Human Security
ACTIVITIES
Health Workforce Investment as a Driver of UHC and Economic Development
August 28, 2019 | Yokohama, Japan
On the sidelines of TICAD7, JCIE partnered with IntraHealth International to organize this side event. Over 120 participants took part in a discussion on the wide-ranging benefits of health workforce…
Health, Resilience, and the Added Value of the Human Security Approach: Achieving the SDGs
May 2–5, 2016 | New York and Washington DC
As part of the Global Health and Human Security Program, JCIE and the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) have collaborated on a project to analyze case studies of ho…
Health and Human Security in The Americas
September 6–7, 2012 | Lima, Peru
On September 6-7, 2012, JCIE organized a public seminar and workshop on “Health and Human Security in the Americas” in Lima, Peru, in partnership with the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO). The…
Satellite Seminar of the The Third TICAD Ministerial Follow–up Meeting: Health and Human Security in Africa
May 2–3, 2011 | Dakar, Senegal
On May 2–3, 2011, JCIE organized a symposium and roundtable on “Health and Human Security in Africa” in Dakar, Senegal. The events were organized in conjunction with the Third Tokyo International Conf…
Global Governance Governance and Human Security Seminar
September 29, 2010 | Tokyo
On September 29, JCIE organized a lecture on “Global Governance and Human Security” with Ambassador Yukio Takasu, who most recently served as permanent representative of Japan to the UN (2007–2010). A…
Seminar on Health and Human Security
May 14, 2010 | New York, NY
On May 14, 2010, more than 130 UN officials, health experts, NGO leaders, and policy analysts took part in a major seminar in New York exploring human security approaches to global health.
Human Security Challenges of AIDS and Communicable Disease in Asia—Exploring Effective Regional and Global Responses
March 22, 2004 | Tokyo, Japan
JCIE, in collaboration with Asia Society, co-sponsored a one-day international conference titled “Human Security Challenges of AIDS and Communicable Disease in Asia”. Policymakers, media representativ…
Human Security in the United Nations—Tokyo Workshop
February 27–28, 2004 | Tokyo
In 2003, JCIE was commissioned by Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs to conduct an assessment of several projects funded by the Trust Fund on Human Security (TFHS), focusing on how human security has…
Fifth Intellectual Dialogue on Building Asia's Tomorrow | Tokyo Workshop
February 25–26, 2003 | Tokyo, Japan
The Intellectual Dialogue on Building Asia’s Tomorrow culminated with a two-day workshop in Tokyo on February 25-26, 2003, which sought to stimulate regionwide intellectual exchange on balanced sustai…
Fifth Intellectual Dialogue on Building Asia's Tomorrow | Bangkok Workshop
December 11–12, 2002 | Bangkok
The Fifth Intellectual Dialogue, held in Bangkok on December 11-12, 2002, was designed to explore key indicators of human security and feasible methods of evaluation for human security projects. It wa…
Fourth Intellectual Dialogue on Building Asia's Tomorrow
March 16–17, 2002 | Kisazaru, Japan
The Fourth Intellectual Dialogue on Building Asia’s Tomorrow was held on March 16–17, 2002, in Kisarazu, Japan, on the theme of “Health and Human Security: Moving from Concept to Action.” It had been…
Third Intellectual Dialogue on Building Asia's Tomorrow
June 18–19, 2000 | Bangkok, Thailand
The Third Intellectual Dialogue on Building Asia’s Tomorrow was held in Bangkok on June 18-19, 2000, focusing on “Cross-Sectoral Partnerships in Enhancing Human Security.” The dialogue injected furthe…
Second Intellectual Dialogue on Building Asia's Tomorrow
July 12–13, 1999 | Singapore
The Second Intellectual Dialogue on Building Asia’s Tomorrow was held on July 12–13, 1999, in Singapore on the theme of “Promoting Sustainable Development and Human Security.” Participants assessed ke…
First Intellectual Dialogue on Building Asia's Tomorrow
December 2–3, 1998 | Tokyo, Japan
The First Intellectual Dialogue on Building Asia’s Tomorrow was held on December 2–3, 1998, at the Hotel Okura in Tokyo, on the theme of “The Asian Crisis: Meeting the Challenges to Human Security”. T…
PUBLICATIONS
Protecting Human Security: Proposals for the G7 Ise-Shima Summit in Japan
Global Health Working Group for the 2016 G7 Summit
May 21, 2016
This article shares policy recommendations to develop: global structures that enable effective preparedness for health emergencies, knowledge-sharing platforms for health system resilience and sustain…
Health, Resilience, and Human Security: Moving Toward Health for All
Marcelo Korc, Susan Hubbard, Tomoko Suzuki, and Masamine Jimba
2016
This report identifies seven principles of human security and key features of successful human security approaches, in order to explain to health and development field experts what a human security ap…
Viewing UHC through a Human Security Lens
Marcelo Korc and Susan Hubbard
December 13, 2015
The second blog post in the JCIE Global Health Special Series, considers how questions of human security should play a role in the implementation of Universal Health Coverage.
East Asia at a Crossroads
Jusuf Wanandi and Tadashi Yamamoto, eds.
2008
This book analyzes the dynamics of regional community building and proposes ways of moving forward to enhance regional peace and prosperity while strengthening East Asia’s capacity to meet its growing…
East Asian Regional Cooperation in the Fight Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
Friends of the Global Fund, Japan (FGFJ), ed.
2007
This report on the Beijing Conference, recorded discussions on how indispensable regional and cross-border cooperation is in the fight against communicable diseases such as AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Mal…
Building Resilience: Human Security Approaches to AIDS in Africa and Asia
Susan Hubbard and Tomoko Suzuki
2005
This report analyzes five projects funded by the United Nations Trust Fund for Human Security that deal with AIDS from various angles, such as the intersection between AIDS and issues of poverty, migr…
Human Security in the United Nations
Japan Center for International Exchange
2004
This field study was conducted on five human security projects in order to propose common elements that should be included in human security projects on the ground, as well as to highlight the design…
Human Security Challenges of AIDS and Communicable Disease in Asia—Exploring Effective Regional and Global Response
Japan Center for International Exchange & Asia Society
2004
This report presents key themes that emerged from the conference in Tokyo, and documents the intensive discussions between the panelists and participants.
Health and Human Security: Moving from Concept to Action
Japan Center for International Exchange (JCIE)
March 2002
This report summarizes discussions and recommendations of the fourth meeting in the “Intellectual Dialogue on Building Asia’s Tomorrow” conference. It also contains presentations by Dr. Surin Pitsuwan…
Cross-Sectoral Partnerships in Enhancing Human Security
Japan Center for International Exchange (JCIE)
2002
This report summarizes the third meeting in the “Intellectual Dialogues on Building Asia’s Tomorrow” conference and provides case studies on several challenges to human security.
Sustainable Development and Human Security
Japan Center for International Exchange
November 1999
This report provides a detailed synopsis of the presentations, discussion, and principal points from a two-day conference of leading intellectuals considering the underlying human security requirement…
The Asian Crisis and Human Security
March 1999
This publication provides the speeches, background papers, and synopses of presentations and discussions from a dialogue carried out in response to Japan’s then-foreign minister Obuchi Keizo’s suggest…