Official Geneva presentation of the Special UNDP report on Human Security

Information
Hybrid,
17 March 2022
14h00 - 15h15
Add to calendar

Please select which calendar you would like
to receive the invitation

Registration is closed

If you cannot attend the in-person event at our premises in Geneva, we invite you to register to attend online.

 

Registration deadline: 16 March 2022

The Geneva event will take place at the Geneva Centre for Security Policy in Maison de la paix.

Location: GCSP, Maison de la Paix, Petal 4
Chemin Eugene-Rigot 2D, 1202 Geneva
Conference Room 1, 4th floor

Click here to see how to find us

How to improve human security in light of emerging threats in the 21st century

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) launched last month a Special Report on Human Security. The report, entitled, “New threats to human security in the Anthropocene: Demanding greater solidarity finds a development conundrum. Despite people on average living longer, healthier, and wealthier lives, these advances have not succeeded in increasing people’s sense of security. This is true for countries right across the development spectrum, with perceptions of insecurity worsening most in several high-income countries, even before the Covid-19 pandemic. The report links new threats with the disconnect between people and planet in pursuit of development, arguing that they are deeply entwined with increasing planetary pressure. The report examines a cluster of threats that have shifted to become more prominent in recent years including those from digital technologies, inequalities, conflicts, and the ability of healthcare systems to tackle new challenges like the COVID-19 pandemic.

In this context, the Geneva Center for Security Policy (GCSP) and the UNDP Office in Geneva are joining forces to present the Report in Geneva, bringing in a diverse set of voices and perspectives from the security, health, climate and digital and diplomatic communities – in line with the spirit of the report – with the aim of kicking off a global conversation on human security. The event - open to all- will take place on 17 March 2022 at 2pm Geneva time in the Maison de la Paix and will be livestreamed online.

GCSP Director Amb. Thomas Greminger will be joined by UNDP Director of the Human Development Report Office, Pedro Conceicao and UNDP Geneva Director Agi Veres, as well as high-level experts and Permanent Representatives from the International Geneva community.

More information on the report can be found here: https://www.hdr.undp.org/en/2022-human-security-report


Information
Hybrid,
17 March 2022
14h00 - 15h15
Add to calendar

Please select which calendar you would like
to receive the invitation

Registration is closed

If you cannot attend the in-person event at our premises in Geneva, we invite you to register to attend online.

 

Registration deadline: 16 March 2022

The Geneva event will take place at the Geneva Centre for Security Policy in Maison de la paix.

Location: GCSP, Maison de la Paix, Petal 4
Chemin Eugene-Rigot 2D, 1202 Geneva
Conference Room 1, 4th floor

Click here to see how to find us

Event partners
Still have questions about this event

Contact our staff for advice

Experts

Agi Veres
Director, UNDP Representation Office, Geneva
Ambassador Jürg Lauber,
Permanent Representative of Switzerland to the UN
Pedro Conceição
Director and lead author, HDRO
Ambassador Thomas Greminger
Director of the Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP)
Prof. Jovan Kurbalija
Executive Director of DiploFoundation and Head of the Geneva Internet Platform
Sarah Hess
Epidemic & Pandemic Preparedness & Prevention, Health Emergencies Programme, World Health Organization
Amb. Hoyce Temu
Deputy Permanent Representative of the United Republic of Tanzania to the UN in Geneva