Conference: Human Security in Southeast Asia 25-26 April 2024 University of Victoria

Ramraj, welcomed the participants, acknowledging and respecting “the Lək̓ʷəŋən (Songhees and Esquimalt) Peoples on whose territory the university stands, and the Lək ̓ʷəŋən and W̱SÁNEĆ Peoples whose historical relationships with the land continue to this day.” Pre-conference Graduate Student Forum Professor Ramraj introduced the moderator of the graduate student forum, who took over and introduced. [...] He also thanked colleagues from the University of Alberta and Okanagan College, and the Canadian Defence and Security Network, and Phil Calvert, CAPI Senior Research Fellow and former Ambassador to Thailand, Cambodia and Laos. [...] Canada was involved in drafting the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which was at the forefront of the effort to promote freedom from fear, and the Responsibility to Protect (R2P). [...] She was pleased to introduce the panellists and then provided the session format, which included the contextual remarks, the self-introduction and their work by panellists, and a series of questions concerning the situation of human security today. [...] Panel 2 Southeast Asia and Human Security in an Indo-Pacific Era: Socio-Economic and Geopolitical Implication for Canada The panel began by exploring the historical context of human security and how the scope of security has changed over the years.