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Transparency in military spending in sub-Saharan Africa higher than expected, new SIPRI report

(Stockholm, 19 November 2018) The level of transparency in military spending in sub-Saharan Africa is greater than previously thought, according to a new report from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). Between 2012 and 2017, 45 of the 47 states surveyed published at least one official budget document in a timely manner online. The SIPRI …

UN peace operations have not become more dangerous, suggests new SIPRI report ahead of peacekeeping summit

(Stockholm, 28 September 2015)—A new report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) on fatality trends in United Nations peace operations reveals that the rate of peacekeepers dying while in the service of the UN has steadily fallen over the past 25 years. The report, released to coincide with the summit on UN peacekeeping …