Core Humanitarian Standard on Quality and Accountability (CHS)

Core Humanitarian Standard on Quality and Accountability (CHS)
Formation 2014
Legal status Non-profit organisation
Website http://corehumanitarianstandard.org

The Core Humanitarian Standard on Quality and Accountability (CHS) is a standard for humanitarian response.

The CHS launched on 12 December 2014 in Copenhagen, Denmark.[1] The CHS was developed by the CHS Alliance, the Sphere Project, and Groupe URD.

The CHS Alliance leads the development and maintenance of the CHS.[2]

The CHS is available in Arabic, Bangla, Bahasa Indonesia, English, French, Nepali, Khmer, Korean, Spanish, Thai, Turkish and Urdu.

Verification

The CHS is a voluntary standard for use by humanitarian individuals and organisations.

Verification against the CHS is also available for organisations wishing to measure their performance against the standard. Independent verification and certification against the CHS is offered by an independent organisation, the Humanitarian Quality Assurance Initiative (HQAI).

References

  1. ↑ "The Core Humanitarian Standard to launch on 12 December". reliefweb. reliefweb. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
  2. ↑ reliefweb. reliefweb http://reliefweb.int/report/world/core-humanitarian-standard-launch-12-december. Retrieved 15 April 2016. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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