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Promoting Equality and Innovation in the Nuclear Field: Workshop Report
5 December 2025
Integrated Approaches
Toolkit: Addressing Weapons-Related Risks in Women, Peace and Security National Action Plans
1 December 2025
Integrated Approaches
Closing Gaps: Strengthening the Women, Peace and Security Agenda through Arms Control and Disarmament
1 December 2025
Managing Exits from Armed Conflict
Exposure, Not Identity? Understanding Victimization by Bandits in Nigeria’s North West
20 November 2025
Managing Exits from Armed Conflict
Combating Conflict Related Sexual Violence Against Men and Boys: Challenges and Opportunities
18 November 2025
Conventional Arms and Ammunition
Leveraging Data to Reduce Civilian Harm during Military Operations in Populated Areas: Practical, Data-Driven Steps to Implement the Political Declaration on Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas
17 November 2025
Managing Exits from Armed Conflict
Farming Amid Conflict: Agricultural Challenges and their Impact on the Reintegration of Former Boko Haram Associates in the North East of Nigeria
13 November 2025
Managing Exits from Armed Conflict
Building Bridges: Community Acceptance of Former Boko Haram Associates in the North East of Nigeria
7 November 2025
Security and Technology
Neurotechnology in the Military Domain: A Primer
4 November 2025
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11 December 2025 – 15 February 2026
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