Аннотация:Human security is considered in the article as a global problem. Its importance was vividlyhighlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic that broke out last year. Attention is drawn to thegrowing global complexity and the human lag in understanding it. It has led to the inclusionin the global agenda of the question on how to bridge this distance which began to be called“the human gap”. It is noted that the current paradigm, through which States strive toensure their security, is not able to cope with the emerging threats to the existence of thecontemporary civilization. It is suggested that the task of ensuring human security should beconsidered as an integral part of the global development agenda. It is proposed in this paperto direct the efforts of scientists to the scientific discussion of this problem.