Volume 5, Issue 1 - March 2023

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.

Global Movement to Promote Human Security for All Garry Jacobs 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. Read more	Enhancing Human Security by Transforming Education Through Science, Technology, and Innovations 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. Read more
Human Security, Culture and Protection of Humanity’s Heritage Irina Bokova 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. Read more	Human Security: Concepts and Measurement Phoebe Koundouri, Konstantinos Dellis 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. Read more
Human Security: Virtuous, Practical, Urgent, and Necessary Jonathan Granoff Human Security is rooted in our best science and recognizes that human beings are social entities that require meaning and values in their endeavors. Read more	Human Security For All Walton Stinson, Douglas Weinstein The next big thing is not a new technology, it is a new idea. Human Security is that idea. Read more
Key Findings Regarding a Comprehensive Human Security: Envisioning and Building a Better Future Ganoune Diop 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. Read more	The Health and Economic Burdens Inflicted by Human Security Destruction Alberto Zucconi, Luca Rolle 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. Read more
Human Security & Global Understanding: Towards New World Relations Benno Werlen 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. Read more	Ensuring Human Security by Creating Abundance through Mindshift, Conscious Capital, and Technology Mariana Bozesan 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. Read more
Human Security, Individualism and Collectivism Ashok Natarajan 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. Read more	Report on COP27 and its Implications for Human Security Marta Neškovic 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. Read more
Communicating Human Security & Capturing Perspectives Ash Pachauri, Drishya Pathak, Komal Mittal, Norma Patricia Muñoz Sevilla, Philo Magdalene A, Saroj Pachauri 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. Read more

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Volume 5, Issue 1 - March 2023