Action 13(c).2

[Ensure that military spending does not com­promise investment in sustainable development and building sustainable peace and] ... request the Secretary-General to provide analysis on the impact of the global increase in military expenditure on the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals by the end of the seventy-ninth session.

UN entity lead: Office for Disarmament Affairs

UN entity co-leads: United Nations Development Programme and Executive Office of the Secretary-General

Milestone 1 | Deadline 30 June 2025

Completion of a draft study on the impact, incorporating expert research, inputs from stakeholder consultations and the call for papers.

Milestone 2 | Deadline 31 July 2025

Validation of the study by the Reference Group, External Network Group and external expert validation workshop completed in advance of finalizing the report.

Milestone 3 | Deadline 9 September 2025

Media launch event held in September 2025, with a potential additional event on the margins of the General Assembly High-Level Week.

Rising military spending can divert resources from education, health, climate action and peace. This analysis will help shine a light on how these trends undermine progress towards a more just, peaceful and sustainable world.

The launch of the report is accompanied by an extensive communication and outreach campaign that is being developed in cooperation with the Department of Global Communications. The study findings will be further disseminated and promoted through events after the launch, including as part of the Vienna Conversation Series on 29 September and as a side event of the First Committee in October.