United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research Discovery Day

Explore our past event in partnership with the UN Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR), the Commons hosted an in-person event to discover how we can all play a role in building a more secure world and how young people can be involved in efforts to secure a more peaceful future for us all. 

We had an interactive conversation with five stations, where a range of UNIDIR speakers covered key topics in international security, including issues concerning space, cyber security, artificial intelligence, nuclear weapons, and gender and disarmament.  

Participants explored: 

• How disarmament is changing in the 21st century 

• Impacts of cyber, space, AI and nuclear technologies 

• Links between development, climate change and arms control 

• How youth can get involved

Participating in this session:

Speakers

Robin GEISS, Director, UNIDIR Giacomo Persi Paoli Head of Security & Technology Programme 
Renata Hessmann DALAQUA, Head of Gender & Disarmament Programme 
James REVILL, Head of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) and Space Programmes
Hardy GIEZENDANNER, Senior Researcher, Conventional Arms & Ammunition Programme 
Farzan SABET, Researcher, Middle East Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Free Zone Project

Moderator

Natalie ALEXANDER, Knowledge & Learning Commons, UN Library & Archives Geneva.