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The United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) is an autonomous institution within the United Nations that conducts independent research on disarmament and international security issues.

Building a more secure world.

BWC Advanced Education Course

Global Conference on AI, Security and Ethics 2025

UNIDIR Roundup and Outlook 2025

UNIDIR’s work focuses on:

Interconnected global risks

Conventional weapons

Science and technology

Gender and global security

Conflict prevention and peacebuilding

Missiles and drones

Artificial intelligence

Chemical and biological weapons

Nuclear weapons

Space security

Disarmament fora

Cyber security

UNIDIR’s programmes and projects

Latest publications

Universalization and Effective Implementation of the Arms Trade Treaty in Africa Lessons learned from the 2024 Monrovia Workshop

No man’s land? Focusing on men to reduce global armed violence

Nuclear Risks: Perceptions and Pathways

2024 Outer Space Security Conference Report

UNIDIR Roundup and Outlook 2025

Reintegrating Iraqis Returning Home After Conflict: Lessons from Variation Between Four Communities

Enabling Technologies and International Security: A Compendium (2024 edition)

2024 Innovations Dialogue: Quantum Technologies and Their Implications for International Peace and Security

Cloud Computing and International Security: Risks, Opportunities and Governance Challenges

Upcoming and recent events

Global Conference on AI, Security and Ethics 2025

Gender and cyber norms: Bridging policy and practice

Considérations technologiques dans les cadres pour les femmes, la paix et la sécurité

Atelier de Cotonou sur les instruments internationaux relatifs aux armes conventionnelles

Safeguarding critical infrastructure beyond borders: Uniting diplomatic and technical efforts for a cyber resilient digital future

Security and technology briefings: AI in the military domain

From policy to practice: Gender, diversity and cybersecurity

Technology and security seminar on 6G: Preparing for the next generation of connectivity

Options for BWC verification

News

Enhancing security in Benin through conventional arms control

Highlights

Becoming spacefaring: Southeast Asia’s journey and the future of space governance

All hands on deck at the United Nations Security Council

What’s next for youth engagement in disarmament?

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