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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.

Open-ended Working Group on security of and in the use of ICTs and UNIDIR side events

Global Conference on AI, Security and Ethics 2025

UNIDIR Roundup and Outlook 2025

UNIDIR’s work focuses on:

Nuclear weapons

Space security

Interconnected global risks

Conflict prevention and peacebuilding

Missiles and drones

Science and technology

Chemical and biological weapons

Conventional weapons

Gender and global security

Disarmament fora

Artificial intelligence

Cyber security

UNIDIR’s programmes and projects

Latest publications

Changing Tides in Maritime Warfare: Closing the Reporting Gap on Uncrewed Maritime Systems in the United Nations Register of Conventional Arms

The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Regional Security, Threat Perceptions and the Middle East WMD-Free Zone

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)

Upcoming and recent events

Global Conference on AI, Security and Ethics 2025

Space industry workshop: Industry perspectives on addressing space security challenges

Differentiated impacts of nuclear weapons: From research to policy and practice

Under the radar: Corruption’s role in fuelling arms diversion

The impact of artificial intelligence on regional security in the Middle East, threat perceptions and the ME WMDFZ

How can we get to 100%? Sharing effective measures to comply with Arms Trade Treaty reporting obligations

Protecting the cloud: Cloud computing as critical infrastructure

UNODA-UNIDIR Cyber Diplomacy Course

Global intergovernmental points of contact directory: Towards universal participation

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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