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The quote states that a 2014 report found the European Union spending at least 315 million euros on drone-related projects. It presents that spending as a concrete example of military expenditure that can be measured and compared.
When It Was Said
2015
Who It Was Said To
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Historical Context
Listed on Wikiquote under a 2015 report submitted to the UN Human Rights Council, with the source given as the Report of the Independent Expert on the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order exploring the adverse impacts of military expenditures on the realization of a democratic and equitable international order.
Source
Report of the Independent Expert on the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order exploring the adverse impacts of military expenditures on the realization of a democratic and equitable international order .
Original Language & Translation
Originally said in English.
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Listed with a source on Wikiquote: Report of the Independent Expert on the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order exploring the adverse impacts of military expenditures on the realization of a democratic and equitable international order.
About Alfred-Maurice de Zayas
Cuban-born American lawyer and writer
Alfred-Maurice de Zayas is a Cuban-born American lawyer and writer active in human rights and international law. He served as the first United Nations Independent Expert on the Promotion of a Democratic and Equitable International Order, in office from 1 May 2012 to 30 April 2018. His work centers on human rights and the legal questions that shape the international order. He is known for writing on these fields and for his role in the United Nations mandate on a democratic and equitable international order.
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