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9 OCTOBER 2026: Community of Practice Examines the Relationship Between Human Security and the Women, Peace and Security Agenda<\/h2>\n

The UNTFHS, in collaboration with the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), convened the third virtual session of the Community of Practice (CoP) on Human Security on 10 September. The session brought together professionals from across the globe to share practical experiences and lessons learned, discuss common challenges, and explore emerging approaches to strengthening women\u2019s participation, leadership, and protection as foundations for durable peace and recovery.<\/p>\n

The discussion focused on the role of the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda in advancing long-term human security. Presentations from Colombia, Syria, and Iraq offered diverse perspectives and practical examples of the opportunities and challenges involved in implementing the WPS agenda in conflict-affected and post-conflict settings.<\/p>\n

Speakers highlighted how the human security approach can serve as a practical framework for advancing the WPS agenda in conflict-affected and transitional contexts. Drawing on Colombia\u2019s experience of integrating gender perspectives into peace processes and Syria\u2019s ongoing recovery efforts, presenters emphasized that meaningful, durable peace depends on women’s active participation, strong institutional accountability, locally driven solutions, and sustained investment in implementation.<\/p>\n

A practitioner from the Peace and Freedom Organization also underscored the importance of engaging men and boys as allies in advancing gender equality and women\u2019s leadership in Iraq\u2019s peacebuilding efforts. The presentation highlighted how transforming harmful gender norms and fostering shared responsibility for gender equality can strengthen the effectiveness and sustainability of WPS efforts while contributing to more inclusive and resilient communities.<\/p>\n

The presentations and ensuing dialogue reaffirmed the critical role of women\u2019s meaningful participation and leadership in fostering resilient communities and advancing long-term human security outcomes.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\t\n

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30 September 2026: Human Security and the 81st UN General Assembly<\/h2>\n

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The theme of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly, \u201cRestoring Trust, Managing Transformation: A United Nations that Delivers for All,\u201d poses a demanding question. How can institutions earn people\u2019s confidence when the forces shaping their lives are changing faster than the systems designed to support them? The answer will depend on how effectively governments and the United Nations anticipate emerging risks, protect development gains, and translate transformation into opportunities that people can actually access.<\/p>\n

Across the General Debate, Member States described pressures that travel across borders and through everyday systems. Wars disrupt trade and raise food and energy prices far beyond the immediate conflict. Climate shocks damage infrastructure, interrupt schooling and healthcare, and undermine livelihoods. Organized crime exploits limited opportunity and weak institutions, while digital manipulation can erode the trust on which collective action depends. Their consequences converge in households and communities, where one disruption can leave people more exposed to the next. Understanding these pathways is essential to deciding where action can make the greatest difference.<\/p>\n

Human security brings this relationship between global change and daily life into focus. It examines how risks interact, who is most exposed, and what capacities people and institutions need to prevent insecurity from escalating. Protecting territory and upholding international law remain essential. However, lasting security also depends on functioning services, viable livelihoods, and institutions that people can rely on. This makes prevention paramount, with a focus on addressing the conditions that could allow violence, exclusion, and instability to take deeper hold.<\/p>\n

The debate also pointed to a more demanding understanding of resilience. Helping communities withstand repeated shocks is necessary, but recovery offers limited protection if it returns people to the same conditions that made them vulnerable in the first place. Human security helps identify what needs to change across sectors and institutions so that recovery not only addresses immediate needs but also reduces exposure to future crises. This gives practical meaning to managing transformation, particularly where resources are scarce, and progress in one sector depends on decisions in another.<\/p>\n

Technological change makes these choices especially urgent. Artificial intelligence and digital tools can widen access to knowledge, improve services and create economic opportunities. They can also deepen exclusion, expose people to risk and manipulation, and introduce new dependencies. A human security perspective keeps these questions central to decisions about innovation and governance.<\/p>\n

Trust in institutions grows when people can see that their concerns inform decisions and that those decisions improve their lives. Economic growth or national recovery can leave some communities facing persistent insecurity, making it essential to understand whose circumstances are improving and who remains exposed. Human security brings these differences into view and gives people a role in shaping responses. International cooperation can reinforce that trust by strengthening national and local institutions\u2019 ability to respond to the priorities of the people they serve.<\/p>\n

The United Nations Trust Fund for Human Security provides the strategic means of turning these priorities into action. By financing nationally driven, locally grounded multi-stakeholder initiatives based on joint analysis of interconnected risks, the Fund helps governments and UN partners direct resources towards anticipatory action and coordinate responses across institutions. Its catalytic role extends beyond individual programmes, generating evidence that can shape national policy, strengthen institutional capacities and inform larger investments, enabling successful approaches to be replicated and scaled.<\/p>\n

The priorities raised at the General Assembly make a strong case for giving human security greater prominence on the UN agenda. It connects decisions across peace, development, climate change and technology with their consequences for people and helps guide collective efforts towards greater stability, prosperity and opportunity for all.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\t\n

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16-17 September 2026: UNTFHS and Partners Convene Policy Dialogue on Human-Centered Security for Europe’s Evolving Challenges<\/h2>\n

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The UNTFHS, together with the Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI) and the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), convened the Human Security Policy Dialogue: Strengthening Human-Centered Security in Europe, in Rome, Italy. Building on the high-level dialogue on human-centered security held in Geneva in October 2025, discussions at the 2026 Munich Security Conference, and the Nordic Dialogues on Human Security series, the Rome dialogue explored how a human-centered approach to security can inform policy responses to today’s evolving challenges.<\/p>\n

Europe stands at a critical juncture in its approach to security and sustainable development, as governments balance rising defence priorities with the human-centered approach that has long informed European policies on security, development, and international cooperation. Italy’s position at the centre of the Mediterranean makes it a strategic venue for examining the interconnected challenges of climate change, migration, governance, and security that are reshaping the region.<\/p>\n

The dialogue examined where current policy responses fall short in addressing these interconnected risks and how human security can help address the root causes of instability across Europe. Discussions also considered how actors based in Rome, including UN agencies, can help revitalize cooperation around a human-centered approach to security in an era of growing geopolitical competition and pressures on multilateralism.<\/p>\n

The dialogue brought together policymakers, practitioners, researchers, and other stakeholders through three complementary events: a public panel discussion, a high-level dinner among senior leaders, and a practitioner-focused roundtable. Together, these discussions moved from broad policy reflections to strategic exchange and practical implementation, examining how human-centered security can help address Europe’s evolving challenges.<\/p>\n

The insights from Rome will help inform ongoing policy discussions on peace, development, and security in Europe, including at the 2026 Stockholm Forum on Peace and Development. Click here<\/a> to learn more.<\/p>\n

Interested in reading the Press Release? Click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\t\n

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10 September 2026:: New Infographic Highlights the Human Security Approach in Action in Senegal<\/h2>\n

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The Human Security Unit has released a new infographic showcasing how the human security approach was applied through a UNTFHS programme in Senegal’s northern border municipalities of Boki Diaw\u00e9 and Mb\u00f4lo Birane. The infographic illustrates the essential processes and partnerships that enabled the programme to address interconnected challenges\u2014including climate change, displacement, fragile livelihoods, and limited access to services\u2014through integrated, people-centred solutions.<\/p>\n

Implemented by UNDP, IOM, and UNHCR, the programme recognized that these challenges could not be addressed in isolation. Instead, it brought together local authorities, communities, United Nations entities, and other stakeholders to jointly analyse vulnerabilities, identify priorities, and develop coordinated responses that strengthened protection, empowerment, and resilience.<\/p>\n

A key innovation of the programme was the development of a Human Security-based Solutions and Mobility Index (SMI), which combined data and community perspectives across multiple dimensions of human security to identify vulnerabilities and inform targeted action. Through Community Forums and Local Human Security Committees, local authorities, women, youth, migrants, returnees, and community leaders worked together to translate evidence into locally owned solutions. The infographic illustrates how this participatory and integrated process helped ensure that interventions reflected local priorities while addressing the interconnected drivers of insecurity.<\/p>\n

The programme contributed to stronger local planning, more inclusive decision-making, greater social cohesion, and more resilient livelihood opportunities, while laying the foundation for replication across Senegal and the wider Sahel. In recognition of its innovative application of the human security approach and its tangible impact on people’s lives, the programme received the inaugural 2026 Human Security Award, demonstrating how human security can help transform complex challenges into lasting, locally owned solutions.<\/p>\n

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3 September 2026: SIPRI and UNTFHS Release Insights Report from the Nordic Dialogues on Human Security<\/h2>\n

The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) and the United Nations Trust Fund for Human Security (UNTFHS) have released a new report capturing the key findings from the Nordic Dialogues on Human Security. The dialogue series, convened by SIPRI and UNTFHS together with the Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA) and the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI), brought together senior representatives from foreign affairs, defence, development cooperation, international organizations, and academia in Stockholm, Helsinki, and Oslo in early 2026 to examine the strategic value and practical application of human security in an era defined by compounding risks and growing pressure on multilateral cooperation.<\/p>\n

A strong point of convergence across the three dialogues was the broad recognition that human security is more relevant than ever in today’s security environment. Participants emphasized that sustainable security depends not only on protecting borders, but also on safeguarding people’s safety, resilience, and well-being. Human security was consistently described as a complement to hard security, strengthening the societal foundations on which effective defence depends, including social cohesion, institutional trust, resilient communities, and effective public institutions. At the same time, participants stressed that widespread recognition of the concept has not been matched by consistent implementation, investment, and institutional prioritization, identifying this gap as one of the central challenges facing policymakers today.<\/p>\n

The report also identifies opportunities for stronger Nordic cooperation on human security, including through collaboration on climate security, women, peace and security, mediation, peacebuilding, and coordinated engagement in multilateral fora. More broadly, it concludes that the questions explored throughout the dialogue series\u2014how to embed a human-centred approach within contemporary security policy, communicate the value of prevention, and sustain long-term commitment amid fiscal and political pressures\u2014extend well beyond the Nordic region and are increasingly relevant across Europe and globally.<\/p>\n

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26 August 2026: ILLIMI Niger Strengthens Data for Prevention and Human Security<\/h2>\n

The UNTFHS-funded ILLIMI Niger programme continues to strengthen the use of integrated data to support crisis prevention, resilience, and human security in Niger. During its first year of implementation, the programme has laid the foundations for a nationally owned human security data ecosystem that improves coordination, analysis, and anticipatory action across institutions and sectors.<\/p>\n

A major milestone has been the establishment of a National Technical Group bringing together six national institutions and twenty-two UN entities to harmonize human security indicators across eight dimensions, including economic, food, health, environmental, and community security. By developing a common framework for measuring multidimensional vulnerabilities, the programme is helping institutions move beyond siloed analyses toward a more integrated understanding of the risks affecting people and communities.<\/p>\n

To strengthen collaboration, the programme also supported the adoption of a comprehensive Information Sharing Protocol and Data Governance Framework, establishing common standards for data classification, access, privacy, and accountability. These measures enable responsible information sharing while safeguarding sensitive data, building trust among participating institutions and creating the conditions for more effective collective action.<\/p>\n

The programme has also invested in national capacity through six joint Government-UN training sessions in Niamey, equipping technical staff with the skills needed to conduct integrated data analysis and human security monitoring. A national pool of trainers has been established to sustain these efforts and support future scale-up. At the same time, use of the ILLIMI platform has expanded significantly, reflecting growing institutional confidence in shared data tools for planning and decision-making. The platform and its human security approach have also been presented to development partners, further reinforcing their role as national tools for coordination, prevention, and resilience.<\/p>\n

As the programme enters its next phase, it will operationalize field-level data collection, further validate human security indicators, and expand analytical dashboards to support anticipatory governance and evidence-based decision-making. By strengthening how data are generated, governed, shared, and used, ILLIMI Niger demonstrates how the human security approach can help countries better understand interconnected risks, act before crises escalate, and place people at the centre of prevention efforts.<\/p>\n

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20 August 2026: A Digital Safety Programme Strengthens Protection and Empowerment for Vietnamese Youth<\/h2>\n

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A closing event highlighted the achievements and lessons of Securing the Digital Space for Vietnamese Youth<\/em>, an 18-month programme implemented by UNDP and UNFPA to reduce digital risks and strengthen digital literacy among young people, particularly those most vulnerable. Applying a prevention-oriented human security approach, the programme recognized that digital threats extend far beyond cyberspace, affecting mental health, personal safety, education, livelihoods, and social inclusion. By combining protection measures with efforts to empower young people to recognize, prevent, and respond to online risks, the programme addressed the interconnected vulnerabilities shaping youth well-being in the digital age.<\/p>\n

Through research, partnerships, and awareness-raising initiatives, the programme generated new evidence on the evolving risks facing young people and helped inform more inclusive and preventive responses. Its findings underscored the scale of the challenge: more than 90 per cent of surveyed youth reported experiencing physical symptoms they associated with intensive digital use, while women and girls faced heightened risks of online harassment, technology-facilitated gender-based violence, and deepfake abuse. These findings reinforced the importance of addressing digital risks before they escalate, while ensuring that responses are tailored to the different vulnerabilities experienced by young people.<\/p>\n

Building on these findings, UNDP and UNFPA, together with the Viet Nam Youth Union and the National Cybersecurity Association (NCA), launched a suite of digital safety resources expected to reach up to two million young people by the end of the year. These practical tools support young people in navigating the digital space safely while strengthening public awareness of emerging online threats. The programme also introduced an institutional toolkit to help place young people’s health, safety, and well-being at the centre of digital policies and practices, demonstrating how the human security approach can help societies anticipate emerging risks, protect vulnerable groups, and build resilience in an increasingly digital world.<\/p>\n

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23 July 2026: HUMAN SECURITY IN ACTION: Bridging the Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus in Nigeria<\/h2>\n

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For decades, communities across Nigeria’s Middle Belt have been affected by recurring conflict between farmers and pastoralists. As drought and desertification have pushed herders further south in search of grazing land, competition over increasingly scarce natural resources has intensified, particularly in Benue and Nasarawa States. The consequences have been far-reaching: lives lost, livelihoods disrupted, food insecurity deepened, and hundreds of thousands of people displaced. These interconnected challenges cannot be addressed through isolated humanitarian, development, or peace interventions alone.<\/p>\n

Supported by the UNTFHS, the programme applied the human security approach to address the farmer-herder conflict through integrated action that responded to immediate needs while tackling the underlying drivers of vulnerability and violence. It combined protection and assistance for displaced communities with livelihood support, strengthened local institutions, and created spaces for dialogue. Families received essential relief items and permanent housing that restored safety and dignity, while vocational training helped build economic resilience. At the same time, community structures were strengthened to prevent and respond to gender-based violence, protect children, and resolve disputes peacefully long after the programme concluded.<\/p>\n

The impact was tangible. More than 21,000 internally displaced people received essential relief items, 89 permanent housing units provided safe homes for around 500 people, and 200 community members were trained in crop farming and pasture production to strengthen livelihoods. A Farmer-Herder Peace Forum, supported by dispute resolution committees at every settlement level, established trusted local mechanisms to address tensions before they escalated into violence.<\/p>\n

Nigeria demonstrates what it means to put the humanitarian-development-peace nexus into practice. By addressing protection, livelihoods, social cohesion, and local governance together, the human security approach helped communities move beyond crisis response toward greater resilience, stability, and lasting peace.<\/p>\n

Check out our full video series on Instagram <\/a>and Facebook <\/a>to learn more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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21 July 2026: UNTFHS & SIPRI Community of Practice Explores Human-Centred Approaches to Urban Resilience<\/h2>\n

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The UNTFHS, in collaboration with the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), convened the second virtual session of the Community of Practice (CoP) on Human Security on 21 July 2026, bringing together practitioners, policymakers and researchers from around the world to discuss human-centred approaches to urban resilience.<\/p>\n

The session explored how the human security approach can help address the interconnected social, economic, environmental and governance challenges facing urban communities. Through presentations from Cabo Verde and Ukraine, participants examined practical examples of community-centred resilience-building and preparedness in diverse contexts.<\/p>\n

The Cabo Verde presentation highlighted experiences from UNTFHS-supported initiatives that promoted integrated responses to vulnerabilities affecting local communities, leveraging technology for community participation and emphasizing local partnerships and cross-sectoral action. The Ukraine presentation shared lessons on strengthening resilience, preparedness and service continuity through collaboration among local authorities, civil society and communities. The presentations and the exchange that followed reaffirmed the value of integrated, locally driven solutions that place people at the centre of efforts to build more resilient urban communities.<\/p>\n

The Community of Practice will continue in September with sessions on issues such as digital and cybersecurity, social cohesion and governance, and human-centred approaches in fragile and crisis contexts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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17 July 2026: Release of the 2026 UNTFHS Call for Proposals<\/h2>\n

The UNTFHS is pleased to announce the launch of its 2026 Call for Proposals.<\/p>\n

This year, the Call for Proposals includes two funding windows designed to strengthen the application of the human security approach in addressing today’s interconnected and multidimensional challenges. The Call invites eligible United Nations entities, working in partnership with governments and other stakeholders, to submit innovative proposals that advance integrated and human-centred solutions to complex risks and vulnerabilities.<\/p>\n

Window I: Human Security Operational Programmes<\/strong> will support integrated initiatives that address multidimensional challenges through coordinated, comprehensive and preventive interventions at the country or regional level. Priority areas include human security and emerging technologies; the humanitarian-development-peace nexus; and contexts of protracted vulnerability and transition.<\/p>\n

Window II: Human Security Awareness and Knowledge Development Programmes<\/strong> will support initiatives that strengthen the understanding, application and institutionalization of the human security approach through methodologies, tools, strategies, knowledge products and outreach. Priority areas include human security risk and vulnerability analysis, human security methodologies and operational tools, and data-driven human security action.<\/p>\n

Through this Call, the UNTFHS seeks proposals that demonstrate the added value of the human security approach in addressing challenges that cut across sectors, institutions and mandates, while promoting prevention, resilience, social cohesion and sustainable solutions for vulnerable people and communities.<\/p>\n

Concept notes must be submitted by the Resident Coordinator or the highest-ranking UN official for regional commissions or similar entities using the template provided in Annex 1 of the Call for Proposals.<\/p>\n

The deadline for submission is 4 December 2026 at 11:59 p.m. (New York time)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

For more information, please review the 2026 UNTFHS Call for Proposals<\/a>, the UNTFHS Guidelines<\/a>, and the FAQs<\/a> available on our website. For additional guidance, interested applicants may also watch the recording of the UNTFHS webinar<\/a> on the 2026 Call for Proposals.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\t\n

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15 July 2026: Human Security and the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development<\/h2>\n

Every year, the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development asks the same fundamental question: how do global commitments translate into better lives for people?<\/p>\n

This year’s theme \u2014 Transformative. Equitable. Innovative. Coordinated. \u2014 recognizes that today’s challenges rarely exist in isolation. Poverty, conflict, climate change, weak institutions, health risks, and inequality interact and reinforce one another, leaving people trapped in cycles of vulnerability. Meeting the ambitions of the 2030 Agenda therefore requires approaches that address these interconnected risks together, working with communities to build solutions that are locally owned and designed to last.<\/p>\n

As the High-Level Political Forum convenes, the United Nations Trust Fund for Human Security highlights four programmes that demonstrate what these commitments look like in practice.<\/p>\n

Equity is achieved by letting the people furthest behind define the solutions they actually need. In Egypt’s Minya Governorate, where poverty runs twice the national average, a UNTFHS programme implemented by UNIDO, UN Women, UN-Habitat, ILO, and IOM established Human Security Forums \u2014 participatory platforms that produced 24 demand-driven, locally owned community action plans benefiting more than 64,000 people.<\/p>\n

Coordination, when built into formal governance rather than left to chance, transforms fragmented responses into coherent action. In C\u00f4te d’Ivoire’s Gb\u00eak\u00ea region, a UNTFHS programme implemented by UNDP, UN Women, and the UN Resident Coordinator’s Office established a multi-level coordination mechanism that rehabilitated 31 community structures, resolved 69 community disputes, and developed a costed roadmap aligning local planning with the 2030 Agenda.<\/p>\n

Innovation begins not with new services but with redesigning who gets a seat at the table. In Tripoli, Lebanon, a UNTFHS programme combined the human security approach with UN-Habitat’s area-based methodology, enabling residents to define local priorities, establish community centres, connect 501 families to a potable water network, and improve services for more than 200,000 people.<\/p>\n

Transformation starts with institutions choosing to work as one. In Jamaica, through the country’s first UN multi-agency initiative, a UNTFHS programme implemented by UNDP, UNEP, PAHO\/WHO, and FAO combined climate resilience, water security, and economic diversification, benefiting over 300,000 people in urban and rural areas.<\/p>\n

Together, these programmes demonstrate that the human security approach provides an operational pathway for delivering the 2030 Agenda. By bringing together sectors, institutions, and communities around people’s interconnected needs and vulnerabilities, it helps turn global commitments into practical, locally owned, nationally led solutions that leave no one behind.<\/p>\n

Learn more about our programme in Egypt: Click here<\/a>. Learn more about our programme in C\u00f4te d’Ivoire: Click here<\/a>. Learn more about our programme in Lebanon: Click here<\/a>. Learn more about our programme in Jamaica: Click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\t\n

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9 July 2026: Human Security and the AI for Good Global Summit<\/h2>\n

Rapid advances in digital technology are reshaping every aspect of our lives. They have enormous potential to accelerate poverty reduction, transform healthcare and education, strengthen climate resilience, and empower communities through data-driven decision-making. Yet they can also deepen inequalities, spread disinformation, erode trust, and create new forms of insecurity.<\/p>\n

As the 2026 AI for Good Global Summit convenes in Geneva, a central question is how to ensure that digital innovation benefits everyone and leaves no one behind. The human security approach offers a practical framework by placing people at the centre of digital transformation, recognizing that technology should ultimately expand people’s freedoms, opportunities, and security.<\/p>\n

A human security approach starts with people’s lived realities rather than technology itself. It recognizes that digital opportunities and risks are interconnected and that vulnerable groups often face the greatest barriers to benefiting from digital innovation while bearing a disproportionate share of its risks. By addressing these challenges together, digital transformation can become more inclusive, equitable, and resilient.<\/p>\n

In Uzbekistan, the rapid expansion of internet access has created new opportunities for young people, but also exposed them to growing online threats. Reported cases of online fraud, gambling, and harassment among youth aged 14 to 30 increased from 20,000 in 2022 to more than 30,000 in 2023, while financial losses rose from $8.5 million to $25 million. A UNTFHS programme implemented by UNODC and UNDP is strengthening the capacity of national institutions to prevent cybercrime and digital violence while equipping more than 100,000 people\u2014particularly girls, educators, and marginalized youth\u2014with the knowledge and skills to navigate the digital world safely.<\/p>\n

In Vietnam, where internet access reaches more than 70 per cent of the population, many young people\u2014particularly those from vulnerable groups\u2014still lack the digital literacy needed to navigate online risks. A UNTFHS programme implemented by UNDP and UNFPA is analysing digital threats, supporting youth-responsive digital security policies, and raising awareness of online safety, directly benefiting more than 100,000 students and young people, as well as 500 policymakers at the national and local levels.<\/p>\n

In Niger, interconnected challenges including insecurity, climate shocks, food insecurity, and displacement have long outpaced the analytical capacity available to respond to them. A UNTFHS programme implemented by UNOPS and the UN Resident Coordinator’s Office is strengthening integrated data analysis and monitoring through the ILLIMI Niger Platform. By breaking down institutional silos, improving cross-sectoral coordination, and supporting locally recruited community relays to gather real-time information, the programme ensures that the experiences and priorities of the most vulnerable are reflected in decision-making.<\/p>\n

From strengthening digital resilience for young people in Uzbekistan and Vietnam to enabling data-driven crisis prevention in Niger, these initiatives demonstrate that digital transformation, when grounded in human security principles, can reduce vulnerabilities, strengthen resilience, and advance sustainable peace and development. As governments, the private sector, and international organizations shape the future of AI and digital technologies, placing people at the centre will be essential to ensuring that innovation leaves no one behind.<\/p>\n

Learn more about our programme in Uzbekistan: Click here<\/a>. Learn more about our programme in Niger: Click here<\/a>. Check out our programme in Vietnam: Click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\t\n

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2 July 2026: Launch of the Community of Practice on Human Security<\/h2>\n

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The United Nations Trust Fund for Human Security (UNTFHS), in collaboration with the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), launched the Community of Practice (CoP) on Human Security<\/em> on 16 June 2026. The virtual event brought together a diverse global group of practitioners, policymakers and researchers, marking an important step in strengthening exchange and collaboration around human\u2011centred approaches to security and resilience.<\/p>\n

The CoP provides a platform for learning and collaboration, connecting theory, policy and practice to advance preventive, people\u2011centred solutions to today\u2019s complex and interconnected challenges.<\/p>\n

The launch event, focused on climate and environmental security, brought together up to 100 participants, highlighting strong interest in cross-sectoral, people\u2011centred approaches.<\/p>\n

Following opening remarks by SIPRI and UNTFHS, three presentations showcased practical applications across different contexts:<\/p>\n