Investing in Human Security for a Future State
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UNDP (United Nations Development Programme). 2010. Investing in Human Security for a Future State. New York.
Investing in Human Security for a Future State
Posted on: January 01, 2010
The Palestinian Human Development Report 2009/10 “Investing in Human Security for a Future State” explores different facets of human security - economy, food, health, environment, political, personal, community - from the perspective of establishing freedom from want, freedom from fear and freedom to live in dignity. Reframing the concept of ‘security’, to one that places the security of individual on par with the state institutions is essential when reflecting on the everyday lives of Palestinians. It is particularly significant given the application of a security based discourse by the State of Israel in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt).
