Term:
Human security
Definition:
Security that has two main aspects: (1) safety from such chronic threats as hunger, disease and repression; (2) protection from sudden and hurtful disruptions in the patterns of daily life—whether in homes, in jobs, or in communities. Such threats can exist at all levels of national income and development.
Domain:
Gender
Source:
Derived from United Nations Development Programme, “1994 Human Development Report.”