United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research

Building a more secure world • Director Robin Geiss

[United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research @UNIDIR]

🌊 Geopolitical tensions, conflicts, crime and threats to critical infrastructure increasingly play out at sea.

UNIDIR was pleased to co-organize a maritime security briefing with @ForumSEC and @c_bueger for Pacific missions.

Thank you, PIF, for hosting us!

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⚖️ How do States interpret due diligence in cyberspace?

Last days to join us on 2 July in Geneva as we explore its role in international law, State responsibility and cyber stability alongside the International Law Commission’s discussions.

🔗 RSVP: https://t.co/S7kT1F7Gfa

[United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research @UNIDIR]

🌍 UNIDIR and partners launched a new EU-supported initiative to strengthen African capacity and advance cooperation for mine action.

Thanks to our speakers and partners for driving this critical work towards a shared goal: an Africa free from anti-personnel mine threats.

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🌊 Uncrewed maritime systems are changing the tides of maritime warfare, and seafarers face rougher waters.

On today's #DayOfTheSeafarer, explore UNIDIR's research on how the UN Register of Conventional Arms can keep the seas safer for all.

👉 https://t.co/dqyADSqS6f

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⚖️ Can the International Law Commission help clarify due diligence in cyberspace?

Ahead of UNIDIR's event on 2 July, we explore how the Commission's work on due diligence could shape future discussions on responsible State behaviour in cyberspace.

🔗 https://t.co/LkWZc51wJb

[United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research @UNIDIR]

🇺🇳 UNIDIR’s Board of Trustees convened its second annual meeting in New York.

As the governing body of UNIDIR, the Board reviewed the annual programme of work and budget, with Trustees offering their expert insights and guidance to shape the Institute’s future activities.

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📊 Women represent just 36% of diplomats in arms control and disarmament.

On this International Day of Women in Diplomacy, explore this gap and the progress being made to close it 👉 https://t.co/K2S4Dphs5U

#IDWD

[United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research @UNIDIR]

💻 What can we learn from the most recent Open-Ended Working Group on ICT security?

Join us on 21 July for the launch of UNIDIR’s new report on the OEWG, exploring key trends, outcomes and lessons for global cyber governance.

🔗 Register now: https://t.co/yC5JR5gDoT

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🌐 What does effective AI governance require?

Following the launch of UNIDIR’s Centre of Excellence on AI, Peace and Security, we explore the growing challenges AI poses and the need for more coherent and inclusive governance.

🔎 Learn more: https://t.co/nmnZNy2MRb

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It’s a wrap on UNIDIR’s Global Conference on AI, Security and Ethics 🌐

Over two days, #AISE26 brought together experts from all sectors to discuss AI governance, security and ethics, and the way ahead towards a more secure world.

📸 https://t.co/DEIFtJjADa

[United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research @UNIDIR]

🇺🇳 Join our team! UNIDIR is seeking professionals to support our Security and Technology Programme in Geneva.

Contribute to the work of UNIDIR's new Centre of Excellence on AI, Peace and Security and help us build a more secure world.

🗓️ Apply by 5 July: https://t.co/BVhTpG7rSm

[Amb. Philip, Thigo, MBS @pthigo]

𝗞𝗲𝗻𝘆𝗮 𝘁𝗼 𝗛𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟰𝘁𝗵 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗜𝗠 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟳

Pleased to announce, on behalf of 𝗖𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘁 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗗𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗛𝗼𝗻. 𝗦𝗼𝗶𝗽𝗮𝗻 𝗧𝘂𝘆𝗮, that Kenya will host the 4th 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗔𝗜 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗗𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻 (𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗜𝗠) 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗡𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗶 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟳.

I made the announcement today in 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗮 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗜, 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲. The Summit will focus on practical implementation of responsible AI through capacity building, institutional readiness, international cooperation, and deeper engagement between governments, defence institutions, industry, academia and international organizations.

Kenya looks forward to welcoming the global community to Nairobi for this important conversation on AI, security and international peace and security.

#REAIM #AISecurity #ResponsibleAI #Kenya #Nairobi #AIGovernance

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@SingoeiAKorir @SoipanTuya @MusaliaMudavadi @WilliamsRuto

[United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research @UNIDIR]

💬 Earlier this week, UNIDIR participated in the @UN_Disarmament Informal Exchanges on AI in the Military Domain, joining States, industry and civil society.

We remain committed to inclusive dialogue, research and capacity-building on AI governance.

🔗 https://t.co/vOj6uouFVT

[United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research @UNIDIR]

Supporting sustainable transitions out of conflict is essential for peace and security.

UNIDIR’s Siobhan O’Neil and @fjc_batault joined @XCEPT_Research and @DanielAgbiboa to present findings on conflict exits and reintegration in the Lake Chad Basin. Thanks to all who joined!

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🌐 UNIDIR and the Federal Ministry of Defence of Austria held a week-long Western Balkans regional seminar on arms control and disarmament in a changing global security environment.

Thank you to Austria, our guest speakers and all participants from the region 👏

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Through research and partnerships, UNIDIR supports efforts to prevent and respond to conflict-related sexual violence. Our work explores how arms control tools can help to #EndRapeInWar.

🔗 Read our work: https://t.co/2RP8B5evL7

#EndSexualViolence #ProtectChildren

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At #AISE26, H.E. Amb. @pthigo has just announced that Kenya will host the 4th Summit on Responsible AI in the Military Domain in 2027 🇰🇪

UNIDIR looks forward to supporting @kdfinfo this next chapter!

#REAIM2027

[Amb. Philip, Thigo, MBS @pthigo]

𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗔𝗜 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗗𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻

𝖧𝖾𝗅𝖽 𝖺 𝗉𝗋𝗈𝖽𝗎𝖼𝗍𝗂𝗏𝖾 𝖻𝗂𝗅𝖺𝗍𝖾𝗋𝖺𝗅 𝗆𝖾𝖾𝗍𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗲𝗹 𝗞𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗮𝗻, 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗮𝘁 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗼𝗳𝘁, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗬𝗮𝘀𝗺𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮, 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘁 𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗗𝗜𝗥, 𝗈𝗇 𝗌𝗍𝗋𝖾𝗇𝗀𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗇𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗉𝗋𝗂𝗏𝖺𝗍𝖾 𝗌𝖾𝖼𝗍𝗈𝗋 𝖾𝗇𝗀𝖺𝗀𝖾𝗆𝖾𝗇𝗍 𝗂𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗔𝗜 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗗𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻 (𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗜𝗠) 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀.

𝖮𝗎𝗋 𝖽𝗂𝗌𝖼𝗎𝗌𝗌𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝖿𝗈𝖼𝗎𝗌𝖾𝖽 𝗈𝗇 𝗁𝗈𝗐 𝗍𝗈 𝗆𝖺𝗄𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝖾𝗇𝗀𝖺𝗀𝖾𝗆𝖾𝗇𝗍 𝗆𝗈𝗋𝖾 𝗉𝗋𝖺𝖼𝗍𝗂𝖼𝖺𝗅, 𝗂𝗇𝖼𝗅𝗎𝗌𝗂𝗏𝖾, 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗋𝖾𝗌𝗉𝗈𝗇𝗌𝗂𝗏𝖾 𝗍𝗈 𝖼𝗈𝗎𝗇𝗍𝗋𝗂𝖾𝗌' 𝗇𝖾𝖾𝖽𝗌, 𝖾𝗌𝗉𝖾𝖼𝗂𝖺𝗅𝗅𝗒 𝗂𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖦𝗅𝗈𝖻𝖺𝗅 𝖲𝗈𝗎𝗍𝗁. 𝖠𝗌 𝖼𝗋𝗂𝗍𝗂𝖼𝖺𝗅 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖾𝗆𝖾𝗋𝗀𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝖾𝖼𝗁𝗇𝗈𝗅𝗈𝗀𝗂𝖾𝗌 𝗋𝖾𝗌𝗁𝖺𝗉𝖾 𝗌𝖾𝖼𝗎𝗋𝗂𝗍𝗒 𝖾𝗇𝗏𝗂𝗋𝗈𝗇𝗆𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗌, 𝖼𝗈𝗎𝗇𝗍𝗋𝗂𝖾𝗌 𝗆𝗎𝗌𝗍 𝗁𝖺𝗏𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗂𝗇𝗌𝗍𝗂𝗍𝗎𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇𝖺𝗅, 𝗍𝖾𝖼𝗁𝗇𝗂𝖼𝖺𝗅 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗈𝗉𝖾𝗋𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇𝖺𝗅 𝖼𝖺𝗉𝖺𝖼𝗂𝗍𝗒 𝗍𝗈 𝗎𝗇𝖽𝖾𝗋𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗋𝖾𝗌𝗉𝗈𝗇𝖽 𝗍𝗈 𝖾𝗆𝖾𝗋𝗀𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝗁𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗍𝗌, 𝗂𝗇𝖼𝗅𝗎𝖽𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖺𝗎𝗍𝗈𝗇𝗈𝗆𝗈𝗎𝗌 𝗌𝗒𝗌𝗍𝖾𝗆𝗌, 𝗎𝗇𝖼𝗋𝖾𝗐𝖾𝖽 𝗌𝗒𝗌𝗍𝖾𝗆𝗌 𝗌𝗎𝖼𝗁 𝖺𝗌 𝖽𝗋𝗈𝗇𝖾𝗌, 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖼𝗒𝖻𝖾𝗋𝗌𝖾𝖼𝗎𝗋𝗂𝗍𝗒 𝗋𝗂𝗌𝗄𝗌.

𝖨 𝗅𝗈𝗈𝗄 𝖿𝗈𝗋𝗐𝖺𝗋𝖽 𝗍𝗈 𝖽𝖾𝖾𝗉𝖾𝗇𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝖼𝗈𝗅𝗅𝖺𝖻𝗈𝗋𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁 𝖪𝖾𝗇𝗒𝖺’𝗌 𝖬𝗂𝗇𝗂𝗌𝗍𝗋𝗒 𝗈𝖿 𝖣𝖾𝖿𝖾𝗇𝗌𝖾 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖪𝖾𝗇𝗒𝖺 𝖣𝖾𝖿𝖾𝗇𝗌𝖾 𝖥𝗈𝗋𝖼𝖾𝗌, 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗍𝗈 𝖾𝗇𝗌𝗎𝗋𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝖪𝖾𝗇𝗒𝖺 𝖼𝗈𝗇𝗍𝗂𝗇𝗎𝖾𝗌 𝗍𝗈 𝖼𝗈𝗇𝗍𝗋𝗂𝖻𝗎𝗍𝖾 𝗆𝖾𝖺𝗇𝗂𝗇𝗀𝖿𝗎𝗅𝗅𝗒 𝗍𝗈 𝗋𝖾𝗌𝗉𝗈𝗇𝗌𝗂𝖻𝗅𝖾, 𝗂𝗇𝖼𝗅𝗎𝗌𝗂𝗏𝖾 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗌𝖾𝖼𝗎𝗋𝗂𝗍𝗒-𝖺𝗐𝖺𝗋𝖾 𝗍𝖾𝖼𝗁𝗇𝗈𝗅𝗈𝗀𝗒 𝗀𝗈𝗏𝖾𝗋𝗇𝖺𝗇𝖼𝖾.

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As the #AI governance in the military domain gathers pace, private-sector collaboration is vital to turn principles into practice.

See how @UNIDIR’s Global Conference #AISE26 serves as a catalyst to strengthen cooperative responses to AI security: https://t.co/Sac6Kbcs9w

[United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research @UNIDIR]

🌐 Last day of #AISE26!

Join day 2️⃣ of UNIDIR’s Global Conference on AI, Security and Ethics for discussions on AI governance, stakeholder perspectives and the way ahead.

Don’t miss the opportunity to engage with our speakers, join our live stream!