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Alexander Kmentt
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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
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austriaungeneva.bsky.social
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
February 6, 2026 at 12:21 PM
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bundespraesident.at
https://www.bundespraesident.at/aktuelles/detail/neujahrsempfang-2026-diplomatisches-korps
"Not only Europeans have to stick together. All our countries who believe in these values must unite and fight for them. We must become a new axis of goodness." Bundespräsident Alexander Van der Bellen
January 21, 2026 at 1:44 PM
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austriaungeneva.bsky.social
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

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January 22, 2026 at 2:08 PM
akmentt.bsky.social
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....

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January 14, 2026 at 6:47 PM
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austriaungeneva.bsky.social
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
January 8, 2026 at 11:56 AM
akmentt.bsky.social
Glad to do this with the Mexican Presidency, a Country with which Austria has cooperated very closely on disarmament issues
austriaungeneva.bsky.social Permanent Mission of Austria to the United Nations in Geneva @austriaungeneva.bsky.social · Dec 18
Today 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 🤝
December 18, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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intgenderchampions.bsky.social
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...

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December 11, 2025 at 9:26 AM
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atomicanalyst.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).
A color photograph of Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev and United States President Ronald Reagan seated at a polished wood table in the White House and smiling as they sign separate, bound copies of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty. Aides (standing) point to where they need to sign the documents. he front page of the December 9, 1987, edition of the New York Times featuring the two-deck headline, "REAGAN AND GORBACHEV SIGN MISSILE TREATY AND VOW TO WORK FOR GREATER REDUCTIONS." Below the headline is a large black and white photograph of a smiling Reagan welcoming a smiling Gorbachev to the White House for the signing ceremony. Several other articles on the front page relate to the treaty, including "How to Destroy the 2.611 Missiles," and "A Tempered Optimism; At the End of An Unlikely Journey, Reagan and Gorbachev Are Mindful of Differences."
December 8, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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austriaungeneva.bsky.social
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...
December 1, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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austriaungeneva.bsky.social
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!
December 8, 2025 at 1:34 PM
akmentt.bsky.social
Congratulations

www.macfound.org/fellows/clas...
Sébastien Philippe
Exposing past harms and potential risks from building, testing, and storing launch-ready nuclear weapons.
www.macfound.org
October 8, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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theeln.bsky.social
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 ⤵️
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October 8, 2025 at 10:49 AM
akmentt.bsky.social
#nuclearban
#hibakusha
#hiroshima

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August 5, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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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
www.theguardian.com
June 28, 2025 at 8:44 PM
akmentt.bsky.social
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

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April 21, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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aussenpolitik.bsky.social
Als Initiative Demokratische Außenpolitik begrüßen wir die von der öst. Bundesregierung beschlossenen außen- & sicherheitspolitischen Grundsätze.
Lesen Sie hier unser ganzes Statement.
April 10, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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olivermeier.bsky.social
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.
vcdnp.org
April 8, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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icrc.org
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.

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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.
blogs.icrc.org
April 3, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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bmeia.gv.at
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!
April 4, 2025 at 7:44 AM
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beate.neos.eu
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.
April 4, 2025 at 6:02 PM
akmentt.bsky.social
This is an important piece

thebulletin.org/2025/04/once...
Once seen as a symbolic protest, the nuclear ban treaty is growing teeth
New measures show the TPNW is becoming a major diplomatic forum for questioning the logic of nuclear deterrence.
thebulletin.org
April 4, 2025 at 2:40 AM
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marywareham.bsky.social
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.
www.hrw.org
April 2, 2025 at 2:30 AM
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olivermeier.bsky.social
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. 👇‼️
March 24, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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eunpdc.bsky.social
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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March 24, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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florianeblenkamp.bsky.social
“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
www.theguardian.com
March 21, 2025 at 9:04 AM