Estimated Global Military Spending Since Jan 1,
$1,213,343,813,521
Estimated costs to provide the following- |
| Shelter for every human being: |
$21,000,000,000 |
| Eliminate ALL Starvation and Malnourishment: |
$19,000,000,000 |
| Clean Safe Water for every human being: |
$10,000,000,000 |
| Eliminate ALL Nuclear Weapons: |
$7,000,000,000 |
| Eliminate ALL Landmines: |
$4,000,000,000 |
| Eliminate ALL Illiteracy: |
$5,000,000,000 |
| Relief for Refugees everywhere: |
$5,000,000,000 |
| Stabilize Human Population Growth: |
$10,500,000,000 |
| Prevent Soil Erosion Globally: |
$24,000,000,000 |
| Annual Expenditure of the United Nations system: |
$15,000,000,000 |
| Estimated Cost to reach the Millenium Development Goals: |
$121,000,000,000 |
For each person in the world, we spend $ 3 on UN programs and $173 on the military
Global Military Spending in 2008 could fund the United Nations System for 67 years
* based on Swedish International Peace Research Institute 2009 data
* figures taken from information provided by World Game Institute
* United Nations Budget 2009
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