In response to a call by the UN General Assembly last September, and the Pact for the Future, the UN Secretary General was asked to garner more information on the impact of the increase in military spending on the SDGs. The United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs launched a Call for Papers on the impact of the global increase in military expenditure on the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.
Our submission, ‘Robbing Peter to Pay Paul: SDGs vs Rising Military Expenditures’ includes recommendations for practical routes to both reducing and redirecting military spending in favour of people and planet.
Supported by Global Justice Now, Palestinian Institute for Climate Action, Resilient40, Health Poverty Action and AFRIDED.
Transform defence for sustainable human safety 