About CUSA Education Public Service Contact CUSA
     
CAHS
CAHS News and Events
CAHS Speaker Series
Human Security Award
Graduate Fellowships
 
Research
Biological Security
Environmental Security
Global Terrorism
Human Security
 
People
Advisory Board
Faculty Affiliates
Student Affiliates
 
News
 
Events
 
Publications
 
 

Human Security Award

Each year, the Human Security Award is presented through a partnership the Center for Unconventional Security Affairs (CUSA) has established with philanthropists and social entrepreneurs in Orange County—the Coalition Advocating Human Security. The Award recognizes the remarkable efforts of individuals working to empower and protect the world’s most vulnerable communities.

Recipients of the Human Security Award


Heather Mills

recipient of the

2004 Human Security Award

Heather Mills was presented the 2004 Human Security Award in recognition of her longstanding commitment to the victims of landmines. Heather Mills is an internationally renowned activist who has tirelessly campaigned for over eleven years to raise funds and awareness to rid the world of Landmines. Heather is a United Nations Goodwill ambassador whose work earned her a 1996 Nobel Peace Prize nomination. In addition, CUSA created the Heather Mills Graduate Fellowship in Human Security to allow graduate students to undertake original research on pressing security issues.

 

Chancellor Ralph Cicerone and CUSA Director Richard Matthew present Heather Mills with CUSA's Human Security Award at CUSA's 2004 Human Security Summit.

 

Learn more about Heather Mills...

 


Zainab Salbi

recipient of the

2005 Human Security Award

Zainab Salbi was presented with the 2005 Human Security Award in recognition of her significant contributions and longstanding commitment to empowering and protecting the world’s most vulnerable groups and communities. Zainab Salbi is the founder and CEO of Women for Women International, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing women survivors of war, civil strife and other conflicts with the tools and resources they need to move from crisis and poverty into self-sufficient and active citizens who promote peace and stability. An Iraqi native who arrived in the U.S. at age 20, Ms Salbi’s experience with the Iran-Iraq War and later the Gulf War sensitized her to the plight of women survivors of war and led her to found Women for Women International at age 23.

Zainab Salbi is presented with the Human Security Award by CUSA Director Richard Matthew, 2004 Human Security Award Recipient Heather Mills McCartney and Dean Ron Huff of UCI's School of Social Ecology.

 

Learn more about Zainab Salbi...

 


Lieutenant-General the Honourable Roméo A. Dallaire, O.C., C.M.M., G.O.Q. M.S.C., C.D., (Retired)

recipient of the

2006 Human Security Award

Lieutenant-General Roméo Dallaire was presented with the 2006 Human Security Award in recognition of his tireless advocacy for peacemaking, peacekeeping, and peacebuilding in the world’s most war-torn regions. For the public at large, nationally and internationally, it is following General Dallaire's appointment as Commander of the United Nations Observer Mission- Uganda and Rwanda (UNOMUR) and the United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda (UNAMIR) on 1 July 1993 that the name Dallaire has been synonymous with courage. In recognition of his exceptional leadership and ability during that mission he was awarded the Meritorious Service Cross.

General Dallaire is presented with the 2006 Human Security Award by UCI’s Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Michael R. Gottfredson, CAHS co-chairs Sandi Jackson and Susan Samueli and CUSA Director Richard A. Matthew.

 

Learn more about General Dallaire...


 

David Bornstein

recipient of the

2007 Human Security Award

On October 25th 2007, writer David Bornstein received the 2007 Human Security Award for his pioneering work on social entrepreneurship. Mr. Bornstein is the author of How to Change the World: Social Entrepreneurs and the Power of New Ideas, which tells the stories of individuals - from doctors to lawyers, from engineers to journalists – who are successfully demonstrating that one person with a powerful idea and a passionate drive to succeed can bring positive changes to the lives of thousands or even millions. The New York Times comments How to Change the World is, “must reading for anyone who cares about building a more equitable, and therefore, more stable world.”

David Bornstein is presented with the 2007 Human Security Award by CAHS co-chairs Sandi Jackson and Susan Samueli and CUSA Director Richard A. Matthew

Learn more about David Bornstein...


 

Jason Russell, Bobby Bailey and Laren Poole

recipients of the

2008 Human Security Award

On October 29th 2008, Jason Russell, Bobby Bailey and Laren Poole filmmakers and the founders of Invisible Children Inc. received the 2008 Human Security Award in recognition of their dedication to empowering young people and raising awareness and support for the children of Uganda. Russell, Bailey and Poole set out on a film-making adventure in Africa and ended up creating a movement that channels the creativity and energy of youth in the United States and Europe into a variety of programs that allow viewers of their films to become supporters and generate resources to provide health, safety and education for the children of Uganda who are affected by a more than 20-year-long war.

Jason Russell, Bobby Bailey and Laren Poole are presented with the 2008 Human Security Award by CAHS co-chairs Sandi Jackson and Susan Samueli, Dean Ron Huff of UCI’s School of Social Ecology and CUSA Director Richard Matthew

Learn more about Invisible Children...


To learn how you can become a supporter of our programs and fellowships, please contact us.

Center for Unconventional Security Affairs
University of California, Irvine
School of Social Ecology
Irvine, CA 92697-7075
Phone: (949) 824-
8804
E-mail:
cusa@uci.edu