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Human Development Report 2009: Challenges to Human Security in Arab Countries
This report examines human development in the Arab world through a human
security lens, calling on policymakers and other stakeholders to move away from
a state-centric conception of security to one which also concentrates on the
security of individuals, their protection and their empowerment. It argues that
widespread absence of human security has contributed significantly to the lack
of developmental progress in Arab countries.
The report describes seven dimensions of threat to individual human security in
the Arab world:
- Insecure environments
including pressure on scarce resources and the impacts of climate change
- The State contributing
to the insecurity of its citizens including using force and coercion
- Vulnerable groups
including children, women, refugees, IDPs and victims of the human
trafficking industry who, in reality, have few rights and little means to
redress this
- Volatile growth, high
unemployment and persistent poverty
- Hunger, malnutrition and
food insecurity
- Health security
challenges
- The impact and long-term
effects of occupation and military intervention
In return, it offers seven building blocks for Arab human security:
- Preservation and
enhancement of the environment which sustain Arab people's existence under
rising geo-political, environmental and demographic pressures
- Guarantee of essential
rights, freedoms and opportunities without discrimination by
well-governed, accountable and responsive states and the rule of just law
- Recognition by state and
society of abuse and injustices against children, women and refugees and a
resolve to change their legal, economic, social and personal conditions
for the better
- Moving towards
knowledge-based, equitable and diversified economies
- Ending persistent hunger
and malnutrition with the possibility of defining food security less in
terms of absolute food sovereignty and more in terms of sufficiency of
commodities for all members of society
- Promoting health as a
human right and addressing disparities in access, affordability and
quality of healthcare
- Policy recognition
abroad that long standing violations against Arab peoples and Arab
sovereignty by regional and global powers through occupation and military
intervention are self-defeating and unacceptable
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