The Sphere Handbook and the Humanitarian Standards Partnership (HSP) initiatives offer guidance on the minimum response all crisis-affected people have the right to expect. They establish what needs to be in place for affected populations to survive and recover with dignity.

Two guidance documents based on humanitarian standards are currently available:

• A four-page document focusing on applying the Sphere standards in Coronavirus responses (download in English);

• An updated version that also includes recommendations based on the Core Humanitarian Standard and other humanitarian standards initiatives (download in English)

These documents can be downloaded in other languages here: https://www.spherestandards.org/coronavirus/#Download

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People affected by humanitarian crises, particularly those displaced and/or living in camps and camp-like settings, are often faced with specific challenges and vulnerabilities that must be taken into consideration when planning for readiness and response operations for the COVID-19 outbreak. They are frequently neglected, stigmatized, and may face difficulties in accessing health services that are otherwise available to the general population. In the context of this Interim Guidance, the people in humanitarian situations affected by this guidance may include internally displaced persons (IDPs), host communities, asylum seekers, refugees and returnees, and migrants when in similar situations. While further adaptations might be needed for some population groups, including those living in slums this interim guidance is issued to assist field staff to immediately respond to urgent needs. This report is jointly developed by IFRC, IOM, UNHCR and WHO. 

Learn more here: https://interagencystandingcommittee.org/other/interim-guidance-scaling-covid-19-outbreak-readiness-and-response-operations-camps-and-camp