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Capacity building

Disarmament Orientation Course

Event

Innovations Dialogue 2026: Electromagnetic disruption, peace and security

Event series

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.

Disarmament Orientation Course

Innovations Dialogue 2026: Electromagnetic disruption, peace and security

First Committee and UNIDIR side events

UNIDIR’s work focuses on:

Artificial intelligence

Science and technology

Cybersecurity

Inclusive global security

Nuclear weapons

Disarmament forums

Chemical and biological weapons

Interconnected global risks

Conventional weapons

Missiles and drones

Conflict prevention and peacebuilding

Space security

UNIDIR’s programmes and projects

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Latest publications

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

Gender and Nuclear Weapons

Entangled Frontiers: Quantum-AI Convergence in Defence and International Security

Social Acceptance of Iraqi Returnees from Al-Hol Camp

Mainstreaming Gender in Cybersecurity: A Compendium of Good Practices

International Humanitarian Law and Cyber Operations: (Consequences of) Divergent National Interpretations of “Attack” and “Data”

Examining the Security Council’s Use of Conventional Arms Control

Return to Dry Lands: How Agricultural Decline Impedes Post-Conflict Reintegration in Iraq

Upcoming events

Supporting substantive preparations for the First Meeting of States on the Global Framework for Through-life Conventional Ammunition Management

Disarmament Orientation Course 2026

Mujeres, Paz y Seguridad: Introducción al diseño de un Plan de Acción Nacional 1325 con enfoque en el control de armas pequeñas

Innovations Dialogue 2026: Electromagnetic disruption, peace and security

News

Averting a darker biological weapons future

Highlights

Navigating a new era of strategic importance in outer space

Electromagnetic disruption, peace and security

UNIDIR Space Security Fellows experience multilateral Geneva

Videos

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?

The legacy of nuclear testing

How arms export decisions can help prevent gender-based violence

Youth voices shaping global security

International law in cyberspace

The myth of empty space

What is agentic AI?

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