The Civil Society Conflict Prevention Network (KATU) and the Crisis Management Centre Finland (CMC Finland) will host their 4th annual joint seminar on 20 October. This year's theme is the concept of human security. Widely used and differently defined, the concept has attracted both academia and policy makers during the past 15 years. The seminar focuses on the practical use of the concept and discusses the ways of promoting it at the global and national levels. The seminar is open to civil servants, non-governmental organisations and individuals interested in security issues. This year the seminar will be held in English.

13:00 Opening, Senja Korhonen, Training Officer, CMC Finland

13:10 Human Security: Prospects for a New Security Paradigm

Dr. Taylor Owen, Post Doctoral Fellow, Liu Institute for Global Issues, University of British Columbia, Canada

Commentary note:

Oskari Eronen, Advisor for Security and Development, Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Discussion

14:00 Coffee

14:30 Are the Prospects Turning into Practical Achievements?

Responsibility to Protect and Human Security
Tarja Seppä, Lecturer in International Politics and Peace Research, Univ. of Tampere

Promoting Human Security at the Grassroots and National Levels

Samuel Maina, Coordinator, National Steering Committee on Peacebuilding and Conflict Management, Kenya

Discussion

15:50 Conclusion, Dr. Ari Kerkkänen, Director, CMC Finland