Report of the Secretary General on Human Security
The present report was submitted pursuant to paragrpah 143 of the 2005 World Summit Outcome (General Assembly resolution 60/1), in which the Heads of State and Government committed themselves to discuss and define the notion of human security. The report provided an update on developments related to the advancement of human security since the 2005 World Summit. It took stock of discussions on human security, its various definitions and its relationship to State sovereignty and the responsibility to protect. The report also outlined the principles and the approach for advancing human security and its application to the current priorities of the United Nations. Key human security initiatives undertaken by Governments, regional and subregional intergovernmental organizations, as well as the organizations and bodies of the United Nations system, were presented as examples of the reach of this important concept and its growing acceptance. The report concluded by identifying the core elements and the added value of human security and provided a set of recommendations as a follow-up to the above-mentioned commitment contained in the World Summit Outcome.
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Human Security in Theory and Practice
Application of the Human Security Concept and the United Nations Trust Fund for Human Security
Prepared as a guide for practitioners who wish to integrate the added value of the human security approach into their work, this handbook provides an overview of the human security concept and its operational impact. Useful tools for applying the human security concept, including a step-by step strategy for developing, implementing and evaluating human security programme/projects are provided. Two detailed case studies; one in post-conflict situations and another related to food insecure scenarios, demonstrate the application of these human security tools and are followed with additional examples of projects supported under the United Nations Trust Fund for Human Security. This handbook has been developed by the HSU-OCHA under the guidance of Dr. Shahrbanou Tadjbakhsh, Sciences Po, and in close collaboration with Ms. Hitomi Kubo, Sciences Po, and Ms. Elianna Konialis.
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Human Security for All
Integrated responses to protect and empower people and communities: A look at nine promising efforts
In preparation for this booklet, the Human Security Unit, a freelance journalist and a team of photographers visited dozen of project sites funded under the UNTFHS, conducting hundreds of interviews with local staff and beneficiaries. From this multitude of compelling initiatives, nine stories were selected to show the practical applications of human security and give it a human face.They reflect the range of issues, regions, and institutions involved in human security work around the globe.
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Human Security Now
The report of the Commission on Human Security
The Commission on Human Security was established in January 2001 in response to the UN Secretary-General’s call at the 2000 Millennium Summit for a world “free of want” and “free of fear.” On 1 May 2003, Co-Chairs of the Commission on Human Security, Sadako Ogata and Amartya Sen, presented the Commission’s Final Report, Human Security Now, to the United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan.
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Central Asia Human Development Report
Bringing down barriers: regional cooperation for human development and human security
Supported by the United Nations Trust Fund for Human Security and the Human Security Unit, this report was prepared by a team of experts under the guidance of the UNDP Regional Bureau for Europe and the CIS, in collaboration with the Asian Development Bank and the World Bank.
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