🔎 How can State Parties strengthen inclusive implementation of the Convention on Cluster Munitions? Our report "Vientiane Calling" offers analysis and ideas for the new Action Plan ahead of the #CCM Third Review Conference. 📑 Read it here: unidir.org/VientianeCall

📊 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 👉 unidir.org/gender-hub #IDWD

🌍 How can National Action Plans better address weapons-related risks in the Women, Peace and Security agenda? Explore UNIDIR’s updated 2026 Toolkit with concrete actions and indicators to help turn commitments into results 💡 🔗 unidir.org/ToolkitWPS

Justo a tiempo de la V Conferencia Ministerial de #PolíticaExteriorFeminista organizada por @exterioresgob.bsky.social #FeministFPSpain2026 #PEFMadrid2026

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🚨 Nueva publicacion de @unidir.org en español ⚒️ Kit de herramientas para abordar los riesgos relacionados a armas en los Planes de Acción Nacional sobre Mujeres, Paz y Seguridad #MPS 💡 Actualizado con más ejemplos de acciones e indicadores 🔗 unidir.org/ToolkitWPS

🚨 Nueva publicacion de @unidir.org en español ⚒️ Kit de herramientas para abordar los riesgos relacionados a armas en los Planes de Acción Nacional sobre Mujeres, Paz y Seguridad #MPS 💡 Actualizado con más ejemplos de acciones e indicadores 🔗 unidir.org/ToolkitWPS

Toolkit: Addressing Weapons-Related Risks in Women, Peace and Security National Action Plans → UNIDIR

Women, Peace and Security (WPS) National Action Plans (NAPs) are key strategic, policy - and often also practical - tools for implementing the WPS Agenda. The plans outline priorities, coordinate and ...

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🔎 What’s next for the UN Programme of Action on small arms? In our latest commentary, UNIDIR explores recent progress on illicit #SALW trade, emerging threats like 3D-printed firearms, and four key steps ahead of the upcoming Meeting of States. 🔗 unidir.org/PoA-Gender

☢️ As the Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference continues, UNIDIR’s side events are addressing key nuclear policy challenges: intergenerational inclusion, sustainable nuclear risk reduction, and the WPS Agenda. 👉 Explore our events: https://ow.ly/XeHP50YRP0A

Further discussions will explore how to ensure intergenerational inclusion in policymaking, sustainable progress for nuclear risk reduction, and advancing the Women, Peace and Security Agenda through stronger synergies. 👉 Explore our events: unidir.org/NPT-RevCon2026 (2/2)

Multilateral Action Plans matter as they set priorities, channel attention and resources to specific goals. They also serve as a monitoring & evaluation tool, which is rare in arms control. Our latest piece offers analysis and ideas for States Parties to the Convention on Cluster Munitions (#CCM) 👇

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As States Parties to the Convention on Cluster Munitions work towards a new Action Plan, UNIDIR’s latest publication offers ideas for advancing gender and diversity considerations in CCM implementation 📑 📰 Read the report: unidir.org/VientianeCall 🗓️ Join our launch event on 22 April in Geneva

For global security to work for everyone, it must reflect the world it serves ⚖️ Though women are underrepresented in disarmament diplomacy, nearly two thirds of our team are women ♀️📈 That's why this #IWD2026 we're celebrating the women driving UNIDIR's success at every level

É ourooooooooooooooooooooo! 🇧🇷✨ O Brasil fez história nos Jogos Olímpicos de Inverno! A medalha conquistada por Lucas Pinheiro Braathen, no slalom gigante, entra para sempre na história do esporte brasileiro nos Jogos Olímpicos de Inverno Milão Cortina 2026. ⛷️🥇 (+) 🔁 @esportegovbr.bsky.social

Join our team! 💼 UNIDIR’s Integrated Approaches Programme is seeking 2️⃣ Graduate Professionals to support with research and programme activities in gender, youth and disarmament. 📍 Geneva or remote Apply by 31 January ✍️ unidir.org/IAGPP26

Traditionally, discussions on nuclear weapons focus on State security. The UN Human Rights Council is offering a new perspective by examining the legacy of nuclear testing in the Marshall Islands. On this #HumanRightsDay, learn more about it www.justsecurity.org/121310/human... via @justsecurity.org

Human rights & nuclear regimes: lessons from the Marshall Islands

Acknowledgement and respect for human rights can encourage States, like the Marshall Islands, to join and participate in nuclear regimes.

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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

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

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

During the #16Days of Activism, UNIDIR is partnering with artist Franziska Greber 🖌️ Through art and dialogue, her installation DISARMING SILENCE invites reflections about violence against women. 🗓️ 25 November - 10 December, Geneva 🔗 Register here: unidir.org/GBVInstallation

UNIDIR marks 45 years of advancing international security 🌐 Join a special event exploring the next 45 years—from anticipatory governance to arms control and emerging tech. Shaping a more secure future starts now. 🔗 unidir.org/UNIDIRat45 #UNIDIR45

Last week, UNIDIR, VCDNP and Norway hosted a workshop in Vienna on promoting equality and innovation in the nuclear field. We shared insights from recent work, such as good practices to unlock the potential of diverse teams in nuclear policymaking. 🔎 unidir.org/EmbedFairness

We are deeply saddened by the passing of UN Messenger of Peace Dr. Jane Goodall. Her life’s work championing conservation, humanity and the natural world leaves an enduring legacy. Our condolences to her family, the Jane Goodall Institute and all who draw hope from her example.

I'm excited to share my latest article, where I outline the work that the UN Human Rights Office is doing on the legacy of #nuclear testing in the Marshall Islands. This initiative inspired me to look at nuclear treaties & related measures through a transitional justice framework 👇

Just Security@justsecurity.org · 10mo ago

Traditionally, nuclear weapons issues are focused on State security, not human rights. But, Renata Dalaqua writes, a new initiative by the UNOHCR is changing this by utilizing a transitional justice framework to address nuclear legacy in the Marshall Islands: www.justsecurity.org/121310/human...

On this International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, read UNIDIR’s @redalaqua.bsky.social’s article on a human rights approach to nuclear regimes and lessons from the legacy of nuclear testing in the Marshall Islands ⬇️

Just Security@justsecurity.org · 10mo ago

Traditionally, nuclear weapons issues are focused on State security, not human rights. But, Renata Dalaqua writes, a new initiative by the UNOHCR is changing this by utilizing a transitional justice framework to address nuclear legacy in the Marshall Islands: www.justsecurity.org/121310/human...

UNIDIR-UNODA’s sixth annual Disarmament Orientation Course kicked off today! Over the next two weeks, newly arrived diplomats in Geneva will be immersed in the complex world of disarmament and arms control, learning from leading experts in the field 🕊️📚 🔗 unidir.org/DOC

During their visit to Geneva, UNIDIR was honoured to meet with the Hiroshima and Nagasaki Peace Messengers from Japan 🇺🇳🤝🇯🇵 We deeply admire their dedication to carry forward the message of Hibakusha and the total elimination of nuclear weapons.

Today on #InternationalYouthDay, UNIDIR, together with 100cameras and War Child, is launching the Youth Visions of Peace global campaign.✨ Calling on young people: What does peace look like to you? 📸 Share your vision with us! 👉 unidir.org/YouthVisions #YouthUNIDIR

Wild swimming and TikTok dances: Hiroshima today – in pictures

Wild swimming and TikTok dances: Hiroshima today – in pictures

Aya Fujioka set out to shake the weight of history from her home city and capture her own relationship with it. But she couldn’t help picking up echoes from the past …

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📍Geneva, 06 August 2025 Two key issues highlighted in front of the UN Palais des Nations: - 80 years since the atomic bombing of Hiroshima - ongoing negotiations to deal with plastic pollution

Explore UNIDIR's new Youth and Disarmament Hub! ✨ Serving as a gateway to youth-led and youth-empowering actions in the field of disarmament, our hub offers resources, insights and pathways for engagement. 💡 See how we make a difference: unidir.org/YouthHub #YouthUNIDIR

How can we overcome barriers to women’s meaningful participation in weapons and ammunition management? Join our event, co-hosted with the Permanent Mission of Austria to the UN, UNODA and @smallarmssurvey.bsky.social, to explore this question and discuss solutions. 📍 24 June 🔗 unidir.org/WPAinAmmo

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