This special issue of Cadmus is issued in support of the HS4A global campaign on Human Security for All launched in January 2023 by the United Nations Trust Fund for Human Security and the World Academy of Art and Science. The intention of the report is to foster awareness and understanding of the concept of human security from a multitude of perspectives and different dimensions at the local, national and global level.
The ultimate goal of the HS4A campaign must be nothing less than to mobilize global society for rapid social transformation of our values and our actions to achieve human security for all.
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Jon-Hans Coetzer, Lucía Morales, Patrick Flynn, Lia Pop, Nadia Barkoczi, Sonia Munteanu, Cristina Campian, Daniel Rajmil
It is time for a strong and determined intervention from every country to ensure that we place human security at the top of our political and economic leaders’ agendas.
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The multiple crises we face today are a wake-up call for putting human security and wellbeing to the forefront of public policies, for investing in people, in economies and societies so they become cleaner, greener, healthier, safer, and more resilient.
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Human security is a multifaceted concept that focuses on the well-being of individuals and inclusive societies. Although there exists no single metric to measure human security, there are resources that can help us assess our progress.
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Human Security is rooted in our best science and recognizes that human beings are social entities that require meaning and values in their endeavors.
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There is a need to establish a task force with a specific mandate to provide us with a blueprint on how to develop a culture of human security which integrates all socioeconomic dimensions.
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The global health community needs to radically rethink its vision. An exclusive focus on healthcare is a mistake. Health emerges from a broader perspective that includes quality of education, economic growth, gender equality, and migration policies.
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Widespread awareness of how everyday actions are exposed to global and local security threats is necessary. This includes the ability to understand connections between actions that may seem disconnected across time and space.
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We must act now. We must be united and act in line with planetary boundaries, the safe operating system of our Earth. That requires effort, capital, and significant social and cultural cohesion. We know what to do, but we must finally do what we know.
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Any viable global formulation for the human community to foster the security of all human beings must necessarily consider and accommodate the cultural differences in values and institutions which differentiate diverse societies around the world.
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All sectors of society must collaboratively engage in transparent transition towards a sustainable global society. Long-term sustainable development planning must evolve through intergenerational cooperation.
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To understand human security and what it means to different individuals and communities, approaches focused on subjective individual experiences at the micro level are essential. Integration of diverse perspectives and inclusive thinking are needed.
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