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Building a more secure world • Director Robin Geiss
Robin Geiss is a German academic specializing in public international law. In 2021, he was appointed by United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres as Director of the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research. Prior to this, Geiss held various academic appointments including as Swiss Chair of International Humanitarian Law at the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights and Director of the Glasgow Centre for International Law and Security at the University of Glasgow. .. more
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📢 Last weeks to submit your event proposal for Geneva Cyber Week 2026, taking place from 4 to 8 May in Geneva! #GCW26
🔗 Submit your proposal by 6 January: genevacyberweek.com/en/submit-an-event
🔗 Submit your proposal by 6 January: genevacyberweek.com/en/submit-an-event
Leaving an armed group is just the first step. Rebuilding livelihoods away from the battlefield is the real challenge.
UNIDIR’s latest report examines how former Boko Haram associates reintegrate economically.
📖 Learn more: unidir.org/MEACFindings48
UNIDIR’s latest report examines how former Boko Haram associates reintegrate economically.
📖 Learn more: unidir.org/MEACFindings48
UNIDIR’s Weapons of Mass Destruction Programme is seeking a Graduate Professional interested in gaining hands-on experience in disarmament and international security.
🗓️ 6 months with the possibility of extension
📍 Geneva
✍️ Apply by 23 December: unidir.org/WMDGPP-25
🗓️ 6 months with the possibility of extension
📍 Geneva
✍️ Apply by 23 December: unidir.org/WMDGPP-25
What does reintegration look like in North East Nigeria? 🇳🇬
UNIDIR’s latest dashboard features real insights from conflict-affected communities, community militias and former Boko Haram associates.
🔍 Explore the dashboard: meac.unidir.org/nga/ne-april-june-2024
UNIDIR’s latest dashboard features real insights from conflict-affected communities, community militias and former Boko Haram associates.
🔍 Explore the dashboard: meac.unidir.org/nga/ne-april-june-2024
During his visit to the Holy See, UNIDIR Director Dr Robin Geiss had the honor of meeting His Holiness Pope Leo XIV in Rome.
This meaningful moment reflects the value of dialogue and collaboration in fostering understanding and promoting peace globally.
This meaningful moment reflects the value of dialogue and collaboration in fostering understanding and promoting peace globally.
Yesterday, UNIDIR hosted a full-day conference on how knowledge transfer drives the spread of improvised and craft-produced weapons.
Thank you to all speakers and participants for the insightful discussions!
🔍 Want to learn more? Read our commentary: unidir.org/ImpWeap
Thank you to all speakers and participants for the insightful discussions!
🔍 Want to learn more? Read our commentary: unidir.org/ImpWeap
On today’s 10th anniversary of the Youth, Peace and Security Agenda, we are proud to announce some outstanding submissions from our youth photography campaign! 🎊
📷 First up: Tumenkhuslen from Mongolia, who shared this photo and a beautiful poem.
🔗 unidir.org/youthvisions
📷 First up: Tumenkhuslen from Mongolia, who shared this photo and a beautiful poem.
🔗 unidir.org/youthvisions
Created in 1980 to provide an impartial space for evidence and dialogue, UNIDIR marks 45 years with a new strategy for today’s challenges and tomorrow’s possibilities.
🌐 Explore our strategy: unidir.org/strategy
#UNIDIR45
🌐 Explore our strategy: unidir.org/strategy
#UNIDIR45
"Our societies, economies, and public institutions depend on increasingly interconnected technologies. These bring undeniable benefits, but also increase our exposure to cyber risks."
- UNIDIR's Director at the 2nd Conference of the Italian Ecosystem for Cyber Capacity Building
- UNIDIR's Director at the 2nd Conference of the Italian Ecosystem for Cyber Capacity Building
The DIY production of weapons is rapidly spreading worldwide ⚠️
At our upcoming conference next Monday, we’ll explore how knowledge transfer is driving the spread and use of improvised weapons.
🎥 Join the livestream: bit.ly/3IPXBHP
🔗 unidir.org/InsideNet
At our upcoming conference next Monday, we’ll explore how knowledge transfer is driving the spread and use of improvised weapons.
🎥 Join the livestream: bit.ly/3IPXBHP
🔗 unidir.org/InsideNet
How can we address weapons-related risks in Women, Peace and Security National Action Plans?
UNIDIR's latest toolkit includes concrete examples of actions and indicators which can inspire renewed action to advance the Agenda.
⚙️ Explore the toolkit: unidir.org/ToolkitWPS
UNIDIR's latest toolkit includes concrete examples of actions and indicators which can inspire renewed action to advance the Agenda.
⚙️ Explore the toolkit: unidir.org/ToolkitWPS
The Geneva Cyber Week 2026 call for proposals is open! #GCW26
Under this year’s theme on advancing global cooperation in cyberspace, they may address one sub-theme:
📉 Understanding risks
⚖️ Shaping governance
🛡️ Building resilience
📥 By 6 January: genevacyberweek.com/en/submit-an-event
Under this year’s theme on advancing global cooperation in cyberspace, they may address one sub-theme:
📉 Understanding risks
⚖️ Shaping governance
🛡️ Building resilience
📥 By 6 January: genevacyberweek.com/en/submit-an-event
Thank you to all the speakers and participants who joined UNIDIR’s special event looking ahead to the next 45 years of international security.
Your insights are helping chart the path toward a safer, more resilient world 🌐
#UNIDIR45
Your insights are helping chart the path toward a safer, more resilient world 🌐
#UNIDIR45
Persons with disabilities and disability rights advocates played a fundamental role in achieving humanitarian disarmament.
On this #InternationalDayofPersonswithDisabilities, learn about the complementarities between disability rights and disarmament.
🔗 unidir.org/CasualitiesCare
On this #InternationalDayofPersonswithDisabilities, learn about the complementarities between disability rights and disarmament.
🔗 unidir.org/CasualitiesCare
How have weapons-related issues been integrated into Women, Peace and Security National Action Plans?
Read our new report analyzing 197 National Action Plans and the relevance of arms control and disarmament to the full implementation of the Agenda.
📄 unidir.org/ClosingGaps
Read our new report analyzing 197 National Action Plans and the relevance of arms control and disarmament to the full implementation of the Agenda.
📄 unidir.org/ClosingGaps
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In a moment of international instability, @unidir.org is a strategic asset. Amb Potzel at #UNIDIR45:
🔹We must restore the idea that security is collective. 🔹Intl law must be protected.
🔹We must govern technology before it governs us.
🔹Pathways to arms control must be reinvented.
🔹We must restore the idea that security is collective. 🔹Intl law must be protected.
🔹We must govern technology before it governs us.
🔹Pathways to arms control must be reinvented.
How are these States contributing to space security?
🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis
🇨🇺 Cuba
🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
🇧🇪 Belgium
🇨🇱 Chile
🇧🇸 Bahamas
🇲🇦 Morocco
🇦🇫 Afghanistan
🛰️ Head over to UNIDIR’s Space Security Portal to find out more about these latest additions: spacesecurityportal.org
🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis
🇨🇺 Cuba
🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
🇧🇪 Belgium
🇨🇱 Chile
🇧🇸 Bahamas
🇲🇦 Morocco
🇦🇫 Afghanistan
🛰️ Head over to UNIDIR’s Space Security Portal to find out more about these latest additions: spacesecurityportal.org
International security and disarmament in 2045
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What might international security look like in 20 years? And what should we do now to ensure a better future?
On #WorldFuturesDay, watch our video imagining what the world might look like in 2045 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_fo...
On #WorldFuturesDay, watch our video imagining what the world might look like in 2045 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_fo...
Can thinking about the future help us make better decisions today?
That's exactly what we at UNIDIR are seeking to achieve via our Futures Lab.
🔎 Want to learn more? Check out our work: unidir.org/FutureLab
That's exactly what we at UNIDIR are seeking to achieve via our Futures Lab.
🔎 Want to learn more? Check out our work: unidir.org/FutureLab
How is the banditry crisis in Nigeria’s North West evolving? 🇳🇬
🔍 Check out our new data dashboard exploring the changing security context: bit.ly/43YAySl
🔍 Check out our new data dashboard exploring the changing security context: bit.ly/43YAySl
Happening tomorrow! ⏳
Join us for a special event marking UNIDIR’s 45th anniversary — and looking ahead to the future of international security.
🔗 unidir.org/UNIDIRat45
#UNIDIR45
Join us for a special event marking UNIDIR’s 45th anniversary — and looking ahead to the future of international security.
🔗 unidir.org/UNIDIRat45
#UNIDIR45
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Ambassador Deike Potzel visited DISARMING SILENCE @ungeneva.bsky.social, @unidir.org and Franziska Greber’s powerful installation on gender-based violence.
Ending violence requires listening to survivors and urgent action.
Many thanks to @unidir.org for highlighting this important issue.
#16Days
Ending violence requires listening to survivors and urgent action.
Many thanks to @unidir.org for highlighting this important issue.
#16Days
The prime catalyst of improvised weapons production isn't hardware - it’s knowledge.
What is improvisation? What is the role of knowledge transfer?
🗞️ Find out in our commentary and join UNIDIR's conference on improvised SALW, IEDs and UAS on 8 December: unidir.org/ImpWeap
What is improvisation? What is the role of knowledge transfer?
🗞️ Find out in our commentary and join UNIDIR's conference on improvised SALW, IEDs and UAS on 8 December: unidir.org/ImpWeap
Grounded in forward-looking research and expert analysis, UNIDIR's strategy charts a clear path to addressing some of the most pressing security challenges of our time 🌍
📰 Download it here: unidir.org/5YearStrategy
#UNIDIR45
📰 Download it here: unidir.org/5YearStrategy
#UNIDIR45
Online scams are surging — and UNIDIR's training in Manila shows why cyberdiplomacy is critical now.
Thanks to Global Affairs Canada for their partnership and support! 🤝
🗞️ unidir.org/CyberDiplo
Thanks to Global Affairs Canada for their partnership and support! 🤝
🗞️ unidir.org/CyberDiplo
Thank you to all speakers, participants, and partners who made the #ID25 an inspiring platform for advancing discussions on neurotechnology and international security 👏
Your insights and collaboration are vital in shaping responsible governance for emerging technologies.
Your insights and collaboration are vital in shaping responsible governance for emerging technologies.
On this International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, we’re partnering with artist Franziska Greber to bring DISARMING SILENCE, an immersive art installation, to the Palais des Nations.
Want to know more about this project?
📄Read here: unidir.org/FranziskaG
Want to know more about this project?
📄Read here: unidir.org/FranziskaG
How does banditry violence affect communities in North West Nigeria? 🇳🇬
🔍 UNIDIR’s latest data dashboard explores their experiences, challenges and needs: bit.ly/4pg3PA0
🔍 UNIDIR’s latest data dashboard explores their experiences, challenges and needs: bit.ly/4pg3PA0
UNIDIR Innovations Dialogue 2025
This year’s Innovations Dialogue will focus on neurotechnologies — a fast-evolving field with wide-ranging applications in both civilian and military context...
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🌐 UNIDIR’s Innovation Dialogue starts now! #ID25
Couldn't make it to Geneva? No worries! Join us via #livestream and be part of the discussion 🔴⬇️
unidir.org/ID25-is-go
Couldn't make it to Geneva? No worries! Join us via #livestream and be part of the discussion 🔴⬇️
unidir.org/ID25-is-go
As neurotechnologies evolve and their security applications expand, at UNIDIR's #ID25 panel 4, senior leaders will assess the governance landscape, ongoing international efforts, and pathways to address risks while promoting responsible innovation.
🔗 unidir.org/ID25
🔗 unidir.org/ID25