Building a more secure world.

Roadmap

UNIDIR Strategic Framework 2026-2030

Event

Global Conference on AI, Security and Ethics 2026

Opportunity

Call for Submissions: Outer Space Security Conference 2026 Youth Video Competition

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.

UNIDIR Strategic Framework 2026-2030

Global Conference on AI, Security and Ethics 2026

Call for Submissions: Outer Space Security Conference 2026 Youth Video Competition

UNIDIR’s work focuses on:

Space security

Conventional weapons

Science and technology

Chemical and biological weapons

Conflict prevention and peacebuilding

Missiles and drones

Cyber security

Nuclear weapons

Artificial intelligence

Interconnected global risks

Inclusive global security

Disarmament fora

UNIDIR’s programmes and projects

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Latest publications

Benchmark III: Use Cases – Insights from the Global Conference on AI, Security and Ethics 2025

Benchmark II: Technology – Insights from the Global Conference on AI, Security and Ethics 2025

Benchmark I: Governance – Insights from the Global Conference on AI, Security and Ethics 2025

Steps Towards a Voluntary Trust Fund for the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons

Small Arms and Light Weapons Flows and Transfer Controls

Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Trends in the Middle East: Report of the Middle East WMD-Free Zone Project (2023–2026)

Toolkit: Addressing Weapons-Related Risks in Women, Peace and Security National Action Plans

Understanding the Legacies of Drug Use in Armed Groups in the North East of Nigeria

Additive Manufacturing of Conventional Military Equipment: Implications for Arms Control and Security

Upcoming events

Pre-launch briefing on UNIDIR’s Centre of Excellence on AI, Peace and Security

Supporting sustainable transitions out of conflict: Policy, practice and “afterlives” in the Lake Chad Basin

Innovating for peace: Strengthening arms-related violence risks in early warning

Global Conference on AI, Security and Ethics 2026

Working towards an African continent free from threats posed by anti-personnel mines

Directed energy weapon developments in counter-UAS defence

Due diligence in cyberspace: National interpretations and their relevance for international law

Outer Space Security Conference 2026

News

Advancing representative and inclusive AI governance with UNIDIR’s Women in AI Fellowship

Highlights

Kenyan communities break silence on small arms and insecurity

UNIDIR conference to spotlight how AI is reshaping global security

Mitigating the proliferation of 3D-printed small arms and light weapons

Videos

Militarizing neurotechnology

2026 Training on Norms, International Law and Cyberspace: Cyber governance in ten years

Is AI neutral?

A turning point for cyber governance: Lessons from the OEWG on ICTs

Drones in conflict: A growing security challenge

How to use UNIDIR’s Nuclear Weapon-Free Zones Hub

2026 Training on Norms, International Law and Cyberspace: Training highlights

Security at sea: Old and new threats

2025 Women in AI fellows describe their AI journey

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