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Global military expenditure hit a new high of $2.7 billion in 2024.

Meanwhile, progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals is severely off-track in their tenth anniversary year.

As governments struggle with the impact of economic decline, trade and geopolitical tensions, funding for peace and sustainable development has shrunk considerably. Big spending hikes for defence are met with deep spending cuts on peace, development, good governance, and human rights initiatives.

Join us online on Wednesday 5 November, 14:00 GMT / 09:00 EST to hear directly from the authors of the recent report by the UN Secretary-General, The Security We Need: Rebalancing Military Spending for a Sustainable and Peaceful Future, as well as experts on civil society engagement and military spending.

We will explore the risks this imbalance in public spending creates, the impact on peace, security and development outcomes and the consequences for civic space.

Speakers

Claudia Garcia Guiza is Political Affairs Officer at the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA)
Nan Tian is Senior Researcher and Programme Director of the Military Expenditure and Arms Production Programme at the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
Emily Wegener is Senior Policy Officer at Transparency International Defence & Security (moderator)

More speakers will be announced in the coming weeks

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The webinar will take place on 5 November, 14:00-15:00 GMT / 09:00-10:00 EST using Zoom webinar.

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