Alexander Kmentt
@akmentt.bsky.social
Personal account - views are my own My day-job since 1/12/25 is Permanent Representative of Austria to the UN in Geneva @MFA_Austria www.treaty-prohibiting-nuclear-weapons.com
Ambassador Kmentt is attending the Global Nobel Laureates Assembly on Artificial Intelligence and Nuclear War. The urgency for the abolition of nuclear weapons is compounded by the serious new risks introduced by AI. #DisarmingAI #RomeDeclaration #AIEthics #HumanAccountability
🎉🙌Another historic moment for the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons! Tonga has joined the treaty and there are now 100 states parties or signatories! Read more here: www.icanw.org/tonga_brings... #NuclearBan #Milestone
New article just published: „Weapons of peace or instruments of catastrophe? Rethinking nuclear deterrence, legitimacy, and security in light of humanitarian evidence“ www.frontiersin.org/journals/pol...
Frontiers | Weapons of peace or instruments of catastrophe? Rethinking nuclear deterrence, legitimacy, and security in light of humanitarian evidence
This article advances a policy-oriented argument about the legitimacy and sustainability of nuclear deterrence in light of the expanding scientific and human...
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Permanent Representative of Austria to the @ungeneva.bsky.social & the @wto.org in Geneva Alexander Kmentt paying courtesy visit and presenting his credentials to WTO Director-General @noiweala.bsky.social today #Austria & #EU will continue to strongly support rules-based multilateral trade system
5 years ago, the #TPNW established a prohibition of #nuclearweapons due to their unacceptable humanitarian consequences + risks. Moving away from #nuclearweapons is today more urgent amid geopolitical tensions and even higher nuclear risks. @nuclearban.bsky.social www.bmeia.gv.at/fileadmin/us...
MFA Austria@bmeia.gv.at · 7mo ago5 years after the #TPNW entered into force, the following still holds true: nuclear weapons do not protect us, they endanger our existence. Credible steps towards nuclear disarmament are urgent. The #TPNW, co-initiated by AT, leads the way to a world without nuclear weapons.
Very pleased that my interview "Beyond Division in Nuclear Disarmament" has been published in the Journal for Peace and Nuclear Disarmament www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... @nuclearban.bsky.social
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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
Permanent Mission of Austria to the United Nations in Geneva@austriaungeneva.bsky.social · 8mo agoToday Ambassador Alexander KMENTT (@akmentt.bsky.social) 🇦🇹 handed over his credentials to the President of the Conference on Disarmament, Ambassador Francisca E. MÉNDEZ ESCOBAR 🇲🇽. We thank Mexico and look forward to working with Mongolia as the incoming presidency from 1 January 2026 🤝
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!
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...
Killing machines: how Russia and Ukraine’s race to perfect deadly pilotless drones could harm us all www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
Killing machines: how Russia and Ukraine’s race to perfect deadly pilotless drones could harm us all
Cheap, scalable and highly autonomous, these weapons are developing quickly – and experts say they should prompt a global rethink about security
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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...
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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
Security Risks Emanating from Nuclear Weapons – A TPNW Perspective
The VCDNP held a webinar discussing the report on articulating security concerns of TPNW States Parties, featuring Ambassador Alexander Kmentt of Austria as presenter and Dr. Oliver Meier of the European Leadership Network as a discussant.
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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...
Anti-personnel mines: the false promise of security through exceptionalism in war
Efforts to abandon the APMBC challenge fundamental precepts of IHL and undermine essential safeguards for upholding humanity in war.
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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.
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...
Backsliding on Landmines Endangers Civilian Lives
The International Day for Mine Action on April 4 is a moment to highlight the work of the thousands of deminers around the world who clear and destroy landmines and explosive remnants of war.
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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. 👇‼️
EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament@eunpdc.bsky.social · last yr.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
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
Security Risks Emanating from Nuclear Weapons: A TPNW Perspective
The Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation (VCDNP) cordially invites you to attend a webinar presenting the report on “Articulating the Security Concerns of TPNW States Parties," which wi...
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“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...
‘Never forget’: Pacific countries remember nuclear test legacy as weapons ban treaty debated
Supporters of the UN treaty prohibiting nuclear weapons gathered this month in New York to call for wider ratification
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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
International Day for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Awareness | United Nations
International Day for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Awareness is devoted to educate in the areas of disarmament and non-proliferation, especially with regard to weapons of mass destruction, but al...
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