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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.

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Latest publications

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

Struggling to Keep Up: Iraqi Returnees’ Economic (Re)integration Progress Over Time

Biorisk Governance: Advancing Biosecurity Education for Life Scientists

Reconsidering Common Conceptions Around Sexual Violence in Conflict Contexts: Evidence from the North West of Nigeria, the Lake Chad Basin and Colombia

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

Upcoming events

Women as a force at the Arms Trade Treaty

Addressing illicit arms in Eastern Africa: A role for the Arms Trade Treaty

Preventing diversion through end-use and end-user controls

Leveraging the Women, Peace and Security Agenda to Advance the Arms Trade Treaty

A novel approach to the 11 UN norms for responsible State behaviour in cyberspace: Guidelines for gendered implementation

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 transfer drives improvised weapons production

News

Through our eyes: Why youth perspectives matter in peacebuilding

Highlights

Countering the proliferation of artificial intelligence

UNIDIR delivers training to Women in Cyber Fellows in New York

UNIDIR convenes high-level dialogue on space security at annual conference

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