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

UNIDIR’s 45th anniversary in 2025

First Committee and UNIDIR side events

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.

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

UNIDIR’s 45th anniversary in 2025

First Committee and UNIDIR side events

UNIDIR’s work focuses on:

Interconnected global risks

Cyber security

Space security

Chemical and biological weapons

Science and technology

Inclusive global security

Nuclear weapons

Conflict prevention and peacebuilding

Artificial intelligence

Conventional weapons

Disarmament fora

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UNIDIR’s programmes and projects

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Latest publications

Submission on United Nations General Assembly Resolution 79/241“Comprehensive Study of the Question of Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zones in all its Aspects”

Racing Towards Risk: The Hidden Costs of Nuclear Arms Build-up

Verification Without a Treaty

Evaluating the Alignment Between Budgetary Allocations and National Security Priorities. Exploratory Case Study: Kenya

Cyberbiosecurity: A Matter of International Peace and Security?

Factsheet: Artificial Intelligence and the Women, Peace and Security Agenda

The Arms Trade Treaty: Preventing Diversion Through End-Use and End-User Controls

New Directions for the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention: Connecting Victim Assistance with the Women, Peace and Security Agenda

At the Margins: Gendered Barriers to Accessing Reintegration Programming in the Lake Chad Basin

Upcoming events

Promoting equality and innovation in the nuclear field: Exchange of good practices and lessons learned in international cooperation and capacity building

Strengthening the use of arms flows data for conflict early warning: Community of practice exchange on recent developments and implementation initiatives

Strengthening the Women, Peace and Security agenda through arms control and disarmament

Advancing the UN Global Intergovernmental Points of Contact Directory: Smooth transition and further development

Roundtable on subsea cables as critical infrastructure

Strengthening regional and national weapons and ammunition management in Africa

Renforcement des approches régionales et nationales sur la gestion des armes et des munitions en Afrique

Science and technology monitoring in the context of disarmament: UNIDIR “Science and Technology Watchtower” Project launch

No longer science fiction: Emerging technologies and emerging threats in space

News

Global youth reimagine the future of space governance

Highlights

Securing the final frontier through multilateral action

Marking 10 years of the Youth, Peace and Security Agenda with new UNIDIR resources

Through our eyes: Why youth perspectives matter in peacebuilding

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