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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.

Outer Space Security Conference 2025

UNIDIR’s 45th anniversary in 2025

UNIDIR Director highlights power of dialogue in high-level visit to Japan

UNIDIR’s work focuses on:

Nuclear weapons

Interconnected global risks

Conflict prevention and peacebuilding

Conventional weapons

Science and technology

Cyber security

Artificial intelligence

Space security

Disarmament fora

Inclusive global security

Chemical and biological weapons

Missiles and drones

UNIDIR’s programmes and projects

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Latest publications

Implementing the Global Framework for Through-life Conventional Ammunition Management: A Voluntary Guide

Insights from Reporting on Conventional Arms Control: Supporting Preparations for Reporting on Implementation of the Global Framework for Through-life Conventional Ammunition Management

Engagement with the Nasa Indigenous Community of Northern Cauca, Colombia

Deploying the Arms Control and Disarmament Toolbox

Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction in the Middle East: The Role of the WMD-Free Zone Initiative

Community Perspectives on Return and Reintegration in Cameroon and Chad

Update on the Situation of Iraqi Returnees in Al-Amal Rehabilitation Centre (Formerly Jeddah-1 Centre)

From Casualties to Care: Implementing Age- and Gender-Sensitive Victim Assistance

A Novel Approach to the 11 UN Norms for Responsible State Behaviour in Cyberspace: Guidelines for Gendered Implementation

Upcoming and recent events

Inside the networks: How knowledge-sharing drives improvised SALW, IEDs and UAS production

2025 Innovations Dialogue: Neurotechnologies and their implications for international peace and security

Outer Space Security Conference 2025

Breaking the supply chain: Countering the illicit production of improvised SALW, IEDs and UAS

Deploying the arms control toolbox: Strengthening the role of UN peace operations to prevent sexual violence

Technically transformative – Overcoming barriers to women’s meaningful participation in ammunition management

Launch of a voluntary implementation guide for the global framework for through-life conventional ammunition management

Securing critical links: Protection of subsea telecommunications cables

From casualties to care

News

Untangling the reverberating impacts from firearms-related violence

Highlights

UNIDIR Director highlights power of dialogue in high-level visit to Japan

Working together towards a cyber resilient future

Training Sri Lankan diplomats in disarmament

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