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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.

Outer Space Security Conference 2025

UNIDIR’s 45th anniversary in 2025

Innovations Dialogue 2025: Call for poster abstracts!

UNIDIR’s work focuses on:

Conventional weapons

Interconnected global risks

Missiles and drones

Cyber security

Science and technology

Chemical and biological weapons

Disarmament fora

Conflict prevention and peacebuilding

Artificial intelligence

Inclusive global security

Space security

Nuclear weapons

UNIDIR’s programmes and projects

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Latest publications

Space Industry Workshop Report: Industry Perspectives on Addressing Space Security Challenges

Desperate Measures: How Civilians Avoid Forced Recruitment During Ongoing Conflict

Weapons and Ammunition Management Country Insight: Republic of Côte d’Ivoire

Artificial Intelligence in the Military Domain and Its Implications for International Peace and Security: An Evidence-Based Road Map for Future Policy Action

Visionary Versus Reactionary. The Future of Space Security in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

Implementing the Global Framework for Through-life Conventional Ammunition Management: A Voluntary Guide

Insights from Reporting on Conventional Arms Control: Supporting Preparations for Reporting on Implementation of the Global Framework for Through-life Conventional Ammunition Management

Engagement with the Nasa Indigenous Community of Northern Cauca, Colombia

Deploying the Arms Control and Disarmament Toolbox

Upcoming events

BWC Working Group Friends of the Chair webinar series: Rolling text

Outer Space Security Conference 2025

Breaking the supply chain: Countering the illicit production of improvised SALW, IEDs and UAS

2025 Innovations Dialogue: Neurotechnologies and their implications for international peace and security

Inside the networks: How knowledge-sharing drives improvised SALW, IEDs and UAS production

News

Empowering young people in an AI-driven world

Highlights

UNIDIR and RECSA launch comprehensive review of the Nairobi Protocol

New UNIDIR data dashboards released to better understand armed group exits

Untangling the reverberating impacts from firearms-related violence

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