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 socialized the use of UNIDIR’s tools.

You can re-watch 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.