Building a more secure world.

Initiative

UNIDIR’s Centre of Excellence on AI, Peace and Security

Event

Innovations Dialogue 2026: Electromagnetic disruption, peace and security

Publication

Non-State Armed Groups Operating in the Climate–Environment–Conflict Nexus: Recent Research Findings and Policy Responses

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’s Centre of Excellence on AI, Peace and Security

Innovations Dialogue 2026: Electromagnetic disruption, peace and security

Non-State Armed Groups Operating in the Climate–Environment–Conflict Nexus: Recent Research Findings and Policy Responses

UNIDIR’s work focuses on:

Space security

Nuclear weapons

Disarmament forums

Cybersecurity

Conflict prevention and peacebuilding

Missiles and drones

Conventional weapons

Inclusive global security

Artificial intelligence

Chemical and biological weapons

Science and technology

Interconnected global risks

UNIDIR’s programmes and projects

News

Finding the missing links between space and ICT diplomacy

The five tech trends reshaping maritime security

Breaking the cycle of armed violence in Africa

The sovereignty question of orbital data centres

Videos

The competition over the electromagnetic spectrum

Behind every ordinary day

Inside the First Committee with UNIDIR’s Director

Improvised explosive devices: A global threat that needs a shared response

Can a cyber operation affect our everyday lives?

What do UNIDIR’s Space Security Research Fellows actually do?

UNIDIR’s Outer Space Security Conference through young eyes

Introducing UNIDIR’s Scenario Compendium on LAWS

What happens when people leave Boko Haram and try to return home?

Latest publications

Agentic AI and International Security: Navigating the Shift Towards Agency

What Do We Know About Mental Health Support in War?

Non-State Armed Groups Operating in the Climate–Environment–Conflict Nexus: Recent Research Findings and Policy Responses

False Signals, Real Weapons? Mis- and Disinformation about Conventional Arms

Guidelines for the Development of a National Strategy on AI in Security and Defence

Electronic Warfare and Innovations in Uncrewed Aerial Systems: Arms Control and Disarmament Implications

​Faith-Based Perspectives on AI, Security and Ethics: Reflections from an Interfaith Dialogue

From Cyberspace to AI: Translating Norms of Responsible State Behaviour in Cyberspace to AI in the Military Domain

Arms Control in a Time of Mistrust: Unilateral Initiatives

Upcoming events

Innovations Dialogue 2026: Electromagnetic disruption, peace and security

Simulation ONU : L’utilisation et régulation de l’intelligence artificielle dans le domaine militaire

Workshop on Draft Law on Conventional Weapons, Their Ammunition and Other Related Materials

Cyber and electromagnetic threats to space systems: Protecting the services societies rely on

Strengthening the use of arms data for conflict early warning: Community of practice meeting on progress, lessons learned and ways forward

Workshop on Angola’s Arms Trade Treaty ratification roadmap

Advancing age- and gender-responsive assistance under the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons: Perspectives of frontliners

Quantum briefings for disarmament and international security

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Faith-Based Perspectives on AI, Security and Ethics: Reflections from an Interfaith Dialogue

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