The priorities of human security cover not only the military threats but also issues of non-military security such as health and economic development. In other words, human security is not an alternative to the state-centered security approach; it rather complements traditional security approach in the following four different ways (Human Security Now, 2003:4):
• “Its concern is the individual and the community rather than the state;
• Menaces to people’s security includethreats and conditions that have not always been classified as threats to state security;
• The range of actors is expanded beyond the state alone;
• Achieving human security includes not just protecting people but also empowering people to fend for themselves.”