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Subject: ON GLOBAL DAY, UN EXPERT URGES LESS MILITARY SPENDING, MORE
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ON GLOBAL DAY, UN EXPERT URGES LESS MILITARY SPENDING, MORE INVESTMENT
IN DEVELOPMENTNew York, Apr 14 2014 10:00AMMarking the Global Day of
Action on Military Spending, the United Nations independent expert on
the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order called
on all governments to boost transparency and cuts in military
expenditures, and increase investments in nutrition, health,
environmental protection and other major sustainable development
challenges.

"Every democracy must involve civil society in the process of
establishing budgets, and all sectors of society must be consulted to
determine what the real priorities of the population are," Special
Rapporteur Alfred de Zayas said in a
<"http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=14504&LangID=E">statement.
"Lobbies, including military contractors and other representatives of
the military-industrial complex, must not be allowed to hijack these
priorities to the detriment of the population's real needs."

The expert urged world parliaments to implement the will of the
people, based on representative opinion polling, and significantly
reduce all military expenditures (arms production, military research,
military bases abroad, surveillance of private citizens,
'intelligence'-gathering, or overt and covert military operations).

"Tax revenue must be reoriented toward the promotion of civil,
political, economic, social and cultural rights, for research into
sustainable sources of energy and for the promotion of sustainable
development," Mr. de Zayas stressed.

According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute,
global military spending levels are at an all-time high, reaching a
total of $1.75 trillion in 2012, a number that Mr. de Zayas says
constitutes "an unconscionable use of resources."

"In a world where millions of human beings live in extreme poverty,
die of malnutrition and lack medical care, where pandemics continue to
kill, it is imperative to pursue good faith disarmament negotiations
and to shift budgets away from weapons production, war-mongering, and
surveillance of private persons, and devote available resources to
address global challenges including humanitarian relief, environmental
protection, climate change mitigation and adaptation, prevention of
pandemics, and the development of a green economy," he said.

Mr. de Zayas highlighted that such a shift in States' spending habits
is key to achieving the UN post-2015 development agenda.

"I am surprised that in the current context of global socio-economic
crisis, few have voiced indignation regarding the disproportionate
levels of military spending. The place to exercise austerity is in
wasteful military expenditures, not in social protection," he
insisted.

The Special Rapporteur urged governments to "considerably reduce funds
allocated to the military, not only as a disarmament issue, but also
as a potential contributor to social and environmental protection,"
and called for "the holding of referenda on this issue worldwide."

Estimating that a 10 per cent annual reduction in military
expenditures would be "reasonable," Mr. de Zayas also encouraged all
States to contribute to the UN's annual Report on Military
Expenditures by submitting complete data on national defence budgets.

Independent experts or special rapporteurs are appointed by the UN
Human Rights Council in Geneva to examine and report back on a country
situation or a specific human rights theme. The positions are honorary
and the experts are not UN staff, nor are they paid for their
work.</P>Apr 14 2014 10:00AM
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