21 Nov 2024
The CCCM Cluster welcomes Tom Fletcher as the new Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator at OCHA. In collaboration with Humanitarian Standards Partnership (HSP) partners, we emphasize the critical need for quality and accountability in humanitarian assistance. Ensuring dignity through adherence to high standards is essential for effective and respectful humanitarian efforts. Read the joint letter here:
https://spherestandards.org/tom-fletcher-ocha-open-letter-18-nov-2024/
The HSP includes the following standards:
- Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS)
- Humanitarian Inclusion Standards for Older People and People with Disabilities (HIS)
- INEE Minimum Standards for Education
- Livestock Emergency Guidelines and Standards (LEGS)
- Minimum Economic Recovery Standards (MERS)
- Minimum Standards for Camp Management (MSCM)
- Minimum Standard for Market Analysis (MISMA)
- The Sphere Handbook
- Standards for Supporting Crop-related Livelihoods in Emergencies (SEADS)
Representatives to and for the HSP are:
- Alistair Short, SEADS Coordinator
- Ariel Solari, Team Lead, Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE)
- Cate Turton, Executive Director, CALP Network
- Ced Hesse, Chair of LEGS Trustees
- Jennifer Cline Kvernmo, International Organization for Migration (IOM) and co-chair of the Minimum Standards for Camp Management (MSCM)
- Tanya Wood, Executive Director, CHS Alliance
- Thomas Stork, Danish Refugee Council (DRC) and co-chair of the Minimum Standards for Camp Management (MSCM)
- Sam Wood, Head of Humanitarian Team, HelpAge
- Tushar Wali, Disaster Risk Management Director, CBM Global
- William Anderson, Executive Director, Sphere
