An honour to meet the new UNHCR, Barham Salih. #UNHCR is a trusted partner in implementing #HumanitarianAid, addressing global refugee & displacement challenges. Supporting people in need as close to their home as possible is a humanitarian necessity — @unhcr.org’s work is key. @akmentt.bsky.social

Glad to do this with the Mexican Presidency, a Country with which Austria has cooperated very closely on disarmament issues

Welcome among the #INTGenderChampions in Geneva, Ambassador Alexander Kmentt of Austria to the United Nations and other international organisations in Geneva! Read his commitments for #GenderEquality: genderchampions.com/champions/al... @austriaungeneva.bsky.social @akmentt.bsky.social

Today in 1987, Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev signed the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, the first to ever require verifiable elimination of an entire class of weapons (missiles only, not nuclear warheads).

We are pleased to welcome our new Permanent Representative, Ambassador Alexander Kmentt 🇦🇹. A leading figure in #disarmament and key architect of the #TPNW, the Award-winning diplomat and author served in senior roles in Vienna, Geneva, and the EU. 👉 Full CV: cms.bmeia.gv.at/oev-genf/the...

We’re proud to announce that our recently appointed PR, Amb. Kmentt, is now a #GenderChampion! Among other commitments, he supports the Panel Parity Pledge and the Gender-based Violence Pledge. We thank him and the @intgenderchampions.bsky.social for their commitment for #HumanRights!

Congratulations www.macfound.org/fellows/clas...

In New York for the UNGA First Committee on Disarmament & International Security? Make sure to check out ELN Senior Policy Fellow Julia Berghofer's and ELN Senior Network member @akmentt.bsky.social's side event ⤵️ docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

#nuclearban #hibakusha #hiroshima www.asahi.com/sp/ajw/artic...

Killing machines: how Russia and Ukraine’s race to perfect deadly pilotless drones could harm us all www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

my very special memory of #PopeFrancis Always a very strong voice against #nuclearweapons and the need to move away from #nucleardeterrence "A world free from nuclear weapons is both necessary and possible" #RIP documents.unoda.org/wp-content/u...

Als Initiative Demokratische Außenpolitik begrüßen wir die von der öst. Bundesregierung beschlossenen außen- & sicherheitspolitischen Grundsätze. Lesen Sie hier unser ganzes Statement.

It was fun to discuss with @akmentt.bsky.social, guided by Gaukhar Mukhatzhanova at VCDNP, the report of the consultative process on security concerns of member states of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons #TPNW. ICYMI: summary and recording are here: vcdnp.org?p=15795

Anti-personnel mines don’t bring security—they bring suffering. A new ICRC blog by @corduladroege.bsky.social & Maya Brehm explores why making exceptions for these weapons is a dangerous mistake. It's time to prioritize humanity over false promises of safety. blogs.icrc.org/law-and-poli...

On Int'l Mine Awareness Day, we reiterate our commitment to end the suffering of victims of anti-personnel mines & cluster munitions. We stand firm on the absolute prohibition of these inhuman weapons. Our support to humanitarian #mineaction incl. victim assistance will continue!

Am heutigen #MineAwarenessDay habe ich österreichische Soldaten besucht, die in 🇧🇦 die zivile Minenräumung durch Training unterstützen. Minen töten Zivilisten Jahrzehnte über die Konflikte hinaus und machen Land unnutzbar. Ich werde mich auch weiterhin für das Verbot dieser Waffen einsetzen.

This is an important piece thebulletin.org/2025/04/once...

Devastating developments driven largely by two countries that have not banned antipersonnel landmines – the United States & Russia – are threatening international norms & long-standing working to eradicate these weapons, which predominately harm civilians - @hrw.org www.hrw.org/news/2025/04...

I am very much looking forward to this discussion with @akmentt.bsky.social, next Monday, 31 March, 11:00 CEST! Join us, if you are interested in nuclear disarmament, #NPT, or #TPWN. 👇‼️

What security risks do #NuclearWeapons pose from a #TPNW perspective? Join VCDNP for a webinar with Amb. @akmentt.bsky.social & Dr. @olivermeier.bsky.social presenting findings from the TPNW consultative process. 📅 31 March 2025 🕚 11:00 CEST 🔗 Register: tinyurl.com/v84fksbs #EUNPDC

“We are not passively awaiting justice; we are actively demanding it.” Very happy that the inspiring work of affected communities, parliamentarians and diplomats in support of the TPNW is picked up @theguardian.com . @nuclearban.bsky.social @jonletman.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

Glad to meet CTBTO Executive Secretary Robert Floyd UN Vienna. #Austria stands firm with 187 signatory states to put an end to #nucleartesting. Impressed how #CTBT & its International Monitoring System #IMS contribute to making the world safer! #TsunamiWarning #ClimateResearch

This International Day for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Awareness, we must continue to promote the importance of peace through dialogue, ending armed conflicts, and building a world free from the suffering caused by weapons and the threat of nuclear war. www.un.org/en/observanc... #3MSP #TPNW

Full room at the #TPNW #Monitor side event by @bmeia.gv.at, #Ireland and @npaid.bsky.social - a great tool for universalization and implementation and for highlighting dangerous trends: the age of decreasing #nuclear #arsenals is over, as @nukestrat.bsky.social laid out. @akmentt.bsky.social

We stand with #Ukraine. Russia is the aggressor and we share Ukraine’s commitment to a comprehensive, just and lasting peace! 🇺🇦 🤝 🇦🇹

Now free access for my article on #autonomousweapons in ArmsControlToday Why we need urgent regulations for these systems and why geopolitics makes this so difficult at the moment www.armscontrol.org/act/2025-01/... @armscontrolnow.bsky.social @stopkillerrobots.bsky.social @futureoflife.org

Every human life deserves safety and dignity. Mirjana Spoljaric, ICRC President, makes an urgent call to make international humanitarian law a political priority 👇🏽

Today, the Bulletin’s Science and Security Board set the #DoomsdayClock at 89 seconds to midnight. Read the full statement explaining their reasons, concerns, and recommendations: bit.ly/3Eg8S1r

The #DoomsdayClock now stands at 89 seconds to midnight. This means that nuclear risks are higher today than ever! Engagement for #nucleardisarmament remains more important than ever in light of this danger to all humanity. #TPNW

Alles Gute zum 4. Geburtstag! Atomwaffenverbotsvertrag trat am 22.1.2021 in Kraft. Erinnere mich an coronabedingte, eiskalte, aber nicht weniger herzliche Feier vor den Toren des @bmeia.gv.at ua mit @akmentt.bsky.social, @gwg-mfa.bsky.social, @thomasroithner.bsky.social.

“Comprehensively regulating #AutonomousWeapons systems requires a holistic approach that integrates international humanitarian law, human rights, ethics, and security considerations.” – @akmentt.bsky.social for @armscontrolnow.bsky.social 🔗 Full article: www.armscontrol.org/act/2025-01/...

🇦🇹 Congratulations to Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg and the Austrian Foreign Ministry for being selected as the 2024 “Arms Control Persons of the Year”! 👏 👏 #ArmsControl #ACPOY2024 ow.ly/t1Bl50UGQ6O

“Although AI offers extraordinary potential, the arrival of [ #AutonomousWeapons ] demands immediate action to ensure legal norms, ethical boundaries, and global security.” 📌 Read @akmentt.bsky.social's article in Arms Control Today @armscontrolnow.bsky.social: www.armscontrol.org/act/2025-01/...

New article in @armscontrolnow.bsky.social by @akmentt.bsky.social on autonomous weapons makes a great point: "At a time when international rules and norms are in a critical condition, giving power to only the most militarized states is a political failure." www.armscontrol.org/aca/2147

🇦🇹 #Austria Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg has been nominated for #ACPOY2024 for convening the Vienna Conference on Autonomous Weapons Systems and for advancing a #UN General Assembly resolution on lethal autonomous weapons systems. Cast your vote at http://ArmsControl.o...

166 countries have voted in favor of a #UNGA resolution to create a new forum under UN auspices to discuss the serious challenges raised by autonomous weapons systems & what to do about them - @hrw www.hrw.org/news/2024/12...

"escaped" from Twitter after too many unwanted feeds - many of them very doggy - and commercials - would be nice if @bsky.app could become a place for debate and info exchange on security policy and disarmament and nonproliferation that Twitter used to be