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An Introduction to the Concept of Human Security
Category: Human Security
At a seminar on human security held in Brussels in November 2007, Mehrnaz Mostafavi, a Programme Officer in the Human Security Unit of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, presented the case for the broadest interpretation of human security that includes not only "freedom from fear;" but, also, "freedom from want." In the view of the UN Human Security Unit, "human security seeks to build upon and combine insights from other perspectives. Subsequently, in addition to examining the state security perspective, human security brings together the security, development and human rights agendas in an integrative, prioritized and strategic way. . . . As a result, human security advocates for inclusive policies that strengthen social cohesion and rejects exclusionary policies and practices that result in an unequal allocation of economic, political, and cultural rights among identity groups and that also, if left unattended, can lead to social exclusion, proliferation of networks of discontent, and possibly higher incidents of conflicts." To access a copy of this article, please click here.
Mostafavi, Mehrnaz, "An Introduction to the Concept of Human Security" (Human Security Unit, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 2007)
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