Emanuele Loperfido and Giorgio Marrapodi, Permanent Representative of Italy to the UN, in New York, 29 June 2026COPENHAGEN, 2 July 2026 – This week, OSCE PA Ad Hoc Committee on Countering Terrorism (CCT) Vice-Chair Emanuele Loperfido (Italy) has attended the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism’s High-Level Conference of Counter-Terrorism Agencies in New York. Held under the theme “A Future Free from Terrorism: Consolidating the Global Commitment to Multi-Stakeholder Approaches to Counter Terrorism through Member States’ Leadership and Action,” the conference provides a platform for Member States, UN bodies, international and regional organizations, civil society, academia and the private sector to exchange information, experiences, and good practices, as well as explore avenues for further co-operation.
On Tuesday, Loperfido intervened during a thematic working session on countering the misuse of AI and new and emerging technologies, highlighting capacity-building, innovation, and the need for human rights-compliant governance frameworks in counter-terrorism.
On Wednesday, he spoke at a side event on the role of parliaments in applying frameworks for effective counter-terrorism. In his remarks, Loperfido noted that AI doesn’t create terrorist intent, but it multiplies their capabilities. It enables faster, cheaper, and more targeted propaganda, he stressed, especially youth in social media, gaming, and online communities.
He called therefore for urgency and co-operation, stressing that democratic institutions must rapidly build awareness, legal tools, and operational capacity. “We cannot allow democratic institutions to arrive late,” he said, “because terrorist and violent extremist actors are already trying to exploit these technologies.”
While in New York, Loperfido also had the opportunity to meet with Giorgio Marrapodi, Permanent Representative of Italy to the UN.
Loperfido's attendance complements the ongoing policymaking efforts of the CCT, where members have created one of the most advanced international policy frameworks on preventing youth radicalization to violence through resolutions on AI, media literacy, and youth online radicalization. These resolutions have been followed-up by the School Dialogue initiative - a concrete, on-the-ground project that integrates young people into the policymaking process.
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