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Military spending levels remain out of control, UN official says

The money spent by countries to achieve targets such as eliminating poverty, educating all children and providing decent health care is still only a fraction of what they spend on arming themselves, a senior United Nations disarmament official warned today.

Sergio Duarte, the UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, marked the Global Day of Action on Military Spending by calling on governments to re-orient their spending and thinking and devote more resources towards the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

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