Human Security to turn vulnerabilities into capabilities.
ISHALC is an institutional platform dedicated to advancing Human Security, connecting knowledge, governance, training, project design and measurable impact.
Who we are
Since 1999, ISHALC has worked to strengthen Human Security across Latin America and the Caribbean, bringing together knowledge, international cooperation, institutional development and high-impact projects.
A people-centred approach.
To advance Human Security and sustainable development, strengthening people, institutions and territories.
To be the regional reference in applied Human Security, connecting the 2030 Agenda, governance and impact.
To turn vulnerabilities into institutional capabilities through knowledge, method and cooperation.
Human dignity, cooperation, ethics, transparency, prevention, social justice and development.
ISHALC is founded
Founded on 14 December 1999 to advance research in the legal and social sciences.
"Tribunal na TV" — TV Bandeirantes
52 episodes between April 2010 and March 2011, hosted by Marcelo Rezende.
World Forum and the Human Security Award
The Human Security Award is established at the World Forum on the UN Millennium Development Goals.
Agenda 2030
The UN adopts the 17 Sustainable Development Goals — Global Compact.
Second World Forum
Held with ILANUD and the UN Special Adviser on Human Security.
COPLAD General Assembly
The seven pillars of Human Security are structured in alignment with the 2030 Agenda.
From the first meeting to Human Security indicators.
The ISH 360° methodology. An operating model that turns initiatives into structured, governable, fundable and measurable projects.
Assessment
Where do we stand? Reading vulnerabilities, capabilities, risks, territory and institutional fit.
Design
What will be built? Technical design, scope, objectives, targets, deliverables and documentation.
Governance
How do we safeguard it? Roles, processes, compliance, decisions, transparency and accountability.
Funding
How do we fund it? Fit with calls for proposals, funds, social investment, partnerships and fundraising mechanisms.
Impact
How do we measure it? ISH indicators, SDGs advanced, people reached, evidence and continuous learning.
Whole-system view
The project is analysed as a system: purpose, governance, resources, delivery, communication and legacy.
Where we work: Latin America and the Caribbean.
ISHALC builds bridges between organisations, territories and global agendas, grounded in regional realities and using Human Security as a shared language.
Brazil
Institutional headquarters, national coordination and the base for developing initiatives.
Latin America
Regional cooperation, agenda alignment and connections across public policy, universities, business and civil society.
The Caribbean
Thematic coordination, territorial development, climate risk and local capacity building.
Regional integration
Human Security as the basis for assessment, governance, funding and shared indicators.
What is Human Security?
A people-centred approach that connects protection, dignity, opportunity and resilience to address vulnerabilities and strengthen communities.
The seven pillars
The framework that organises how vulnerabilities are read and guides integrated institutional responses.
Economic
Work, income, autonomy and productive capacity.
Food
Nutrition, access, supply and safety.
Health
Wellbeing, prevention and access to essential services.
Environmental
Climate, territory, biodiversity and risk.
Citizen
Violence prevention, protection and community life.
Community
Social cohesion, culture, inclusion and belonging.
Political / Legal
Rights, justice, governance and the rule of law.
Continuing education courses in Human Security
ISHALC continuing education courses are a chance to keep learning beyond traditional curricula, with the flexibility to explore human rights, compliance, social justice and Human Security.
New intakes are announced regularly on the ISHALC Blog. Questions: cursos.faculdade@segurancahumana.com.br.
Videos on Human Security.
ISHALC institutional records plus UN and UNDP references on Human Security and the 2030 Agenda.
ISHALC institutional film — 2020
Institutional video on Human Security, released by ISHALC in 2020.
What is Human Security — TEDx
Gary Lewis explains the concept of Human Security and why it shifts the focus from state security to protecting people.
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