Quarterly Briefings for UN Regional Groups

UNIDIR regularly delivers quarterly briefings for all United Nations regional groups covering a diverse range of disarmament and arms control topics.

Past briefings have supported regional groups e.g. in their preparations for review conferences, meetings of states parties or for sessions of Open-Ended Working Groups, but have also shared best practices and socialised the use of UNIDIR’s tools.

You can rewatch past regional briefings on UNIDIR’s YouTube channel. Upcoming regional briefings will be announced on our events section and through social media.

Recent regional briefings have covered:

• November 2025: Engaging regions: Insights into the Global Mechanism on ICT security
• May-October 2025: Breaking the supply chain: Countering the illicit production of improvised SALW, IEDs and UAS
• April 2025: Armed conflict and sexual violence: Trends, analysis and ideas for action
• March 2025: Preparing for Success in the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons Review Process
• December 2024: Security and technology: AI in the military domain
• December 2024: Space security
• October 2024: Political Declaration on Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas 
• February-May 2024: Fostering Gender-Responsive Small Arms Control: Regional Perspectives on the UN PoA and the ATT. Rewatch: 
  • African Group; 
  • Asia-Pacific Group; 
  • Latin American and Caribbean Group; 
  • Eastern European Group; 
  • Western European and Others Group.