Since then, PAHO/WHO has been leading the initiative to examine the relationship between health and human security. Accordingly, in 2010, the 50th Directing Council of the Organisation passed Resolution CD50.R16, entitled ‘Health, Human Security and Well-being’. Urging Member States to consider how the concept of human security could be integrated into their national health plans, the resolution draws upon the report of the 50th Directing Council, Document CD50/17, and asks the Secretariat to further advance the human security approach by holding multilateral discussions at various forums, including the United Nations, on the added value of the human security approach and its integration into national health plans.
Guided by Resolution CD50.R16, PAHO/WHO invited Governments and UN Country Teams to two sub-regional technical meetings in Central America and held an additional International Technical Discussion meeting. These meetings culminated in the publication of a technical reference document entitled ‘Human Security: Implications for Public Health’ in August 2012. More recently, in September 2012, PAHO/WHO and the Japan Center for International Exchange (JCIE) co-hosted a three-day Regional Meeting on Health and Human Security in Lima, Peru. The meeting served to disseminate the concept of human security; present the UN Secretary-General's second report on human security (A/66/763); and assess a number of existing health interventions identified throughout the Americas that attempt to integrate a human security approach. Project visits, presentations and the interactive discussions during the three-day meeting generated key insights for the development of policy guidelines and tools which can help further facilitate the implementation of health and human security throughout the countries of the region.