United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research

Help us choose the official sticker for the UNIDIR Outer Space Security Conference 2025! 🚀 #OS25 Which design is your favourite? Vote in the thread below! 👇 📅 Register now: unidir.org/OS25

🌕 Happy #InternationalMoonDay! As humanity turns its eyes–and payloads–toward the Moon, space security questions follow close behind. 🔗 Explore UNIDIR’s Lexicon for Outer Space Security to understand better the language shaping Moon-era diplomacy: spacesecuritylexicon.org

UNIDIR's Artificial Intelligence Policy Portal is an interactive map of the global #AI policy landscape, with policy profiles of all 193 UN Member States and more 🇺🇳💻⬇️ aipolicyportal.org

Once seen as protection against bandits, the #Lakurawa armed group has now turned against the communities they were defending ⚠️ Our publication explores community perceptions about the Lakurawa, drawing from research in Sokoto, Katsina and Zamfara 🇳🇬 ⬇️ unidir.org/LakurawaThreat

What are the main opportunities and challenges of the application of AI in the military domain? 🌐🤖🛡️ Our briefing note provides a baseline to support States in submitting their national views on this increasingly important topic 👇 unidir.org/BriefMilitaryAI

Drawing on our institute's long-standing expertise, the UNIDIR Academy offers research-based training and capacity building on disarmament and global security issues 🇺🇳💻🎓 Explore our courses and trainings 👇 unidir.org/what-we-do/uni…

What is the true cost of gun violence? In our commentary, UNIDIR Fellow Alfredo Malaret calls for examining the full scale and reverberating impacts of firearms-related violence, beyond immediate casualties. 📚 Read it here 👇 unidir.org/FirearmsImp

Join our team! 🇺🇳 UNIDIR is seeking 2️⃣ Graduate Professionals to support research, outreach efforts and project activities on weapons and ammunition management. 📥 Apply by 11 August: unidir.org/CAAPGPP25

How can research give back to the communities it studies? Siobhan O’Neil, Head of UNIDIR’s Managing Exits from Armed Conflict, shares how participatory research can empower communities and amplify voices often left out of peace and policy discussions. 🔗 unidir.org/MEAC

Join our webinar, co-organized with Ambassador Meyer of Brazil, Chair of the #1972BWC Working Group, and @BWCISU, to reflect on the rolling text and key proposals ahead of the Group’s 6th session. 📅 5 August, 13:15-14:45 CEST ✍️ Register now: unidir.org/BWCWGWebinar25

Industry voices matter in space security 🛰️ UNIDIR’s new 2025 Space Industry Workshop Report highlights key takeaways from industry experts on space threats and the role of industry in space governance. 📘 Read the full report: unidir.org/SpaceWorkshop25

A new country was added to UNIDIR’s Data Dashboards for Managing Exits from Armed Conflict: Iraq 🇮🇶 This dashboard features data from Iraqis returning home from Al Hol Camp in Syria. 🔍 Explore their reintegration journeys and needs: meac.unidir.org/irq

Community attitudes toward Iraqis with perceived ties to ISIL vary widely 📊 Our report reveals how they are shaped by local conflict dynamics, returnees’ actions during the conflict and trust in local actors 🌍🤝 unidir.org/MEACFindings41

UNIDIR's Cyber Policy Portal Database provides easy access to documents referred to in profiles on our #Cyber Policy Portal. These documents can be searched and downloaded using advanced filters 💻🛠️ Explore our digital tools and portals ⬇️ unidir.org//portals

UNIDIR’s work on conventional arms and ammunition helps to save lives worldwide 🌐 We drive initiatives to integrate conventional arms control into conflict prevention and sustainable development 🗺️📚 Learn more about what we do and how we do it ⬇️ unidir.org/impact

For over a decade, States have debated how international humanitarian law applies to lethal autonomous weapon systems ⚖️🤖 Our publication captures key insights from multilateral discussions, regional consultations and expert perspectives ⬇️ unidir.org/RegPersIHLLAWS

The Biological Weapons Convention National Implementation Measures Database allows States and other stakeholders to understand and learn from different approaches to national implementation of the BWC around the world 🗺️🔍 Explore the #BWCNIMDatabase 👇 bwcimplementation.org

A big thank-you to Iraq 🇮🇶 for supporting UNIDIR! ❤️🤍🖤 Your support enables us to develop innovative solutions to international security challenges, work towards the UN 🇺🇳 #GlobalGoals and build a more secure world! 🌐💡

Last week, at the 2025 West Africa Counter-Improvised Explosive Devices Conference, our Associate Researcher Theò Bajon joined discussions on how Member States are using UNIDIR’s Counter-IED Capability Maturity Model and Self-Assessment Tool. ⚒️🔎: unidir.org/Counter-IEDTool