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Securing the Seas: A Comprehensive Assessment of Global Maritime Security

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Draft Guidelines for the Development of a National Strategy on AI in Security and Defence

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UNIDIR calls for global action on emerging technologies in Security Council briefing

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.

Securing the Seas: A Comprehensive Assessment of Global Maritime Security

Draft Guidelines for the Development of a National Strategy on AI in Security and Defence

UNIDIR calls for global action on emerging technologies in Security Council briefing

UNIDIR’s work focuses on:

Conflict prevention and peacebuilding

Gender and global security

Conventional weapons

Disarmament fora

Nuclear weapons

Cyber security

Chemical and biological weapons

Missiles and drones

Interconnected global risks

Artificial intelligence

Space security

Science and technology

UNIDIR’s programmes and projects

Latest publications

The Current Needs of Former Boko Haram Associates and Their Communities of Return

Trust Matters: Community Perceptions Towards Aid Organizations in the North East of Nigeria

Exploring the AI-ICT Security Nexus

The Focus and Function of BWC Verification

Survival and Struggle: The Experience of Women and Girls With and After Boko Haram

Possible Models of BWC Verification

Towards a Regular Institutional Dialogue on International ICT Security: Review of Current Proposals and Considerations for Effective Dialogue

Sexual Violence and the Struggle for Justice: The Involvement of Indigenous Nasa Survivors in Armed Groups in Northern Cauca

Quantum Technology, Peace and Security: A Primer

Upcoming and recent events

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

Multistakeholder dialogue on cloud computing governance and international security

Unpacking the AI-cyber nexus in malicious ICT activities

Where are the women ambassadors? Insights from the 2024 Women in Diplomacy Index

Beyond stereotypes: The many facets of women’s association with armed groups

Space security regional briefings

News

What’s next for youth engagement in disarmament?

Highlights

Challenging binary perceptions of women and girls in conflict

Shaping a safer quantum future

Optimizing arms flows data for stronger conflict prevention

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