The development of the human security approach has been driven by the urgency to better respond to people's needs in a world of complex and multi-dimensional challenges.
Human security emphasizes that the survival, livelihood and dignity of people are the fundamental basis for national, regional and international peace and development. The human security approach offers a practical framework to develop integrated policies and programmes to prevent, mitigate and respond to complex challenges and their multidimensional impacts in a manner that is people-centred, comprehensive, context-specific and prevention-oriented.
Human Security: from Principles to Practice is also available in other languages:
English: https://www.unssc.org/courses/human-security-principles-practice-1
Spanish: https://www.unssc.org/courses/el-enfoque-de-la-seguridad-humana-de-los-principios-la-practica-1
Arabic: https://www.unssc.org/courses/nhj-alamn-albshry-mn-almbady-aly-almmarst-1
Target Audience
UN staff as well as practitioners and representatives from governments, non-governmental organizations, the private sector, civil society and academia.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of the self-paced course, participants will be able to:
- Understand human security, its operational principles, and its added value as an operational framework well-suited to today’s complex and interconnected challenges.
- Apply the human security approach to design integrated policies and programmes.
- Use or adapt tools to advance localized and disaggregated analyses for a deeper understanding of persistent and emerging risks that can impact the survival, livelihood and dignity of people.
- Promote strategies that enable early action, reduce vulnerability and build resilience through inclusive and participatory processes that leave no one behind.
- Benefit from lessons learned and good practices based on the wealth of experience from the UN Trust Fund for Human Security.