ITALY’S PARTICIPATION IN THE INFORMAL PREPARATORY MEETING TO THE ELEVENTH CONFERENCE OF STATES PARTIES TO THE ARMS TRADE TREATY (ATT)
The Arms Trade Treaty is a legal instrument that regulates the international trade in conventional weapons with the aim of reducing illicit trafficking and preventing their use in violation of human rights. During the preparatory meeting to CSP11, the Italian delegation shared some reflections on the effective implementation of the Treaty, transparency and reporting, the […]
Read moreITALY’S PARTICIPATION IN THE WORK OF THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE OF THE NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY REVIEW CONFERENCE
« The tragedy that unfolded in Hiroshima and Nagasaki eighty years ago contributed to forming an international consensus around a moral imperative: that atomic bombs should never be used again. That horrific incident gave new momentum to the debate on disarmament [and to the] Non-Proliferation Treaty ». These words, pronounced by President Mattarella at his […]
Read moreAMBASSADOR BENCINI’S PARTICIPATION IN THE “UKRAINE MINE ACTION PARTNER COORDINATION” WORKSHOP
The Ukraine Mine Action Partner Coordination Workshop was successfully concluded today, in Geneva. Co-hosted by the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine and the Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD), it was supported by Canada, Germany, Japan, and Switzerland. Over 100 stakeholders from Ukrainian national authorities, donor governments, international organizations, and mine action operators gathered […]
Read moreUNIDIR GLOBAL CONFERENCE: REAFFIRMING MULTILATERALISM AND TRUST IN THE AGE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
The Global Conference on AI, Security and Ethics, organised by the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research Institute (UNIDIR), closed on 28 March. The event brought together academics, civil society and industry representatives to address issues related to the governance of artificial intelligence (AI), with a focus on its implications in the fields of security […]
Read moreSTATEMENT BY AMBASSADOR LEONARDO BENCINI AT THE COMMEMORATION OF THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION
The commemorative event for the 50th anniversary of the entry into force of the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) was held today in Geneva. The event – opened by UN Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Ms. Izumi Nakamitsu, and supported by the European Union – was attended by diplomats and experts from the world […]
Read moreINITIATIVE IN SUPPORT OF UKRAINE AT THE MARGINS OF THE HIGH-LEVEL SEGMENT
At the high-level segment of the Conference on Disarmament, numerous delegations, including the Italian one, wished to reaffirm their countries’ full support for Ukraine, which has been subjected to a brutal and unjustified armed aggression by the Russian Federation for three years now. Simultaneously with the statement of the Russian delegate, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey […]
Read moreSTATEMENT BY AMBASSADOR LEONARDO BENCINI AT THE HIGH-LEVEL SEGMENT OF THE CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT
To strongly reaffirm Italy’s commitment to the multilateral system and the disarmament architecture, particularly at a time of major uncertainties. This was the main message that the Permanent Representative of Italy to the Conference on Disarmament, Amb. Leonardo Bencini, delivered on the occasion of his national statement at the high-level segment of the Conference on […]
Read moreAGREEMENT UNDER ITALIAN PRESIDENCY ON WORK PROGRAM FOR THE CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT
At its meeting today, the Conference on Disarmament (CD), under the chairmanship of Ambassador Leonardo Bencini, Permanent Representative of Italy to this body, approved after intense negotiations the work program for 2025. With this decision, adopted by consensus, five subsidiary bodies are established to discuss a range of issues including the cessation of a nuclear […]
Read moreITALY ASSUMING THE PRESIDENCY OF THE CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT
The 2025 session of the Conference on Disarmament (CD) began this morning under the presidency of Ambassador Leonardo Bencini, Permanent Representative of Italy to the Conference on Disarmament. After eleven years, Italy is again leading the main disarmament body by virtue of a monthly rotation mechanism among the 65 CD member States. Italy’s presidency comes […]
Read moreFifth session of the Working Group on the Strengthening of the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) (2-13 December)
The Fifth session of the Working Group on the Strengthening of the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC), established by the Ninth Review Conference chaired in 2022 by Ambassador Leonardo Bencini, is taking place in Geneva. Among the topics discussed during the session, a particular focus was given to the establishment of two mechanisms dedicated respectively to […]
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