Human security is a national and international security approach that prioritises humans and their complex social and economic relationships. The notion of human security differs from traditional security studies, which focus on state security. Individuals are the subjects of the human security approach, and the final aim is to protect people against conventional (i.e., military) and nontraditional dangers such as poverty and sickness. Moving the security agenda beyond state security means complementing and expanding, not replacing it. The concept that human security deprivation may undermine peace and stability within and between governments is central to this strategy. In contrast, an overemphasis on state security can harm human security. 

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