20-21 April 2017
Annual Outer Space Conference:
The Outer Space Treaty's 50th Anniversary: Reviewing the Regime
Palais des Nations, Geneva
UNIDIR FM(C)T Meeting Series—Addressing Disparities in a Non-discriminatory Fissile Material Treaty
29 November 2016
Geneva
Implementing Article VII of the BTWC: Challenges and Opportunities
14 November 2016
Geneva
FM(C)T Meeting Series—FM(C)T: Elements of the Emerging Consensus
The 2016 UNIDIR FM(C)T Meeting Series explored in depth the issues that were identified in the course of the discussions held at the Group of Governmental Experts that considered aspects of a future treaty. The objective of the series is to help all participants of the FM(C)T deliberations to examine the challenges as well as the technical solutions that may be available to address them. This report presents the first meeting of the series, which examined the structure and basic elements of the treaty, future directions of research in support of the treaty, and a potential ban on production of all weapon-usable fissile materials.
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Gender, Development and Nuclear Weapons: Shared Goals, Shared Concerns by John Borrie, Kjølv Egeland, Torbjørn Graff Hugo, Anne Guro Dimmen & Camilla Waszink
This new study, produced by UNIDIR in partnership with the International Law and Policy Institute (ILPI), explores the relationship between nuclear weapons and gender—how and why the two are connected, both to each other, and to shared global agendas such as sustainable development. The study examines the impacts of nuclear weapons and how these affect women and men differently, and how applying a gender lens to the nuclear weapons discourse offers new insights. The study also analyses the gender imbalance in nuclear disarmament forums, and why this matters. Findings from the study will be presented at an event sponsored by Ireland and other states on 19 October in New York.
Weapons of Mass Destruction
Emerging Security Issues
Conventional Weapons
Disarmament Machinery
Security and Society
The United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research is a voluntarily funded autonomous institute within the United Nations. An impartial actor, the Institute generates ideas and promotes action on disarmament and security. Based in Geneva, UNIDIR is centrally positioned to assist the international community in developing the practical, innovative thinking needed to find solutions to the challenges of today and tomorrow.
UNIDIR brings together states, international organizations, civil society, the private sector and academia so that we may work together—internationally, regionally and locally—to build and implement creative solutions that will benefit all states and peoples.
The Institute’s driving Vision is that of a world in which human security is ensured, where peace prevails over conflict, weapons of mass destruction are eliminated, conventional arms proliferation is avoided, and reduced military spending accompanies global development and prosperity as envisioned in Article 26 of the United Nations Charter. UNIDIR thus seeks to serve as an agent of progressive change towards those goals.
The Mission of the Institute is to assist the international community in finding and implementing solutions to disarmament and security challenges. Through its research and educational efforts, UNIDIR seeks to forward arms control and disarmament, contribute to conflict prevention and promote the development of a peaceful and prosperous world. UNIDIR strives to anticipate new security challenges and threats and to elaborate possible methods to address them before they become critical. Finally, UNIDIR serves as a bridge—among United Nations disarmament, security and development organizations and between the United Nations system and the broader security community—to create the necessary synergies to address and mitigate the effects of insecurity at the international, regional and local levels.
