1 9 5 7 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Ek iti ▁State ▁Category : N iger ian ▁civil ▁servants ▁Category : Pe ople ' s ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Senate ▁( N iger ia ) ▁Category : W omen ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Senate ▁( N iger ia ) ▁Category : 2 1 st - century ▁Niger ian ▁polit icians ▁Category : 2 1 st - century ▁women ▁polit icians ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁Senate ▁( N iger ia ) ▁Category : Univers ity ▁of ▁Lag os ▁al umn i <0x0A> </s> ▁S phere ▁( former ly ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁S phere ▁Project ) ▁is ▁a ▁global ▁movement ▁started ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁aim ing ▁to ▁improve ▁the ▁quality ▁of ▁human itar ian ▁assistance . ▁The ▁S phere ▁standards ▁are ▁the ▁most ▁commonly ▁used ▁and ▁most ▁widely ▁known ▁set ▁of ▁human itar ian ▁standards . ▁S phere ' s ▁flags hip ▁publication ▁is ▁the ▁S phere ▁Hand book . ▁ ▁Background ▁The ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁saw ▁a ▁rapid ▁increase ▁in ▁the ▁international ▁activities ▁of ▁human itar ian ▁ag encies . ▁This ▁was ▁particularly ▁the ▁case ▁during ▁Great ▁L akes ▁refuge e ▁crisis ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁A ▁growing ▁number ▁of ▁don or ▁and ▁N GO ▁evalu ations ▁were ▁critical ▁of ▁the ▁responses ▁and ▁actions ▁of ▁many ▁N GO s . ▁ ▁There ▁was ▁growing ▁discussion ▁among ▁human itar ian ▁ag encies ▁about ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁standards