts, such as community engagement, are diversely defined and divergently understood. There is…

Humanitarian standards centre stage at 10th edition of HNPW

The Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Week(s) is an annual conference which serves as a platform…

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Sphere Handbook Training, Romania, Bucharest, in-person and online, 25 July 2024

A one day training on the use of the Sphere Handbook organized and financed by…

The Sphere network around the globe

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