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Re: 'Amid focus on defence investments, advocates say diplomatic toolkit being ignored,' . Since 2000, world military expenditures have nearly doubled and now amount to about $2.5-trillion per year, more than half of which is accounted by NATO countries. In contrast, only about three per cent of this total is devoted to the entire body of work of the United Nations, including peacekeeping, and the sweeping social and economic operations of 40 specialized agencies and programs.
Fifty Nobel Prize winners have called upon all countries to reduce their military spending by two per cent per year, and to devote more resources to grappling with planetary health and climate emergencies. Canadian leadership should join this urgent call by scientists and laureates who understand the real meaning of human security.
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