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The HS4A campaign on Human Security for All aims to bring human security for all by leaving no one behind.
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What we do
Peace & Human Security
A comprehensive, integrated, value-based approach to individual, community, national and global security encompassing political, economic, social, ethical, technological and ecological dimensions.
Global Leadership for the 21st Century
Catalytic strategies to address the global leadership vacuum while developing the perspectives, theoretical frameworks, policy and institutional basis for effectively addressing the global challenges confronting humanity today.
Future Education
A new paradigm in education is needed to accelerate global systems change. WAAS has identified the characteristics of this new paradigm - personalized, self-paced, person-centred, relevant, integrated, affordable and of high quality. Combined with a global system of delivery, such education can accelerate implementation of the 17 SDGs, and promote sustainable human security for all.
Economy & Employment
New paradigm concepts and theory to promote a truly human-centered, inclusive, equitable, and sustainable economic system for all humanity.
Reliable Knowledge
The Academy's conception of human-centered, transdisciplinary, evolutionary, integrated knowledge marrying scientific precision and the creative imagination of the arts with universal human values required to guide thinking in all fields.
Health & Human Welfare
The Pandemic demonstrates the urgent necessity of shifting to an inclusive, cooperative paradigm for human security required to combat even the greater challenge of climate change.
Future Finance
Evolutionary and revolutionary strategies to redirect both private and public finance to promote human rights, human security, wellbeing sustainable development.
Societal Transformation
Transition to an equitable and sustainable paradigm requires knowledge of how to shift from unconscious social evolution to consciousn social transformation.
Mobilizing Civil Society & Youth
An inclusive and equitable multilateral system necessitates an active role and voice for global civil society and youth.
Science, Society & Sustainability
Transdisciplinary science integrated with policy making, implementation, human rights and social responsibility.
Mind, Thinking & Creativity
Integrated knowledge perspectives are essential for addressing the problems generated by mechanistic, reductionist, fragmented, siloed thinking.
Integrating Art & Science
A marriage of the objective and subjective dimensions of knowledge is essential for cracking the ‘genetic code’ of consciousness and social evolution. Great Art and Science are supreme expressions of humanity's creative imagination.
Featured Events
Human Security addresses all the critical issues confronting the world today, including peace, human rights, inequality, health, food, education, jobs, safe communities and personal safety, energy, pollution, biodiversity course, climate change. 
WAAS partnered with CTA, The Consumer Technology Association to promote the theme of HUMAN SECURITY at the CES 2024 on January 9-12, 2024 at Las Vegas. The event aimed to showcase technological innovations that support Human Security for All. International Decade of Sciences for Sustainable Development
Sep 22 2025
World Conference on Science and Art for Sustainability September 22–25, 2025, Belgrade, Serbia On August 25, 2023, the United Nations (UN) General Assembly proclaimed the International Decade of Sciences for Sustainable Development (IDSSD), from 2024 to 2033, following a proposal of Serbia supported by Argentina, Cuba, Honduras, Hungary, South Africa, Spain, and Vietnam. The idea of …
CES 2025
Dec 07 2025
Safeguarding the Human Experience Through Technology | Technology’s Critical Role in Human Security. Human security recognizes the experiences of personal wellbeing and inclusiveness across eight security pillars tied to an individual’s experience in life. Tech is becoming ever more essential as a tool in facilitating positive change and innovation across the eight pillars.
7th International Conference on Future Education
Dec 10 2024
The World Academy of Art and Science, the World University Consortium, and Istinye University, Istanbul and are collaborating to conduct the 7th International Future Education Conference bringing together leading thinkers from a wide range of fields to give shape to a future education system fit for purpose in these challenging times of rapid social evolution.
WAAS Talks on Science for Human Security : Measuring Sustainability
Dec 04 2024
On April 16, 2024, the Earth-Humanity Coalition was established to collaborate with UNESCO on Decade initiatives. WAAS, a founding member, initiated the Program of Sciences for Sustainable Development, now part of the Coalition. The WAAS Talks on Science for Human Security: Measuring Sustainability is the program’s fifth webinar.
WAAS Talks on Science for Human Security: Artificial Intelligence
Oct 17 2024
Promissory statements about an impending artificial intelligence (AI) revolution are everywhere in policy and media discourses, and the healthcare domain is currently AI’s biggest investment space. The promises include efficiency by reducing time and workload of expensive professional labor, especially by machines taking over boring and repetitive tasks.
BSUN Congress 2024
Jul 11 2024
The Black Sea Universities Network (BSUN) in collaboration with WAAS, Istanbul University and other partners, had organized the BSUN Congress 2024 in Istanbul on July 11-12, 2024. The theme of the Congress was “Summit of the Future for the Black Sea Region”. This theme harmonizes the overarching commitments of the UN with the emerging themes and trends in higher education systems globally that are of concern to the Rectors of BSUN, interested stakeholders, decision-makers, and key actors in higher education.
Sustainable Futures
Jun 13 2024
This WAAS webinar aims to introduce out-of-the-box thinking on significant contemporary opportunities and threats that could lead to action towards exciting alternative futures encompassing sustainability, high quality of life and human security for all.
WAAS@64 Conference and General Assembly
May 15 2024
WAAS@64, an international conference and general assembly will be held online on May 15 & 16 and June 26 & 27, 2024. We will create a framework of programs and activities in support of the UN SDGs, peace and human security for all.