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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

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:

Interconnected global risks

Artificial intelligence

Gender and global security

Conflict prevention and peacebuilding

Science and technology

Nuclear weapons

Cyber security

Conventional weapons

Disarmament fora

Missiles and drones

Chemical and biological weapons

Space security

UNIDIR’s programmes and projects

Latest publications

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

Banditry in Nigeria’s North West: Key Findings

Governance Implications of Synthetic Data in the Context of International Security

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

Upcoming and recent events

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

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

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

News

All hands on deck at the United Nations Security Council

Highlights

What’s next for youth engagement in disarmament?

Challenging binary perceptions of women and girls in conflict

Shaping a safer quantum future

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