Human Security is a people-centered approach to foreign policy which recognizes that lasting stability cannot be achieved until people are protected from violent threats to their rights, safety or lives.

What's New

Speeches and statements

"The gravity of the crisis in Darfur demands a decisive response from the UN Security Council and from all member states…This is a clear test of the principle of Responsibility to Protect, endorsed by both the UN General Assembly and the UN Security Council. The responsibility to protect must now move beyond abstract words to clear action."
Canadian statement to Group of Friends Sudan, United Nations General Assembly
(September 22, 2006)

"[T]he nature of the abuses faced by children in dozens of conflict zones remains unthinkable. Concerted action is required by actors at all levels to prevent and respond to violations of the rights of children. An investment early in conflicts will pay huge dividends in future abuses."
Address by the Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of Foreign Affairs at the Expanding the Dialogue Workshop on Child Soldiers, Winnipeg
(August 28, 2006)

Events

National Roundtables on Corporate Social Responsibility and the Canadian Extractive Industry

Publications

Report: Ending Abuses against Children in War
(October 2006)