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Lectures:Human Security: Serial Lectures at Bonn University

UNU-EHS / BICC / UNIVERSITY of Bonn

Wednesdays, 18:15 - 19:45, University of Bonn, Main Building, Lecture Room XIV

Trying to shape human security

24 January 2007 – Dr. Juan Carlos Villagrán de León (UNU-EHS) Natural Disasters as a Threat to Human Security

The relevance of the concept of human security for developing security, development and humanitarian policies

31 January 2007 – Panel discussion with representatives of governmental and non-governmental entities