Human security (HS) refers to a paradigm for analyzing and addressing vulnerabilities, which means understanding the linkages between poverty and accountability (UNDP Report, 1994; 2005). These vulnerabilities can be economic; food; health; environmental; personal; community; and political insecurities. Without mechanisms to address these vulnerabilities, there cannot be an enabling environment to promote sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). Human Security forms an important part of people’s well being, and thus a need for stock-taking what is known for provisional guidance on the development of Human Security within the SRHR programming. In response to this, an exploratory study was conducted between November 2008 and April 2009 in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Angola, Liberia and Uganda, selected for their worst experience in human insecurity.

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