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The Security Sector, the Budget and Development
SUMMARY While security expenditure — including both military spending and expenditures on paramilitary forces — is not the sole cause of underdevelopment, most Third World countries would benefit by spending less on their security sectors. This article first examines some of the problems surrounding the collection of reliable security expenditure data. It then argues that the preponderance of salaries and other operating costs in Third World security budgets complicates efforts to obtain reductions in security spending and to translate such reductions into development. SOMMAIRE Le secteur de la sĂ©curitĂ©, le budget et le dĂ©veloppement Alors que la dĂ©pense relative Ă la sĂ©curitĂ© — les dĂ©penses militaires et le dĂ©penses sur les forces paramilitaires — n'est pas la seule cause de sous?dĂ©veloppement, la plupart des pays du Tiers Monde bĂ©nĂ©ficieraient d'une rĂ©duction des dĂ©penses dans le secteur de la sĂ©curitĂ©. Cet article examine tout d'abord quelques problèmes entourant la collection d'information de dĂ©penses de sĂ©curitĂ© de source sure. II prouve ensuite que la prĂ©pondĂ©rance des salaires et d'autres coĂ»ts d'opĂ©ration dans les budgets de sĂ©curitĂ© du Tiers Monde complique les efforts pour obtenir des rĂ©ductions dans les dĂ©penses et de transfĂ©rer ces rĂ©ductions dans le dĂ©veloppement. RESUMEN El sector seguridad, presupuesto y desarrollo La mayorĂa de los paĂses del Tercer Mundo se beneficiarĂan si gastaran menos en sus sectores de seguridad, aĂşn cuando este gasto, incluyendo tanto el gasto militar como en fuerzas paramilitares, no sea la Ăşnica causa del subdesarrollo. El artĂculo examina algunos de los problemas que existen en la colecciĂłn de datos fidedignos sobre gastos de seguridad. Argumenta que la preponderancia de salarios y otros gastos operativos en los presupuestos de seguridad de los paĂses del Tercer Mundo complica los esfuerzos desplegados para rebajar dichos gastos y para transferir tales fondos a proyectos de desarrollo
Report of the Informal Meeting on Mines Other Than Anti-Personnel (MOTAPM or anti-vehicle mines)
The United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA), the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) and the Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD) jointly hosted an informal one day meeting to examine the humanitarian and developmental impact of anti-vehicle mines/mines other than antipersonnel mines (MOTAPM), discuss possible solutions and highlight the need for the international community to move forward and take specific action.
The meeting took place on Friday 6 November 2015 in Geneva. Upwards of 80 delegates attended the meeting, which included representatives from over 50 states, the United Nations, the International Committee of the Red Cross, non-governmental organizations and individual experts