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Developed in 1990s through key UN reports & governments

The concept of ‘human security’ coalesced in the 1990s through the United Nations Development Programme’s 1994 Human Development Report and the 2003 Human Security Commission and governments like Canada and Norway.

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Developed in 1990s through key UN reports & governments
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Advocates bottom up approach to security
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Concept connects peace, security & development at local & global level
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Embraces cosmopolitan principles, esp. human rights & governance
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Insists state serves the people from which it should draw legitimacy
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Much broader conception of security
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Security based on needs of people & communities not states
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Strong connections with Critical Security Studies & feminism
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Summarised as “Freedom from want, freedom from fear"
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