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In paragraph 17 of resolution 25/15 of 27 March 2014, the Human Rights Council requested that the Independent Expert submit a report to the Council at its twenty-seventh session.
The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) estimates that, in the year 2013, approximately 1,747 billion dollars were spent worldwide for the military.19 The biggest spender devoted as much as 40 per cent of tax revenues to the military.20 The Independent Expert joins the United Nations Secretary- General in deploring this situation; “the world is over-armed and development is underfunded”.21 13.
Human Rights Council resolution 24/8 on the right to equal political participation was also discussed, as well as working papers on the right to public participation prepared by the Danish Institute for Human Rights (see annex VI).84 The Independent Expert argued that the right of public participation is not a vague promise, but actually has a solid legal basis in universal, regional and national legislation as well as in case-law.
The Independent Expert is grateful that enhanced recognition of the mandate is leading to greater consciousness about the need to work together for a peaceful, just and equitable world order.
As in his 2013 report, the Independent Expert is honoured to put forward a few pragmatic recommendations.