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Human Security

Human Security. Security Focus. Historically  military focus Late 1970s shift to human focus. UNDOC.org. Development Differences. Global North Global South: Non-industrialized countries Many were colonies Independence after WWII Development varies ¤. e merging economies.

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Human Security

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  1. Human Security

  2. Security Focus • Historically military focus • Late 1970s shift to human focus UNDOC.org

  3. Development Differences Global North Global South: Non-industrialized countries • Many were colonies • Independence after WWII • Development varies ¤ emerging economies developing countries very poor countries

  4. Development Issues Human Development Index social & econ dev. • Institutions • Infrastructure http://hdr.undp.org/en/statistics/hdi/

  5. Hauling goods & people in Thailand

  6. Guatemalan Convenience Store Guard

  7. Food stall, Accra, Ghana

  8. Central Market, Cambodia

  9. Water pump in Ghanaian village

  10. Village public restroom facility Typical squat toilet

  11. (versus the amazing Japanese toilet)

  12. Power lines in Lima, Peru

  13. Solar cells on Turkish apartment buildings

  14. Thai jungle irrigation system

  15. Typical run-off drainon road, Accra, capital city of Ghana

  16. Road signs

  17. Herorats How do ‘hero rats’ improve human security? • Sniff out land mines • Mines/ demining very dangerous • Kill/maim 1 person/hr • Better than dogs for the job • Lighter, cheaper, live in tropics • Jobs training rats • More land to use • Reduces health threat • From mines • Smell TB ¤

  18. Development Issues: Jobs Labor opportunities • Farming • Livestock • Lack formal sector jobs • Lack technology • Lack foreign investment

  19. Cambodian landscaper

  20. Bronze pan shop, Morocco

  21. Development Issues: Corruption http://www.economist.com/blogs/dailychart/2011/12/corruption-and-development

  22. Development Issues: Regulations • Censorship • Turkish president bans Twitter, YouTube • Internet, media • Labor conditions • Lack regulations

  23. Recap

  24. Human Security • Shift  human focus • GS = wide range of development • Development issues

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