‘Human Security, Politics and Society under Compounded Crises’—the Second Issue of the JICA Ogata Research Institute Report ‘Human Security Today’

The report also includes articles about human security in the African context and the nexus of gender-based violence (GBV) . Furthermore, the report also introduces research activities of six research clusters at the JICA Ogata Research Institute from a human security perspective.

Human Security in the Age of Uncertainty
-How should we secure people’s lives, livelihoods, and dignity in the face of multiple, entangled threats?

From the inception of the concept of human security to the present day, the nature of the threats facing people around the world has changed dramatically. Threats such as climate change, armed conflicts, pandemics, natural disasters, and economic crises are intertwined in complex ways, resulting in ever more serious and pervasive crises. Even problems that occur on the other side of the globe now have a significant impact on the lives of each and every one of us.

The human security perspective can effectively help societies to understand and respond to these global problems. This report seeks to answer how the concept of human security can be utilized in our precarious times, intending to identify best practices for implementing human security.

* Titles and affiliations are as of March 2024, when the Japanese version was published.