We are in the middle of this year’s Global Days of Action on Military Spending and have signed this year’s international appeal.
The appeal challenges the narrative that increases in military spending increase our security and challenges Governments around the world to:
‘undertake major reductions to their military expenditure and redirect those funds to social and environmental sectors, tackling the global challenges of our time and funding human security’.
You can read the appeal in full here:
We are also one of the supporting organisations of Global Campaign on Military Spending UK and you can read the UK GDAMS 2026 appeal here:
The appeal calls for:
- The UK government to cancel its proposals to increase spending on the military, specifically the plans to spend 3.5% of GDP during the next parliament.
- The UK to focus on initiatives aimed at diplomacy, conflict reduction, and disarmament.
- The highest priority to be given by the government to funding socially productive projects, including the alleviation of poverty and inequality at home and around the world, and stronger efforts to mitigate the climate and nature crises.
- The UK to adhere to international law and the UN’s international conflict resolution framework, as well as compliance with disarmament treaties and support for the convening of a long-overdue Fourth Special Session on Disarmament, as agreed upon in the UN’s Pact for the Future.
