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Securing the Seas: A Comprehensive Assessment of Global Maritime Security

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

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UNIDIR calls for global action on emerging technologies in Security Council briefing

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.

Securing the Seas: A Comprehensive Assessment of Global Maritime Security

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

UNIDIR calls for global action on emerging technologies in Security Council briefing

UNIDIR’s work focuses on:

Conflict prevention and peacebuilding

Missiles and drones

Nuclear weapons

Cyber security

Gender and global security

Space security

Disarmament fora

Artificial intelligence

Interconnected global risks

Science and technology

Conventional weapons

Chemical and biological weapons

UNIDIR’s programmes and projects

Latest publications

Banditry in Nigeria’s North West: Key Findings

Governance Implications of Synthetic Data in the Context of International Security

The Current Needs of Former Boko Haram Associates and Their Communities of Return

Trust Matters: Community Perceptions Towards Aid Organizations in the North East of Nigeria

Exploring the AI-ICT Security Nexus

The Focus and Function of BWC Verification

Survival and Struggle: The Experience of Women and Girls With and After Boko Haram

Possible Models of BWC Verification

Towards a Regular Institutional Dialogue on International ICT Security: Review of Current Proposals and Considerations for Effective Dialogue

Upcoming and recent events

Safeguarding critical infrastructure beyond borders: Uniting diplomatic and technical efforts for a cyber resilient digital future

Security and technology briefings: AI in the military domain

From policy to practice: Gender, diversity and cybersecurity

Technology and security seminar on 6G: Preparing for the next generation of connectivity

Options for BWC verification

Multistakeholder dialogue on cloud computing governance and international security

Unpacking the AI-cyber nexus in malicious ICT activities

Where are the women ambassadors? Insights from the 2024 Women in Diplomacy Index

Beyond stereotypes: The many facets of women’s association with armed groups

News

What’s next for youth engagement in disarmament?

Highlights

Challenging binary perceptions of women and girls in conflict

Shaping a safer quantum future

Optimizing arms flows data for stronger conflict prevention

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