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Disarmament Orientation Course

Event

Innovations Dialogue 2026: Electromagnetic disruption, peace and security

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UNIDIR’s Science and Technology Watchtower: Monitoring Innovation for Disarmament

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.

Disarmament Orientation Course

Innovations Dialogue 2026: Electromagnetic disruption, peace and security

UNIDIR’s Science and Technology Watchtower: Monitoring Innovation for Disarmament

UNIDIR’s work focuses on:

Disarmament forums

Artificial intelligence

Missiles and drones

Chemical and biological weapons

Cybersecurity

Space security

Science and technology

Inclusive global security

Nuclear weapons

Conflict prevention and peacebuilding

Conventional weapons

Interconnected global risks

UNIDIR’s programmes and projects

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Latest publications

Arms Control in a Time of Mistrust: Unilateral Initiatives

Gender and Nuclear Weapons

Entangled Frontiers: Quantum-AI Convergence in Defence and International Security

Social Acceptance of Iraqi Returnees from Al-Hol Camp

Mainstreaming Gender in Cybersecurity: A Compendium of Good Practices

International Humanitarian Law and Cyber Operations: (Consequences of) Divergent National Interpretations of “Attack” and “Data”

Examining the Security Council’s Use of Conventional Arms Control

Return to Dry Lands: How Agricultural Decline Impedes Post-Conflict Reintegration in Iraq

Navigating a New Era for Nuclear Energy in the Middle East

Upcoming events

Supporting substantive preparations for the First Meeting of States on the Global Framework for Through-life Conventional Ammunition Management

Inclusion and gender equality in the Convention on Cluster Munitions: Connecting local action with global ambition

Small arms and ammunition control in Africa: Challenges, opportunities and ways forward for subregional approaches

Disarmament Orientation Course 2026

Strengthening community-based approaches to prevent ammunition diversion and trafficking in northern Côte d’Ivoire

Innovations Dialogue 2026: Electromagnetic disruption, peace and security

News

The role of directed energy weapons in counter-drone defence

Highlights

UNIDIR advances dialogue on science and technology for the Biological Weapons Convention

Strengthening community capacity to prevent ammunition diversion

Reviewing the Arms Trade Treaty

Videos

What happens when people leave Boko Haram and try to return home?

The legacy of nuclear testing

How arms export decisions can help prevent gender-based violence

Youth voices shaping global security

International law in cyberspace

The myth of empty space

What is agentic AI?

Insights from UNIDIR’s Global Conference on AI, Security and Ethics 2026

Preventing and responding to conflict-related sexual violence

Militarizing neurotechnology

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