About the Institute for Human Security

Scholars, governments, and international organizations have recently begun using the term “human security” to bring together the concerns and practices that deal with the many faces of, and close relations between, freedom from fear and freedom from want. Under this rubric fall a broad variety of issues and trends, but they all share a desire to cross boundaries between fields of social change until now usually treated separately, and a strong ultimate focus on the inclusive well-being of all human beings. The Institute's work is based on these principles. It provides interdisciplinary education, research, and capacity building to advance a human security agenda.

Prof. Peter Uvin
Henry J. Leir, Chair in International Humanitarian Studies

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