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Global Campaign on Military Spending

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GDAMS 2016 final report – Actions on military spending

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We are pleased to present you the final report (highlights) from the Global Days of Action on Military Spending 2016.

During 13 days, 120 GDAMS events took place in 23 countries. These events varied in shape and size depending on countries and partners. As in previous years, a whole range of actions where organized, including : street protests/demonstrations, seminars, press conferences, media releases, videos, petitions, peace vigils and penny polls. Some of the activities took the form of ‘PrepComms’ for the IPB’s upcoming Congress (Disarm! For a Climate of peace – Berlin Sept 30-Oct 3). For more information see the Congress website.

This report highlights just a selection of the actions organized for GDAMS 2016. Please visit our campaign website and Flickr page to see the full collection of reports/photos/videos. A detailed Social Media report on the whole exercise is also available on request. The IPB extends its thanks and congratulations to all those who organised events – and especially to those who submitted reports afterwards!

12 May 2016: Trident replacement cost rises to ‘staggering’ £205 billion

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“£205 billion of public money is a huge amount. Pouring it into a nuclear weapons system that experts say could be rendered obsolete by new technology is hardly a wise choice. Far better to spend it on industrial regeneration, building homes, tackling climate change or meeting our defence needs in usable ways”

Brussels Statement on Military Spending

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“If we want to give peace a real chance, we have to give it a real budget”.
In 2015 global military spending was 1500 billion euro. This is a disproportionate amount of money, which could be far better spent to ensure security for people. ‘The world is over-armed and peace is underfunded’, stated UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in 2012.
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