Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference Committee Meetings
Following the conclusion of the General Debate, the meetings of the three Main Committees of the Eleventh Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) are currently underway. The Conference is scheduled to conclude on 22 May. In his statements, Ambassador Leonardo Bencini, Permanent Representative to the Conference on Disarmament, reaffirmed […]
Read moreThe Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) opened its proceedings. Italy reaffirms its support to the cornerstone of the non-proliferation regime.
The Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) opened on April 27 in New York. In today’s statement during the general debate, Ambassador Leonardo Bencini, Italy’s Permanent Representative to the Conference on Disarmament, highlighted the important task facing the delegations: “We gather here today fully aware of what is at […]
Read moreDebate on the prevention of nuclear war at the Conference on Disarmament (CD)
At today’s Plenary of the Conference on Disarmament, the Permanent Representative of the Permanent Mission of Italy to the Conference on Disarmament, Ambassador Leonardo Bencini, emphasized the importance of maintaining multilateral dialogue on disarmament despite the current international context marked by conflicts and tensions. He noted that, while new negotiations may be difficult in the […]
Read moreArms Trade Treaty (ATT) Working Group Meetings: Italy’s Role
Within the framework of the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), meetings of the Working Groups on Effective Treaty Implementation (WGETI) and its related subgroups, Universalization (WGTU), and Transparency and Reporting (WGTR) opened on 16 March in Geneva. The Arms Trade Treaty is a legally binding instrument that regulates the international trade in conventional arms, with the […]
Read moreITALY PARTICIPATES IN THE “PLEDGING CONFERENCE” OF THE OTTAWA CONVENTION
Today the Eleventh Pledging Conference for the implementation of the Ottawa Convention was held, in accordance with the decision adopted at the 14th Meeting of the States Parties to organize, on an annual basis, a conference aimed at mobilizing pledges and financial contributions from States Parties. The Italian delegation took the floor, aligning itself at […]
Read moreItaly’s Participation in the Opening of the First 2026 Session of the GGE on LAWS (CCW)
Today in Geneva, the first 2026 session of the Group of Governmental Experts (GGE) on emerging technologies in the area of Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS), established within the framework of the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW), opened. The meeting, which will run until 6 March 2026, is the first of two sessions scheduled […]
Read moreINITIATIVE IN SUPPORT OF UKRAINE ON THE MARGINS OF THE HIGH-LEVEL SEGMENT
Following the example of last year’s initiative, on the occasion of the 2026 High-Level Segment of the Conference on Disarmament, numerous delegations, including the Italian one, reaffirmed their countries’ full support for Ukraine, which for four years has been the target of a brutal and unjustified armed aggression by the Russian Federation. During the intervention […]
Read moreITALY’S PARTICIPATION TO THE 2026 SESSION OF THE HIGH-LEVEL SEGMENT
During the 2026 session of the High-Level Segment, which opened today, Monday 23 February 2026, Ambassador Bencini, speaking on behalf of Italy (statement), drew attention to the concrete risk of a new arms race, including a nuclear one. He also reiterated the need to preserve and strengthen the multilateral disarmament system, underscoring in particular the […]
Read moreAmbassadors Bencini and Vignali meet in Geneva with students from Rondine – Cittadella della Pace
The Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations in Geneva, Ambassador Luigi Maria Vignali, and the Permanent Representative of Italy to the Conference on Disarmament, Ambassador Leonardo Bencini, met today at the headquarters of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) with an international group of students from the Association […]
Read moreConference on Disarmament: the 2026 Session opens in Geneva with Italy’s Participation
The 2026 session of the Conference on Disarmament opened today in Geneva under the presidency of Mongolia. In his statement, Italy’s Permanent Representative to the CD, Ambassador Leonardo Bencini, highlighted the value of the work carried out by the subsidiary bodies, while acknowledging the widespread sense of frustration among Member States over the Conference’s continued […]
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