Which of the following statements are correct about human security?
(A) It is about protection of people more than protection of states
(B) Its only goal is the protection of minority communities
(C) In its broadest formulation, it should include hunger, disease and natural disasters.
(D) The broadest conception of human security includes freedom from fear
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (A), (C) and (D) only
(A) It is about protection of people more than protection of states Correct.
(B) Its only goal is the protection of minority communities Incorrect. All proponents of human security agree that its primary goal is the protection of individuals, not of minority communities alone.
(C) In its broadest formulation, it should include hunger, disease and natural disasters. Correct. These kill far more people than war, genocide and terrorism combined.
(D) The broadest conception of human security includes freedom from fear Correct. The broadest formulation stresses ‘freedom from want’ and ‘freedom from fear’.
NCERT (2025-26): “Non-Traditional Notions … Human security is about the protection of people more than the protection of states. Human security and state security should be — and often are — the same thing.… Non-Traditional Notions … All proponents of human security agree that its primary goal is the protection of individuals. However, there are differences about precisely what threats individuals should be protected from. Proponents of the ‘narrow’ concept of human security focus on violent threats to individuals or, as former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan puts it, ‘the protection of communities and individuals from internal violence’. Proponents of the ‘broad’ concept of human security argue that the threat agenda should include hunger, disease and natural disasters because these kill far more people than war, genocide and terrorism combined.… Non-Traditional Notions … In its broadest formulation, the human security agenda also encompasses economic security and ‘threats to human dignity’. Put differently, the broadest formulation stresses what has been called ‘freedom from want’ and ‘freedom from fear’, respectively.…” |